Top headlines: Software teaches helicopters new tricks: Birds learn to fly by watching other birds. Now helicopters can watch each other to learn complex aerial tricks and maneuvers. ›01:21 6 Sep, Sat Philadelphia museum seeks chemical attraction: For anyone whose last foray into chemistry was being forced to memorize the periodic table of elements in high school, there's new reason to take another look at a subject you may have vowed never to revisit after final exams. ›17:52 Discover the secret of slow: Want to be a better father, trim that gut, blow 'em away in your next presentation and make your wife moan with delight? Take a lesson from the tortoise. ›20:52 5 Sep, Fri New partial rings discovered around Saturn: NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found two new, partial rings around Saturn that each accompany a small moon, shedding light on what determines whether a partial or complete ring forms with the moon. ›22:44 5 Sep, Fri Plague threatens last of the ferrets: On the grasslands near Badlands National Park, wildlife officials have been waging a war since spring to save one of the nation's largest colonies of endangered black-footed ferrets. ›21:55 30 Aug, Sat Lenos departure will spark late-night chaos: The late-night talk-show landscape will shift dramatically in 2009, when Jay Leno hands over "The Tonight Show" to Conan O'Brien. In an ever-changing talk-show universe, is this a smart decision? ›02:03 4 Sep, Thu Video: What path will Hurricane Ike take?: Sept. 6: NBCs Lester Holt speaks with Paul Deanno of WTVJ in Miami.(Nightly News) ›00:47 Newsweek: The latest celebrity fad? Politicians!: The tabloids have discovered the selling power of politicians... now our latest celebrities. ›15:52 5 Sep, Fri McCain-Palin becoming Palin-McCain?: The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin, but the crowds say something else. ›02:20 Video: McCain, Palin court working-class voters: Sept. 6: Campaigning in Colorado, John McCain addressed the troubling state of the U.S. economy while running mate Sarah Palin criticized the experience of her vice presidential rival. NBCs Kelly ODonnell reports.(Nightly News) ›00:54 Donny and Marie bring sincere to Sin City: Sibling entertainers Donny and Marie Osmond will bring their wholesome entertainment to Sin City as the duo begin a half-year stint in Las Vegas. ›22:33 Palin's pastor wants prayers for media: A little sermon about and for the messenger seemed to Pastor Larry Kroon an appropriate message on Sunday morning. ›22:12 Kennedy plans January return to Senate: Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. He intends to work from his Massachusetts home this fall and return to the Senate in January. ›22:01 Bangkok Dangerous? More like tedious: Neither Nicolas Cage nor his frighteningly awful hair-do arouses much excitement in this clichd crime thriller ›21:45 5 Sep, Fri Video: A first-hand account of the changing North Pole: Sept. 6: We've been hearing for some time about the rapidly thinning ice in the Arctic Ocean. ITN's Phil Reay-Smith reports on a man who wanted to see for himself just how much the North Pole has changed.(Nightly News) ›01:11 Experts fear fireflies are dwindling: From backyards in Tennessee to riverbanks in Southeast Asia, researchers said they have seen fireflies also called glowworms or lightning bugs dwindling in number. ›15:12 31 Aug, Sun Video: Obama punches back: Sept. 6: Campaigning in Indiana, Barack Obama criticized John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin for describing themselves as agents of change. NBCs Lee Cowan reports.(Nightly News) ›01:00 Slide show: The week in celebrity sightings: Johnny Rotten bugs out in Holland, Posh pushes her perfume, Sam spins records with Lindsay and more ›15:45 2 Sep, Tue European probe zooms past asteroid: The Rosetta deep-space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said. ›00:11 6 Sep, Sat Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast: Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. ›19:42 3 Sep, Wed Bite out of crime? Sandwich bribe alleged: Iowa City police said a man who was driving drunk tried to bribe a police officer with a sandwich. ›21:40 2 Sep, Tue Cosmic Log: Black holes for kids: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist Brian Greene usually writes about string theory and other stuff most adults can't understand, but his latest book is a black-hole tale for kids. ›23:06 4 Sep, Thu When sex and technology don't mix: If youre given the choice between an awesome gadget and a weekend getaway with a hot girl ... sometimes its just best to change the channel. Such is the case with Playboy TV's new reality dating show, "Gadget or the Girl." ›13:08 5 Sep, Fri Presidential race ignites fashion buzz: Not since Jacqueline Kennedy have fashionistas paid such close attention to what the women of politics are wearing, from Cindy McCain's popped collar to Sarah Palin's updo to Michelle Obama's off-the-rack dress. ›14:13 5 Sep, Fri |
