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Pepper Spray and Stampedes -- Must Be Black Friday

Posted Fri Nov 25, 2011 02:17 PM ET | 0

As shop doors opened across the country, a few shoppers were a little too eager to find "that" bargain. Read more

10 Surprising Facts About Steve Jobs

Posted Fri Oct 7, 2011 12:08 PM ET | 0

Who knew? Read more

Female Chimps Play With Stick Dolls

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:00 PM ET | 0

Score one for nature: It seems girls' preference for dolls extends to chimps where females use sticks as dollies. Read more

Printing in Three Dimensions

Posted by Gene Charleton Fri Sep 10, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

Forget flat; these printers deliver 3D objects in full color. Read more

'Sound Bullets' Could Blast Subs, Cancer

Posted by Eric Bland Mon Apr 5, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

An old toy has inspired some new tricks. Read more

Chicks Are Smart, Scientists Confirm: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Baby chickens may be cute, but they are also whizzes at math, a new study reveals. Read more

Pets Wait Out ND Flood in Shelters : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Chased from their homes by the Red River, hundreds of pets and livestock wait out the flood in a fairgrounds pavilion. Read more

Models of Earliest (Camel-Pulled) Vehicles Found: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jun 26, 2009 07:41 AM ET

Some of the world's first farmers may have sped around in two-wheeled carts pulled by camels and bulls, suggests a new analysis on tiny models of these carts that date to 6,000-5,000 years ago. Read more

Christmas Lights May Pose Lead Hazard : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jan 9, 2009 08:11 AM ET

Christmas lights might be bad for our health, according to a Cornell researcher who found that many types of Christmas lights contain levels of lead above limits set by the EPA. Read more

Got Germs? Sorry, You Probably Do : Discovery News

Posted Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:27 PM ET

Cold sufferers often leave their germs on door knobs and remotes, where they can live for two days or longer. Read more

NASA Dispatches Rubber Ducks for Science: Discovery News

Posted Tue Sep 23, 2008 03:51 PM ET

In a decidedly low-tech approach to probe climate change, a NASA researcher dispatched a flock of 90 rubber ducks into a rapidly melting glacier to see where they turn up. Read more

Octopuses Don't Have Eight Legs : Discovery News

Posted Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:19 AM ET

How many legs does an octopus have? The answer should be easy. But not any more. Read more

Ancient Rock Art Matches Tattoos : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Jul 3, 2008 05:13 AM ET

Body art was all the rage in early Australia, as it was in many other parts of the ancient world, and now a new study reports that elaborate and distinctive designs on the skin of indigenous Aussies repeated characters and motifs found on rock art... Read more

Aztec Whistles Unearthed : Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Jun 30, 2008 06:33 AM ET

A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel : Robots to Become Human Lovers

Posted Mon Jun 16, 2008 05:07 AM ET

Romantic human-robot relationships are no longer the stuff of science fiction -- researchers expect them to become reality within four decades. Read more