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• Venezuela Considers Internet Regulation as Opposition Groups Protest19 March 2010, 6:37 pm
  Venezuelan lawmakers have begun debating ways to police the Internet at the urging of President Hugo Chavez, a firebrand socialist who has seen opposition groups increasingly use the Web to organize against him....
• Chinese Students Uncover Clawed Dino19 March 2010, 4:10 pm
  A claw sticking out of a cliff face in Mongolia, China, turned out to be the tip of the dinosaur -- the skeleton of a 6-foot-long agile predator that preyed on its own kind....
• 12 Weirdest Museums on Earth19 March 2010, 3:37 pm
  Museum of the iron? Museum of the phallological? A mustard museum, for heaven's sake? Our collection of the strangest museums from around the world. ...
• Indian Army Develops Blinding Chili Grenade19 March 2010, 2:17 pm
  India has unveiled the latest hot new weapon -- a grenade made using  the bhut jolokia, the world's hottest chili....
• Goof Proof Gadget Guide: 5 Great Get-Fit Gadgets19 March 2010, 2:12 pm
  No health-care, no problem! Stay in shape (and reach your New Year's resolution) with these great gadgets and you'll need the doctor far less frequently....
• Hobbit Fossils Found?19 March 2010, 1:28 pm
  Ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonized the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought....
• When the 'Hobbits' Conquered Indonesia19 March 2010, 1:14 pm
  Ancestors of a hobbit-like species of humans may have colonized the Indonesian island of Flores as far back as a million years ago, much earlier than thought, according to a new study....
• MSG Launching First 3D Sportscast in U.S.19 March 2010, 12:59 pm
  Next week's Islanders-Rangers game is more than local hockey rivals facing off: It will be the first show broadcast in the U.S. in 3D, a burgeoning trend that sports fan are sure to embrace eagerly....
• Mosquitoes Turned into 'Flying Vaccinators'19 March 2010, 12:01 pm
  Experts in Japan have developed a mosquito that spreads vaccine rather than disease when it bites humans....
• Atom Smasher Sets 3.5-Trillion Volt Energy Record19 March 2010, 11:51 am
  Operators of the world's largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secrets of the universe....
• Report: Google to Shut China Operation in April19 March 2010, 4:03 am
  U.S. Internet giant Google will close its business in China next month and may announce its plans next week, Chinese media reported on Friday, after rows over censorship and hacking....
• Scientists a Step Closer to Making Cloak of Invisibility a Reality18 March 2010, 6:58 pm
  Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology report they were able to cloak a tiny bump in a layer of gold, preventing its detection at nearly visible infrared frequencies....
• In the Age of Digital Transparency, Everyone's an Expert18 March 2010, 5:07 pm
  From the stimulus bill to the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the cost of the Democrats' health care bill to the "Climate-Gate" e-mails that have raised doubts about global warming, the average American now has unprecedented access to a deluge of information....
• HP Clamps Down on Knock-Off Printer Ink18 March 2010, 4:58 pm
  Hewlett Packard Co. said Thursday that it has reached a settlement with three companies that have been accused of infringing on the printer company's patents for ink cartridges....
• Questions Swirl Around U.N.'s Climate Auditors18 March 2010, 3:33 pm
  A little-known group called the InterAcademy Council has been made the voice of authority on the credibility of climate change, leaving critics scratching their heads -- and some key questions unanswered....
• No U.N. Love for Endangered Bluefin Tuna18 March 2010, 2:31 pm
  The UN body overseeing commerce in endangered wildlife on Thursday rejected a proposal to outlaw international trade in eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, a sushi mainstay in Japan....
• Hubble's Greatest Hits18 March 2010, 2:22 pm
  The Hubble Space Telescope explores our universe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, supplying us with heavenly images of the universe. Here's the best of the bunch....
• What Does the Hubble Really See?18 March 2010, 2:13 pm
  The nearly 20-year-old Hubble Space Telescope has taken many iconic images of the cosmos and is even the star of a new 3D IMAX movie that gives viewers a chance to fly through those snapshots. But does Hubble show us what the universe really looks like?...
• Caught Web-Handed: Social Media Become Valuable Tool in Crime-Fighting18 March 2010, 1:33 pm
  Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using social media to fight crime – and some criminals are making that task very easy....
• New Cybersecurity Act Eliminates Internet Kill Switch18 March 2010, 12:55 pm
  In a rewritten version of the Cybersecurity Act, President Obama no longer has a kill switch for the Internet. ...