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10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day

Check out these 10 movies for the holiday
Quadrantid meteors and 11 other big skywatching events of 2012

What lies ahead sky-wise for 2012? Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist, selected what he considers to be the top 12 "skylights" for this coming year,
Falling satellite: 10 times space junk has crashed into Earth

Falling satellite trackers at NASA say it will hit Friday night or Saturday morning and has a small chance of crashing in the US. But the precise track and timing of the falling satellite is still hard to predict. Falling space junk has happened before, however, including these 10 examples.
Existing home sales dip, but prices vary wildly. Top 5 most, least expensive cities.

Existing home sales dipped below an annual rate of 5 million in May. Not counting condos and coops, single-family home sales stand at 4.2 million a year, which, if it held for all of 2011, would be lower than the worst of the slump in 2008. But home prices vary dramatically, depending upon where you live in the United States: the average listing for a typical four-bedroom, two bathroom house in the most expensive real-estate market is more than 40 times the average listing in the least expensive city, according to a recent survey of more than 2,300 markets by Coldwell Banker Real Estate. Here are the Top 5 most and least expensive cities. Is yours on the list?
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Should we vote to blow up some guy's SUV?

A San Francisco man is soliciting suggestions for how to take his gas guzzler off the road forever.
Can you outsource this? The brainy copy editor behind the headlines

With his bow tie and eagle eye, John McIntyre is the quintessential big-city newspaper detail man.
Six picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A peek into cutting-edge science, some songs for a long hot summer, a choice of chairs for sitting stylishly, and more.
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Glass ‘cities’ under the sea

For kids: Special sponges made of glass have formed entire reefs in the Pacific Ocean.
Has Russian oil output peaked?

Production dropped this year after reaching a post-Soviet high in October. On Monday, Putin's newly convened cabinet made the issue its first order of business.
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Ooey, gooey oil seeps on the seafloor

For kids: Off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., people aren't polluting the ocean with oil – nature is.
U.S. scientists to study Arctic smog

Key question: Is air pollution from lower latitudes causing the region's recent warming?
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling

Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
More waters off California may be off limits to oil drilling

Congress is poised to expand two marine sanctuaries along the state's wild north coast.
Aged ships a toxic export

A looming spike in retired vessels could send tons of PCBs and asbestos to South Asia's 'ship breakers' before new international regulations take hold.
Aged ships a toxic export

A looming spike in retired vessels could send tons of PCBs and asbestos to South Asia's 'ship breakers' before new international regulations take hold.
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U.S. missile shoots down satellite - but why?

Critics say its motives may have included testing missile defenses or poking at China.
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Can the crown jewel of world's coral reefs be saved?

Scientists and politicians are moving to protect the enormous biodiversity in the Coral Triangle – a critical marine nursery for tuna and other species.
A fish and a shark: a captured Israeli's fifth-grade parable

Supporters see hope in printing a tale in which enemies make peace.
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Clean energy vs. whales: how to choose?

Northwest's dams are a source of clean energy. But scientists say they endanger salmon and orcas.
Thinkers gather to act on world problems

Pop!Tech conference in Camden, Maine, aims to harness synergy to tackle issues.