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Ever wonder what it would be like to remain quiet for an entire week? Not just less talking. I mean no talking.

By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine A mutation that appeared more than half a million years ago may have helped humans learn the complex muscle movements that are critical to speech and language.

TV Essayist and 60 Minutes fixture for 33 years, Andy Rooney, died this week after appearing in "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" over 1,000 times. TV Essayist and 60 Minutes fixture for 33 years, Andy Rooney, died this week after appearing in "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" over 1,000 times. Here is an entrepreneur's ode to Andy trademark segment "You Ever Wonder Why...?"

Despite a drop in venture capital investment in the third quarter, venture capitalist Jeff Bussgang says he is seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity. Total dollars invested through venture capital dropped 12 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the previous quarter, according to an October report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital Association

Every now and then a prominent religious zealot proclaims that the end is nigh. Harold Camping is the most recent example of such a doomsayer.

* Bangkok threatened later this week when tide to rise * Rice shipments delayed; regional prices may rise [More]

By Sid Perkins of Nature magazine An explanation presented this week for a famed and enigmatic jumble of marine reptile fossils has blurred the lines between science and science fiction. [More]

Tomorrow AOL co-founder Steve Case will meet with Obama and his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Watch the video for a preview of his job-creation recommendations.

MANILA (Reuters) - Rescue helicopters and boats distributed food, water and medicine to thousands of Filipinos marooned in flooded towns north of the capital on Monday and authorities said water levels were starting to recede. Wide areas of rice-producing Bulacan and Pampanga provinces have been submerged since late last week after the Philippines was hit by two typhoons.

* FEMA now says money could last through the week * Deal reduces possibility of a shutdown * Requires House approval as well By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. [More]

The news media were abuzz this week with reports of experiments conducted at the Gran Sasso particle detector complex in Italy, apparently showing subatomic particles called neutrinos had traveled from the giant particle accelerator at CERN, outside Geneva, to the Italian detector at a speed just slightly faster than the speed of light -- a result that, if correct, would overturn more than a century of accepted physics theory.

"Dolphin Tale," the true story of an injured Fla. dolphin who is fitted with a tail prosthesis, hits theaters this week.

CBS News medical correspondent Dr.

Fun apps for your phone aren't the only startups that need financial support. These four companies will now have the opportunity to get funding for their ideas to change the face of energy use. It's a rough world out there for cleantech startups

People appear to be more concerned with their sexual health on Mondays than any other day of the week, a new Danish study suggests.