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Yellowstone reverts to more snowmobiles: Yellowstone National Park will let in 720 snowmobiles a day the same as the past three winters while officials try to form a long-term access plan. ›22:33 18 Nov, Tue
Got photos of polar bears in the wild?: If you have taken photos of polar bears in the wild, noting the date and location of the images, you can be part of the largest study to identify individual bears by their "whisker prints." ›22:27 17 Nov, Mon
Pirates release seized oil tanker, 19 crew: Somali pirates have released a Greek-owned tanker that was hijacked in September, a Greek government spokesman said Saturday. ›13:54 22 Nov, Sat
Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue
VW Jetta TDI named 'Green Car of the Year': Green Car Journal has named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the "Green Car of the Year," making it the first clean-diesel car to win the award. ›21:04 20 Nov, Thu
Canadian seal hunt will continue as usual: Canada's new fisheries minister said Wednesday she expects next year's commercial seal hunt will proceed as usual, despite a European Union proposal that threatens to ban seal products. ›23:29 19 Nov, Wed
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New penguin found, 500 years after extinction: Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago. ›14:32 19 Nov, Wed
Hollywood actors guild to seek strike: The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator. ›13:38 22 Nov, Sat
Pentagon bans computer flash drives: The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks. ›18:28 21 Nov, Fri
Cosmic Log: The wired White House: Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The tech-savvy campaigners who helped put Barack Obama in the White House say the nation is in for a historic four years of tech-savvy governance. ›13:51 21 Nov, Fri
Bolt tells a familiar heros tale: One could forgive a movie aimed at children for shamelessly cribbing plot points, but when the canine protagonist of Bolt borrows a character arc from Buzz Lightyear, even youngsters will smell a rip-off. ›19:56 18 Nov, Tue
Countdown: Giants look to pound the ground: The Giants have run for 200 yards in 3 straight games. Will they make it 4 today? Our NFL Czar previews every Week 12 game. ›07:59
Video: Video: A green national electricity grid?: Nov. 17: With today's supercharged lifestyles using 13 times more electricity than just 60 years ago, some argue that a national electricity grid could drastically reduce carbon emissions and prevent massive blackouts. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.(Nightly News) ›00:23 18 Nov, Tue
Penn St. locks up Big Ten title, Rose Bowl berth: ›04:33
No electricity? Island now energy independent: Energy independence is still only a hypothetical goal for the U.S., but the owner of a tiny island off the coast of Connecticut says he has already achieved that feat and is offering his work as a model. ›01:50
NYT: Clinton, Obama achieve dtente: Few are predicting that this new relationship will grow into a tight bond between the new president and the woman who will be the public face of his foreign policy, though some say it is not impossible. ›01:09
A beginners guide to Twilight: How to pretend like you know what your teenage daughter is talking about. And maybe, just maybe, you'll get addicted to Twilight, too. ›21:20 18 Nov, Tue
Scoop: Madonna's speedy divorce no surprise: The quick resolution of Guy Ritchie and Madonnas divorce came as a surprise to many, but not to those who are close to the Material Girl. ›14:44 21 Nov, Fri
The best and worst airlines of 2008: Some airlines still show up when they say they will. Here are the on-time superstarsand the worst offenders. ›20:10 20 Nov, Thu
$1 billion network for green cars vowed: A $1 billion network of electric car recharging stations will dot San Francisco Bay area highways under a plan unveiled Thursday. ›22:55 20 Nov, Thu
Chicago, Clinton camps feed Obama's team: Two main quarries are supplying the building blocks for President-elect Barack Obama's new administration. ›21:33 22 Nov, Sat
Bush set to relax rules protecting species: Animals in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams and other projects don't pose a threat, under a regulation the Bush administration is set to put in place. ›16:13 20 Nov, Thu
First Read: Geithner likely to be treasury secretary: part of an effort to reassure markets. ›20:04 21 Nov, Fri
