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• WEDNESDAY 25. MAY, 2011
• 01:21 After U.S. Pressure, Smallpox Wins Reprieve Again

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  The smallpox virus, on death row for decades, has been given another stay of execution....  

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• TUESDAY 24. MAY, 2011
• 22:24 Two Candidates Nominated to Lead California Stem Cell Agency

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  Southern California investor Jonathan Thomas and cardiologist turned entrepreneur Frank Litvack have been nominated...  

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• 22:24 X-raying a Supernova Factory

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  Each of the 14,370 pinpricks of light in this x-ray image is a hot,...  

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• 18:23 New 'Clean Energy Standard' Plan From Former White House Wonk

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  A white paper released by the Brookings Institution last week charts a new policy...  

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• 00:28 Lousy Flies Explain Weird Evolution of Pigeon Pests

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  Hitchhiking on flies could help explain why some lice species evolve more closely with their host than others  

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• MONDAY 23. MAY, 2011
• 23:23 Stars With Multiple Planets Abound

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  Kepler space telescope spies well more than a hundred of them  

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• 22:19 Brains on Jazz Feel the Music

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  Empathy helps listening musicians judge whether music is improvised or rehearsed  

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• FRIDAY 20. MAY, 2011
• 23:23 Chinese Journalists Barred From Shuttle Launch

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  Chinese journalists were denied access to this week's space shuttle launch in what is...  

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• 23:23 Did Llama Dung Spur the Rise of Andean Civilization?

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  Food surpluses and civilization made possible by animal manure, a researcher suggests  

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• 21:23 Arts and Sciences Academy Tackles Social Science and Green Power

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  Why are some efforts to get people to conserve energy more successful than others?...  

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• 21:23 New Consortium to Run Arecibo Observatory

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  After 4 decades under the direction of Cornell University, the fabled Arecibo Observatory in...  

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• 19:23 ScienceShot: Perfumed Nightclubs Rock

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  Pumping scents into nightclubs can make patrons happy  

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• 19:23 Slideshow: Where on Mars Should NASA Send 'Curiosity' Probe?

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  Scientists who next year will be searching for signs of ancient life on Mars using...  

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• 01:23 Paralyzed Man Shows Remarkable Recovery

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  Electrodes implanted in the spinal cord enable patient to stand and perform some voluntary movements  

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• THURSDAY 19. MAY, 2011
• 21:56 Mammals' Big Brains Began With a Sniff

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  Sense of smell drove evolution of larger brains  

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• 21:49 European Scientists Launch Design of New Gravitational Wave Telescope

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  Following a €3-million design study funded by the European Union, physicists today unveiled their...  

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• 20:23 Want to Stand Out From the Crowd? Be the Subject of Gossip

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  Brains are better at noticing faces of people who are trash-talked  

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• 18:23 Chu Calls NSF's Decision to Abandon DUSEL 'Disappointing'

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  Energy Secretary Steven Chu says that he's "very disappointed" with the National Science Foundation...  

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• WEDNESDAY 18. MAY, 2011
• 23:23 Report: No Changes for U.K. Nuclear Plants Post-Fukushima

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  There is no need for the United Kingdom to curtail the operation of its...  

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• 20:53 'Homeless' Planets May Be Common in Our Galaxy

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  International team discovers horde of free-floating planets, not tied to any sun  

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• 20:49 Live Chat: Revisiting Alchemy in the Modern Lab

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  Experts answer your questions about a most unusual science  

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• 19:23 ScienceShot: How a Lizard Lost Its Legs

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  Study sheds light on the mysterious origin of "worm lizards"  

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• 02:01 ScienceShot: How the Snail Picked Its Poison

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  Killer cone snails make venom glands in their throats  

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• TUESDAY 17. MAY, 2011
• 23:55 Come On In, the Water's Fresh

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  Marine animals may have taken to freshwater much earlier than previously thought  

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• 22:23 Scientists Press Government on Airport Scanner Safety

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  In the latest salvo in an exchange that has lasted more than a year,...  

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