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Idaho hot springs ease five years of disappointment

On Road Trip 2009, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to a series of incredible geothermal pools, after years of trying.  Read full story

 

Swine flu epidemic fears as 'healthy' girl and doctor die

Fears that a swine flu crisis is escalating in Britain grew as the virus claimed the lives of a seemingly healthy six year-old girl and a family doctor within days of falling ill.

 

Swine flu 'hits airways harder'

Swine flu attacks the respiratory system in a more sustained way than the standard seasonal virus, research shows.

 

Past or future?
'War on terror' probes could derail Obama's agenda

 

Looking glass
Click looks at the future of the search engine

 

FROM EARTH >>
Amphibians mate under a full Moon

Around the world, frogs and toads synchronise their mating behaviour with the lunar cycle, scientists discover.

 

Wet test
Robotic underwater vehicles battle for supremacy

 

Struggling Airlines Brace for Further Woes

By MICHELLE HIGGINS and GERRY SHIH

Idled planes in Victorville, Calif., a sign of the precipitous drop in air travel. If conditions continue to deteriorate, analysts say, some airlines may not survive.

 

 

In Sweden, Search for Berries Yields Field of Gold

 

Study Measures the Chatter of the News Cycle

By STEVE LOHR

Findings suggested traditional news sites were typically ahead of blogs by two and a half hours when a story line spread.