BBC
Science news highlights of 2009
'Bumper year' for botanical finds
Ardi: Human-like fossil find is breakthrough of the year

Live Science
The Year's Most Obvious Discoveries - Shoes, Sex. More
2009 A Year of Philandering: Why Men Cheat
Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009
9 Discoveries That Made Us Blush in 2009
9 Strangest News Stories of 2009
9 Science Stories We Loved, and Hated, in 2009
9 Things We Learned About Us in 2009
9 Most Provocative Sex Science Stories of 2009

MSNBC
Archaeology's top 10 finds of 2009
YouTube's top 2009 videos feature eclectic cast
Ten best PlayStation 3 games of 2009

National Geographic
Top Ten Space Pictures: Best of 2009
Top Ten Space Finds of 2009
Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds: Most Viewed of 2009
Top Ten Environmental Losses of 2009
Top Ten Environmental Wins of 2009
Top Ten Photos: Global Contest Winners
Top Ten Archaeology Finds: Most Viewed of 2009  
Top Ten Most Viewed Photo Galleries of 2009
Top Ten Discoveries of 2009

New York Times
From Airports to Broadway, Crowds Were Thinner in ¹09

TIME
Top 10 Apologies
The Top 10 Everything of 2009

Wired
2009¹s Sleepy Sun Finally Woke Up in December
Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2009
5 Legal Cases That Defined Music in 2009
Best of 2009: Top 5 Multi-Platform Games