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In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s.Video.

August 31, 2009
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Chinese soldiers practice their singing, a "flydog" takes to the air in Hungary, and Greece's hillsides burn in this week's best news photos.

August 27, 2009
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In underground passageways that snake underneath the French capital, nearly six million people who died of disease in the Middle Ages share a final resting place.

August 25, 2009
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As the world celebrates Galileo's first telescope demonstration on August 25, 1609, take a trip through time with pictures of the telescope's evolution over the past 400 years.

August 25, 2009
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The H1N1 flu strain may infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, but it will likely be no worse than seasonal flu, experts say.

August 25, 2009
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When Galileo Galilei unveiled what would become known as a revolutionary stargazing tool in Venice on August 25, 1609, he was an obscure professor looking for a career boost, historians say.

August 25, 2009
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It's not just a young Tom Cruise in tighty-whiteys that attracts some women to risky business—those with higher levels of the male sex hormone are more likely to take financial gambles, a new study says.

August 24, 2009
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Five bodies found in Bolivia may be guerrilla soldiers killed four decades ago for their involvement with revolutionary leader Che Guevara, anthropologists claim. Video.

August 21, 2009
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See a torch-bedecked bull, a rocket go out in a blaze of glory, a green roof get mowed, and more in our editor's picks of the week's best news pictures.

August 20, 2009
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Hardcore human runners who can't bear to skip a workout may be hooked in a way that's similar to heroin addiction, according to a new study of rats.

August 20, 2009
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An ancient timber structure dug up near the River Thames might have helped people keep their feet dry as they ventured across soggy marshes in search of food, archaeologists say.

August 17, 2009
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Hans Christian Orsted: If you've ever used a modern gadget, chances are you have this 19th-century Danish physicist to thank—and what better time than on his 232nd birthday?

August 14, 2009
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An invasive vine that is choking much of the southern U.S. may reduce cravings in human alcoholics, new rat research suggests.

August 12, 2009
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Rich with marble and mosaics, a vast, newfound ruin near Rome is likely the 2,000-year-old birthplace of Emperor Vespasian, who commissioned the Colosseum, archaeologists say. Video.

August 12, 2009
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An ancient bronze figure that was underwater for 2,000 years is offering new clues to how some marine creatures absorb metals to create hard shells, scientists say.

August 7, 2009

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