Japanese stem cell pioneer among possible candidates for Monday’s Nobel Prize in medicine

Stem cell pioneer mentioned for Nobel Prize

After decades of work, Diana Kennedy says more still needed to protect native foods, recipes

Queen of Mexican cuisine pens new cookbook

UN climate panel expands experts to 831 scientists amid criticism it was not open to dissent

UN climate panel names new authors after criticism

Brooms up! NYC’s Central Park hosts Muggle Quidditch games for college, high school teams

Muggles take to broomsticks for Quidditch in NYC

Space center abuzz over shuttle Atlantis’ last launch, astronauts only ones not making fuss

Space center abuzz over Atlantis’ last launch

Curious George’s creators: NY exhibit reveals their dramatic escape from Nazi era France

Curious George gets a show at Jewish Museum in NYC

Rebecca Stead wins Newbery Medal for best children’s book; Jerry Pinkney wins Caldecott prize

Stead, Pinkney win top children’s book awards

Once in a blue moon event to ring in 2010; next New Year’s Eve blue moon will be 2028

Rare New Year’s Eve ‘blue moon’ to ring in 2010

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85; was jailed with Mandela in S. Africa

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies

Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009

Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in ‘09

Nobel Prizes honor a record 5 women in 2009 for chromosome research, economics and literature

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