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New ways to follow the presidential debate

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 7:53 AM

GIF making, live-tweeting and smartphone apps make this a very plugged-in presidential debate.

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Aurora season descends on the northern hemisphere [Photo]

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 11:00 AM

by Catie Leary

As long, dark winter nights descend on the northern hemisphere, aurora lovers in far north towns and cities will have plenty of opportunity to witness these stunning displays.

Crow adopts family

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 9:25 AM

Video: After a family nursed him back to health, a crow named Walter decides that home isn't necessarily with his own kind.

Watch SpaceX's private rocket launch on Oct. 7

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 9:22 AM

Floridians will have an especially nice view of SpaceX's nocturnal launch.

NASA eyes far side of the moon for space station

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 8:12 AM

The far side of the moon offers access to unique geological features like the enormous and ancient South Pole-Aitken Basin.

New ways to follow the presidential debate

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 7:53 AM

GIF making, live-tweeting and smartphone apps make this a very plugged-in presidential debate.

Morocco zoo on a mission to rescue last of the Atlas lions

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 5:39 AM

Although the lion was declared extinct in the wild in 1922, the Rabat zoo is fighting to save the bloodline and raise numbers to a viable population.

Australia government admits neglect of Great Barrier Reef

Wed, Oct 03, 2012 3:27 AM

A recent study revealed that the reef lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years.

Obama swaps debate prep for Hoover dam

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 5:52 PM

The president has been staying in a secluded Nevada resort as he hones his skills for the first of 3 debates with Mitt Romney.

Oregon farmer eaten by own pigs

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 2:20 PM

The farmer did not return after leaving his house last week to feed the hogs, and at least one had reportedly bitten him in the past.

Fall color forecast: Spotty around the U.S.

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 12:13 PM

Droughts are playing a pivotal role in the autumn foliage this year.

Snake bite capable of passing brain-swelling virus to humans

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 12:09 PM

The Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, virus has been found in a number of North American snake species, especially the cottonmouth snake.

5 things you don't know about Gandhi

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 11:41 AM

by Melissa Breyer

A small birthday tribute to the 'great-souled' man who was born 148 years ago today.

Why it pays to be a nice baboon

Tue, Oct 02, 2012 10:53 AM

Baboons who are friendly to other baboons generally have a tighter and larger social network among their kin, which leads to better health and longer life.