>  The Moon’s Craggiest Stretch Comes Into Focus [NYT > Science]

New images of the Moon’s south polar region reveal spectacularly rugged terrain.

>  House Passes Renewable Energy Credits [NYT > Science]

The bill would extend more than $17 billion in incentives to encourage the production of energy from renewable sources.

>  Clinton’s Efforts on Ethanol Overlap Her Husband’s Interests [NYT > Science]

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has worked to foster the sort of ethanol investments pursued by her husband’s friends and her political supporters.

>  Mine Water Poses Danger of a Toxic Gusher [NYT > Science]

Lake County, Colo., officials declared a state of emergency over concerns that contaminated water could burst from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel and flood the town.

>  Flooded Village Files Suit, Citing Corporate Link to Climate Change [NYT > Science]

The Alaska Native coastal village of Kivalina is being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by the changing Arctic climate.

>  Great Lakes Officials Seek Aid From U.S. and Canada [NYT > Science]

Regional government agencies around the Great Lakes say they need help to protect the lakes from invasive species, contaminated sediment and sewage overflows.

>  Buried Seed Vault Opens in Arctic [NYT > Science]

Built into a mountainside in Norway, this is the first secure, deep-frozen repository for backup supplies of the seed varieties that underpin agriculture.

>  Coral Reefs and What Ruins Them [NYT > Science]

Researchers who studied a string of Pacific Ocean atolls are painting the first detailed picture of pristine coral reefs.

>  Where Science and Design Collide, a Few Weird Sights to Behold [NYT > Science]

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York contains more than 200 objects and images that may evoke a “whoa” or an “ugh” or simply “huh?”

>  Talking With Children About Sex and AIDS: At What Age to Start? [NYT > Science]

What age is the right age to have “the talk,” not just about where babies come from, but also about sex and AIDS?

>  For the Very Old, a Dose of ‘Slow Medicine’ [NYT > Science]

For elderly patients, some doctors are now rejecting the assembly line of modern medical care for older, gentler options.

>  When the Body Decides to Stop Following the Rules [NYT > Science]

Dealt a bad hand at age 29, I decided my only option was hope.

>  Midnight Meals [NYT > Science]

Is there any truth to the idea that if you eat heavily late in the evening, you will gain weight?

>  Researchers Develop a Type of Rubber That Can Repair Itself [NYT > Science]

Flubber was pretty good stuff, but could it heal itself?

>  Photovoltaic Cells Are Still Very Green, Comparative Test Shows [NYT > Science]

Over the life cycle of solar cells — from the mining of raw materials to the finished product — just how green are they?

>  Tracking the Rise and Decline of Dust in the Western U.S. [NYT > Science]

The world is becoming even dustier, and changes in land use are at least partly responsible, but how long have land-use changes been having effects?

>  Human Shadows on the Seas [NYT > Science]

Scientists are building the first worldwide portrait of human impacts on the oceans, which have left just 4 percent of the seas pristine.

>  The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors [NYT > Science]

We can always tell ourselves that it’s good to keep options open, but is it really?

>  Cochlear Implant Supports an Author’s Active Life [NYT > Science]

For the author of a new memoir, cochlear implants opened a “whole new world.”

>  The Claim: Stretching Can Prevent Soreness and Injury [NYT > Science]

Stretching — long promoted as a way to prevent injury, to reduce soreness and to speed post-exercise recovery — may not fulfill its promise.

>  A Review of Prostate Cancer Leaves Men in a Muddle [NYT > Science]

A diagnosis of prostate cancer is scary enough. But just as scary is that nobody can tell a man the best way to treat it.

>  A Speck of Sunlight Is a Town’s Yearly Alarm Clock [NYT > Science]

Longyearbyen, a remote settlement in Norway that bills itself as the northernmost town in the world, is eagerly awaiting the return of the sun, which will rise on March 8, the first time since October.

>  San Francisco to Receive Spill Money [NYT > Science]

Agents for the owner of a cargo ship that dumped 54,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay agreed to pay the City of San Francisco $2 million for damages caused by the spill.

>  Skeptics on Human Climate Impact Seize on Cold Spell [NYT > Science]

Extraordinary winter conditions in many parts of the world have been seized on by those who challenge warnings about dangerous human-caused global warming.

>  Thirsting for Energy in India’s Boomtowns and Beyond [NYT > Science]

A beacon of India’s red-hot economy, the new suburb of Gurgaon on the edge of the capital, New Delhi, is also a symbol of India’s fast-growing hunger for energy.

>  Danish Guest Asks Bush to Back Climate Treaty [NYT > Science]

It remained unclear whether President Bush would offer anything beyond a rhetorical blessing of Denmark’s efforts to negotiate a new global warming treaty.

>  Limits Upheld on Sonar Use in Navy Tests [NYT > Science]

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Navy must abide by limits on its sonar training off the Southern California coast because the exercises could harm dozens of species of whales and dolphins.

>  Please Call Earth. We Still Haven’t Found You. [NYT > Science]

You might think we have made some headway in finding extraterrestrial life since the dawn of the space age. But you would be wrong.

>  NASA Announces Shuttle Mission [NYT > Science]

The Endeavor will launch in March for a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

>  In Tennessee, 2 Endangered Groups Meet by Chance [NYT > Science]

Endangered whooping cranes have found a haven on George West’s Tennessee farm — itself in danger of being swallowed up by development.

>  The Grim Story of Maya Blue [NYT > Science]

New research suggests that the Maya made their famous paint as part of rituals that sometimes involved human sacrifice.

>  Near Arctic, Seed Vault Is a Fort Knox of Food [NYT > Science]

A vault buried under the permafrost in Norway has begun to receive millions of seeds, an effort to save the genetic legacy of vanishing plants.

>  Logging in Congo River Basin Imperils Sea Turtles Very Far Downstream [NYT > Science]

Endangered sea turtles have been found dead or unable to build viable nests in nesting grounds off Gabon’s shores, a consequence of logging operations in the rain forests of central Africa.

>  The Lede: Fighting to Launch Cosmic-Ray Detector [NYT > Science]

On track for a 2009 launch, but NASA has no plans to launch it.

>  New Heathrow Runway Would Erase a Village [NYT > Science]

Protesters of the plan to tear down an entire village to make room for a third runway for London’s Heathrow Airport say the government is hypocritical about climate change.

>  The Moon’s Craggiest Stretch Comes Into Focus [NYT > Science]

New images of the Moon’s south polar region reveal spectacularly rugged terrain.

>  House Passes Renewable Energy Credits [NYT > Science]

The bill would extend more than $17 billion in incentives to encourage the production of energy from renewable sources.

>  Clinton’s Efforts on Ethanol Overlap Her Husband’s Interests [NYT > Science]

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has worked to foster the sort of ethanol investments pursued by her husband’s friends and her political supporters.

>  Flooded Village Files Suit, Citing Corporate Link to Climate Change [NYT > Science]

The Alaska Native coastal village of Kivalina is being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by the changing Arctic climate.

>  Great Lakes Officials Seek Aid From U.S. and Canada [NYT > Science]

Regional government agencies around the Great Lakes say they need help to protect the lakes from invasive species, contaminated sediment and sewage overflows.

>  Coral Reefs and What Ruins Them [NYT > Science]

Researchers who studied a string of Pacific Ocean atolls are painting the first detailed picture of pristine coral reefs.

>  Where Science and Design Collide, a Few Weird Sights to Behold [NYT > Science]

A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York contains more than 200 objects and images that may evoke a “whoa” or an “ugh” or simply “huh?”

>  Talking With Children About Sex and AIDS: At What Age to Start? [NYT > Science]

What age is the right age to have “the talk,” not just about where babies come from, but also about sex and AIDS?

>  For the Very Old, a Dose of ‘Slow Medicine’ [NYT > Science]

For elderly patients, some doctors are now rejecting the assembly line of modern medical care for older, gentler options.

>  When the Body Decides to Stop Following the Rules [NYT > Science]

Dealt a bad hand at age 29, I decided my only option was hope.

>  Midnight Meals [NYT > Science]

Is there any truth to the idea that if you eat heavily late in the evening, you will gain weight?

>  Researchers Develop a Type of Rubber That Can Repair Itself [NYT > Science]

Flubber was pretty good stuff, but could it heal itself?

>  Photovoltaic Cells Are Still Very Green, Comparative Test Shows [NYT > Science]

Over the life cycle of solar cells — from the mining of raw materials to the finished product — just how green are they?

>  Tracking the Rise and Decline of Dust in the Western U.S. [NYT > Science]

The world is becoming even dustier, and changes in land use are at least partly responsible, but how long have land-use changes been having effects?

>  Human Shadows on the Seas [NYT > Science]

Scientists are building the first worldwide portrait of human impacts on the oceans, which have left just 4 percent of the seas pristine.

>  The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors [NYT > Science]

We can always tell ourselves that it’s good to keep options open, but is it really?

>  Cochlear Implant Supports an Author’s Active Life [NYT > Science]

For the author of a new memoir, cochlear implants opened a “whole new world.”

>  The Claim: Stretching Can Prevent Soreness and Injury [NYT > Science]

Stretching — long promoted as a way to prevent injury, to reduce soreness and to speed post-exercise recovery — may not fulfill its promise.

>  A Review of Prostate Cancer Leaves Men in a Muddle [NYT > Science]

A diagnosis of prostate cancer is scary enough. But just as scary is that nobody can tell a man the best way to treat it.

>  Engineering a Tough Switch: Getting New Yorkers to Recycle Electronics [NYT > Science]

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers a bill requiring electronic waste recycling, many New Yorkers have no idea where and how to dispose of unwanted cellphones and laptops.

>  Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change [NYT > Science]

A group of Baptist leaders has decided to back a declaration on climate change, saying the Southern Baptist Convention’s previous position on the issue was “too timid.”

>  Gauging Age of Universe Becomes More Precise [NYT > Science]

Two additional years of data from a NASA satellite have narrowed the uncertainty in the age of the universe by tens of millions of years.

>  Shuttle Is Set for an ‘Exciting Mission’ [NYT > Science]

The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to light up the skies over Florida early Tuesday, kicking off a busy 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

>  Sociable, and Smart [NYT > Science]

In spotted hyenas, scientists are finding clues to why the human brain grew so large and complex.

>  Eradicate Malaria? Doubters Fuel Debate [NYT > Science]

Some people have lauded Bill and Melinda Gates’s call to eradicate malaria as inspirational; others call it noble but quixotic.

>  Basics: Flapping Past Gravity’s Pull, Bat Has a Vortex at Its Wings [NYT > Science]

All would-be buoyant beings face the same fundamental challenge: how to generate enough lift to overcome the dour downward force of weight.

>  George B. Litchford Sr., 89, Aviation Inventor, Is Dead [NYT > Science]

Mr. Litchford had a vital role in the development of the collision warning system now used on every airliner in the United States.

>  Malcolm McKenna, 77, Fossil Seeker, Dies [NYT > Science]

Dr. McKenna hunted fossils from the Rockies to the Gobi Desert, from Patagonia to the Canadian Arctic, and published an authoritative classification of mammals.

>  Birder of Paradise [NYT > Science]

Jonathan Rosen takes a poetic, philosophical approach to his favorite outdoor activity.

>  Hormones, Genes and the Corner Office [NYT > Science]

Though girls and women are triumphing in the classroom, men still largely rule the workplace. Susan Pinker asks why.

>  Grand Canyon Still Grand but Older [NYT > Science]

By dating mineral deposits inside caves along the canyon’s walls, geologists now claim the canyon’s formation began 11 million years earlier than previous estimates.

>  Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show [NYT > Science]

The images show fresh clear-cutting in unique forest reserves in central Mexico where large colonies of monarch butterflies roost for the winter.

>  Mathematics Explains Mysterious Midge Behavior [NYT > Science]

A simple equation can describe the boom-and-bust cycle of the midge population around Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, researchers have found.

>  Nobel Winner Retracts Research Paper [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper after the findings could not be reproduced.

>  Recreation Fees Rising in Wake of Fires’ Costs [NYT > Science]

Federal land agencies are imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites in the West.

>  Books of The Times: Heard the One About the Farmer’s Ethanol? [NYT > Science]

Robert Bryce mounts a savage attack on the concept of energy independence and the most popular technologies currently being promoted to achieve it.

>  Dot Earth: Expanding ‘Deserts,’ by Land and Sea [NYT > Science]

Biologically barren regions are expanding around tropical seas.

>  Really?: The Claim: Caffeine Causes Dehydration [NYT > Science]

Medical experts have been saying for years that caffeine acts as a potent diuretic. Is it true?

>  From Multiple Sclerosis, a Multiplicity of Challenges [NYT > Science]

When it comes to understanding, preventing and treating chronic diseases, multiple sclerosis ranks among the most challenging.

>  The Energy Challenge: Turning Glare Into Watts [NYT > Science]

The world appears to be on the verge of a boom in a little-known but promising type of solar power.

>  In the Garden: To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs [NYT > Science]

As exotic ornamentals out-compete native plants, many creatures are starving to death because they did not evolve with the exotics.

>  Torrent in Colorado River Is Unleashed to Aid Fish [NYT > Science]

A torrent of water was released into the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, in a disputed effort to improve the environment for fish in the Grand Canyon.

>  Court Questions Planned Oil Project in Canada [NYT > Science]

The Federal Court of Canada has ordered an environmental review panel to take a second look at the greenhouse gas implications of oil sands project in Alberta.

>  Once Polluted, Now Profitable for New Jersey Builders [NYT > Science]

Developers seem to be taking a second look at “brownfields,” which are heavily polluted sites ranging from derelict factories to municipal dumps.

>  Dinosaur Graveyard as Tourist Draw [NYT > Science]

The Patagonian region of Argentina has become one of the most active areas of exploration for dinosaur fossils in the world.

>  Reporter’s Notebook: Cool View of Science at Meeting on Warming [NYT > Science]

Participants at the gathering organized by the Heartland Institute repeatedly attacked the idea that there was a consensus on the danger of human influence on climate.

>  One-Ounce Mississippian of 55.8 Million Years Ago [NYT > Science]

Fossils of the earliest known primate to inhabit North America have emerged from coastal sediments in Mississippi.

>  Europe’s Journey to the Center of the Space Station [NYT > Science]

With the launching of the Jules Verne on Sunday, 17 countries increase their investment in space.

>  The DNA Age: Gene Map Becomes a Luxury Item [NYT > Science]

On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code.

>  Want to Save a Coral Reef? Bring Along Your Crochet Hook [NYT > Science]

This environmental version of the AIDS quilt is meant to draw attention to how rising temperatures and pollution are destroying the Great Barrier Reef.

>  Observatory: Polluted Worms Help Starling’s Song, but Not Mating Fitness [NYT > Science]

To the long list of the unintended effects of environmental contaminants, add one — eating polluted worms affects the songs of male starlings.

>  Q & A: Breathing Room [NYT > Science]

Has the oxygen content of Earth’s atmosphere varied?

>  Mind: When People Drink Themselves Silly, and Why [NYT > Science]

The dynamics of bingeing may have more to do with personal and cultural expectations than with the number of upside-down margaritas consumed.

>  Essay: Drug Pitchmen: Actor, Doctor or Pfizer’s Option [NYT > Science]

Surely the best message we can derive from the Dr. Robert Jarvik episode is that it may be time to rethink the advertising of prescription drugs.

>  Observatory: Falcons Used Formula for Glider Thermals Before Human Pilots [NYT > Science]

Birds, it turns out, use pretty much the same approach to soaring as their human counterparts.

>  Observatory: Prevalence of Bacteria in Making Snowflakes Is Seen as Widespread [NYT > Science]

Scientists have known about bacteria’s role in ice nucleation for 40 years, but not how common it is.

>  Engineering a Tough Switch: Getting New Yorkers to Recycle Electronics [NYT > Science]

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers a bill requiring electronic waste recycling, many New Yorkers have no idea where and how to dispose of unwanted cellphones and laptops.

>  Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change [NYT > Science]

A group of Baptist leaders has decided to back a declaration on climate change, saying the Southern Baptist Convention’s previous position on the issue was “too timid.”

>  Gauging Age of Universe Becomes More Precise [NYT > Science]

Two additional years of data from a NASA satellite have narrowed the uncertainty in the age of the universe by tens of millions of years.

>  Shuttle Is Set for an ‘Exciting Mission’ [NYT > Science]

The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to light up the skies over Florida early Tuesday, kicking off a busy 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

>  George B. Litchford Sr., 89, Aviation Inventor, Is Dead [NYT > Science]

Mr. Litchford had a vital role in the development of the collision warning system now used on every airliner in the United States.

>  Malcolm McKenna, 77, Fossil Seeker, Dies [NYT > Science]

Dr. McKenna hunted fossils from the Rockies to the Gobi Desert, from Patagonia to the Canadian Arctic, and published an authoritative classification of mammals.

>  Birder of Paradise [NYT > Science]

Jonathan Rosen takes a poetic, philosophical approach to his favorite outdoor activity.

>  Hormones, Genes and the Corner Office [NYT > Science]

Though girls and women are triumphing in the classroom, men still largely rule the workplace. Susan Pinker asks why.

>  Grand Canyon Still Grand but Older [NYT > Science]

By dating mineral deposits inside caves along the canyon’s walls, geologists now claim the canyon’s formation began 11 million years earlier than previous estimates.

>  Loggers Invaded Butterfly Haven, Photos Show [NYT > Science]

The images show fresh clear-cutting in unique forest reserves in central Mexico where large colonies of monarch butterflies roost for the winter.

>  Mathematics Explains Mysterious Midge Behavior [NYT > Science]

A simple equation can describe the boom-and-bust cycle of the midge population around Iceland’s Lake Myvatn, researchers have found.

>  Nobel Winner Retracts Research Paper [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper after the findings could not be reproduced.

>  Recreation Fees Rising in Wake of Fires’ Costs [NYT > Science]

Federal land agencies are imposing new fees and increasing existing ones at recreation sites in the West.

>  Books of The Times: Heard the One About the Farmer’s Ethanol? [NYT > Science]

Robert Bryce mounts a savage attack on the concept of energy independence and the most popular technologies currently being promoted to achieve it.

>  Dot Earth: Expanding ‘Deserts,’ by Land and Sea [NYT > Science]

Biologically barren regions are expanding around tropical seas.

>  The Energy Challenge: Turning Glare Into Watts [NYT > Science]

The world appears to be on the verge of a boom in a little-known but promising type of solar power.

>  In the Garden: To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs [NYT > Science]

As exotic ornamentals out-compete native plants, many creatures are starving to death because they did not evolve with the exotics.

>  Torrent in Colorado River Is Unleashed to Aid Fish [NYT > Science]

A torrent of water was released into the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, in a disputed effort to improve the environment for fish in the Grand Canyon.

>  Court Questions Planned Oil Project in Canada [NYT > Science]

The Federal Court of Canada has ordered an environmental review panel to take a second look at the greenhouse gas implications of oil sands project in Alberta.

>  Once Polluted, Now Profitable for New Jersey Builders [NYT > Science]

Developers seem to be taking a second look at “brownfields,” which are heavily polluted sites ranging from derelict factories to municipal dumps.

>  Dinosaur Graveyard as Tourist Draw [NYT > Science]

The Patagonian region of Argentina has become one of the most active areas of exploration for dinosaur fossils in the world.

>  Reporter’s Notebook: Cool View of Science at Meeting on Warming [NYT > Science]

Participants at the gathering organized by the Heartland Institute repeatedly attacked the idea that there was a consensus on the danger of human influence on climate.

>  One-Ounce Mississippian of 55.8 Million Years Ago [NYT > Science]

Fossils of the earliest known primate to inhabit North America have emerged from coastal sediments in Mississippi.

>  Europe’s Journey to the Center of the Space Station [NYT > Science]

With the launching of the Jules Verne on Sunday, 17 countries increase their investment in space.

>  The DNA Age: Gene Map Becomes a Luxury Item [NYT > Science]

On a cold day in January, Dan Stoicescu became the second person in the world to buy the full sequence of his own genetic code.

>  Want to Save a Coral Reef? Bring Along Your Crochet Hook [NYT > Science]

This environmental version of the AIDS quilt is meant to draw attention to how rising temperatures and pollution are destroying the Great Barrier Reef.

>  Observatory: Polluted Worms Help Starling’s Song, but Not Mating Fitness [NYT > Science]

To the long list of the unintended effects of environmental contaminants, add one — eating polluted worms affects the songs of male starlings.

>  Q & A: Breathing Room [NYT > Science]

Has the oxygen content of Earth’s atmosphere varied?

>  Mind: When People Drink Themselves Silly, and Why [NYT > Science]

The dynamics of bingeing may have more to do with personal and cultural expectations than with the number of upside-down margaritas consumed.

>  Essay: Drug Pitchmen: Actor, Doctor or Pfizer’s Option [NYT > Science]

Surely the best message we can derive from the Dr. Robert Jarvik episode is that it may be time to rethink the advertising of prescription drugs.

>  Observatory: Falcons Used Formula for Glider Thermals Before Human Pilots [NYT > Science]

Birds, it turns out, use pretty much the same approach to soaring as their human counterparts.

>  Observatory: Prevalence of Bacteria in Making Snowflakes Is Seen as Widespread [NYT > Science]

Scientists have known about bacteria’s role in ice nucleation for 40 years, but not how common it is.

>  Sociable, and Smart [NYT > Science]

In spotted hyenas, scientists are finding clues to why the human brain grew so large and complex.

>  Eradicate Malaria? Doubters Fuel Debate [NYT > Science]

Some people have lauded Bill and Melinda Gates’s call to eradicate malaria as inspirational; others call it noble but quixotic.

>  Basics: Flapping Past Gravity’s Pull, Bat Has a Vortex at Its Wings [NYT > Science]

All would-be buoyant beings face the same fundamental challenge: how to generate enough lift to overcome the dour downward force of weight.

>  Really?: The Claim: Caffeine Causes Dehydration [NYT > Science]

Medical experts have been saying for years that caffeine acts as a potent diuretic. Is it true?

>  From Multiple Sclerosis, a Multiplicity of Challenges [NYT > Science]

When it comes to understanding, preventing and treating chronic diseases, multiple sclerosis ranks among the most challenging.

>  Shuttle Is Carrying Laboratory and Robot to Space Station [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour made its way toward the International Space Station on Tuesday after launching from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

>  Million-Dollar Science Prize Awarded [NYT > Science]

Michael Heller, 72, a Polish Roman Catholic priest, cosmologist, and philosopher won the $1.6 million 2008 Templeton Prize.

>  Government Reports Warn Planners on Sea-Rise Threat to U.S. Coasts [NYT > Science]

Coastal ecosystems and infrastructure are threatened by climate change, scientists said.

>  Sex Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls [NYT > Science]

Rates are particularly high among young African-Americans, according to new federal data.

>  The Natural World, Up Close and Personal [NYT > Science]

The temporary building housing the California Academy of Sciences became a hotbed of experimentation into ways of presenting nature to the public.

>  Mungyong Journal: Controversial Canal Tests South Korea’s New Leader [NYT > Science]

The mountains of Mungyong, South Korea, where miners once dug for coal, may one day offer a new source of income: tourists sailing down a waterway blasted though the hills.

>  Cases Without Borders: Psychotherapy for All: An Experiment [NYT > Science]

A new program in Goa, India, trains laypeople to identify and treat depression and anxiety and send them to community health clinics.

>  Findings: A Boy Named Sue, and a Theory of Names [NYT > Science]

Why Marion or Leslie may have better self-control than David, Jennifer or Christine.

>  Kissing the Earth Goodbye in About 7.59 Billion Years [NYT > Science]

What exactly will happen to our planet when an aging Sun expands and brightens?

>  A Space Robot With Arms to Make R2D2 Jealous [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle takes off on Tuesday with a robot named Dextre in its cargo bay, which will be assembled during three of the mission’s five scheduled spacewalks.

>  Long Ocean Voyage Set for Vessel That Runs on Wave Power [NYT > Science]

On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave action of the sea.

>  World Briefing | Science: European Spacecraft Problems Fixed [NYT > Science]

The propulsion problem with the European Jules Verne cargo spacecraft has been corrected, and the robot ship began maneuvers to take it to the International Space Station.

>  A World of Data to Help Your Plans to Go Skiing [NYT > Science]

Mountain meteorology requires not just technical skill but intuitive understanding of movement and motion and flow.

>  Discovery Challenges Finding of a Separate Human Species [NYT > Science]

Some scientists say the finding calls into question claims that the first such specimens, from Indonesia, represent a separate human species.

>  Essay: Many Doctors, Many Tests, No Rhyme or Reason [NYT > Science]

In our health care system, if you have a slew of physicians and a willing patient, almost any sort of terrible excess can occur.

>  Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel [NYT > Science]

Potentially hazardous discharges from a biodiesel plant seem an incongruity from an earth-friendly industry.

>  Foes of Indian Point Begin Legal Battle [NYT > Science]

Opponents of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, including New York State, got their day in court on Monday, sort of.

>  Global Update: Uganda: Vaccine Program Vanquishes a Dangerous Type of Childhood Meningitis [NYT > Science]

Thousands of lives were saved in Uganda shortly after the introduction of a new vaccine.

>  Observatory: From Sea Cucumbers, an Idea for a Material That Can Soften Up [NYT > Science]

A new material is stiff, but can be made soft by adding water.

>  Observatory: Sea Levels Are Falling Over the Long Term Because of Lower Basins [NYT > Science]

Sea levels have fluctuated greatly over much longer time scales, and glaciers and ice caps have had little to do with it.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Aromatherapy Rarely Stands Up to Testing [NYT > Science]

When researchers set out to see if they could prove any of the claims about aromatherapy in the lab, most did not pan out.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Rise in Car Fatality Rates Seen at Age 12 [NYT > Science]

Children in their early teens are more likely to be killed in a car accident than younger children are, a new study finds.

>  Vital Signs: Safety: A Health Benefit to Playing by the Rules [NYT > Science]

A new study suggests that fewer injuries would occur if high school athletes were better at following the rules of the games.

>  Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging [NYT > Science]

A simple discussion of lung capacity appears to double the rate patients follow a doctor’s advice to quit smoking.

>  The Crew of STS-123 [NYT > Science]

The seven men who make up the crew of the shuttle Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station have formed a tight team.

>  Engineering a Tough Switch: Getting New Yorkers to Recycle Electronics [NYT > Science]

As Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers a bill requiring electronic waste recycling, many New Yorkers have no idea where and how to dispose of unwanted cellphones and laptops.

>  Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change [NYT > Science]

A group of Baptist leaders has decided to back a declaration on climate change, saying the Southern Baptist Convention’s previous position on the issue was “too timid.”

>  Gauging Age of Universe Becomes More Precise [NYT > Science]

Two additional years of data from a NASA satellite have narrowed the uncertainty in the age of the universe by tens of millions of years.

>  Shuttle Is Set for an ‘Exciting Mission’ [NYT > Science]

The shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to light up the skies over Florida early Tuesday, kicking off a busy 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

>  Observatory: When Bringing Back the Mangoes, Ants Specialize for the Job [NYT > Science]

Geometry can explain why the largest ants are responsible for cutting up fruit, a new study suggests.

>  Q & A: The Planet Club [NYT > Science]

I am perplexed by the sentence chosen by National Geographic to help remember eight planets and three dwarf planets.

>  Personal Health: Some With MS Put Their Hopes in a Diet [NYT > Science]

What you are about to read is not an endorsement of any particular diet as a therapy for multiple sclerosis.

>  Really?: The Claim: Identical Twins Have Identical DNA [NYT > Science]

How true is the basic tenet of human biology that because identical twins come from the same fertilized egg, they share identical genetic profiles?

>  Well: An Enduring Measure of Fitness: The Simple Push-Up [NYT > Science]

As a symbol of health and wellness, nothing surpasses the simple push-up.

>  Letters: Genomes on the Market (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Managing a Chronic Illness (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The Power of Drug Ads (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

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>  Letters: Finding a Disorder’s Cause (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

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>  Letters: A TV in the Kids’ Room (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  A Bid to Lure Wolves With a Digital Call of the Wild [NYT > Science]

A speaker-recorder system called Howlbox howls, and wolves howl back, their answers amounting to a roll call that can help scientists studying the population.

>  An Export in Solid Supply [NYT > Science]

A reorganization of the global coal trade is making the United States a major exporter for the first time in years, and driving up prices of the one fossil fuel the nation has in abundance.

>  Debate Over ‘Little People’ Intensifies After Recent Island Discovery [NYT > Science]

Are the bones and a single skull of “little people” the remains of a separate species of the human family or nothing more than modern humans with unusually small bodies.

>  In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance [NYT > Science]

The rising temperatures in Yellowstone have allowed some species to thrive, changing the ecosystem of the park.

>  Russian Scientists Honored for Exploration of Arctic Seabed [NYT > Science]

The standard view of Arctic life is changing after a team led by Russian scientists plunged through the ice around the North Pole to the ocean bottom in twin submersibles.

>  A Conversation With Dr. Terri Brentnall: One Gene Closer to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer [NYT > Science]

Dr. Terri Brentnall has identified a gene that may be one cause of an inherited form of pancreatic cancer.

>  East and West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions [NYT > Science]

How do you know how someone is feeling? Looking at their face is one way, but not the only.

>  Second Opinion: A Daring Treatment, a Little Girl’s Survival [NYT > Science]

Melanie Joy McDaniel is a study subject but also a reminder of how medical research can change lives.

>  Melting Pace of Glaciers Is Accelerating, Report Says [NYT > Science]

The United Nations report included data from 30 glaciers spread around nine mountainous regions, charting change through 2006.

>  For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test [NYT > Science]

What makes the difference between a scientist who is widely published and one who is not?

>  The Tropics: Why a Genetic Blood Disorder Seems to Protect Against Malaria [NYT > Science]

Researchers believe they have figured out why a genetic blood disorder found in the tropics protects against death from malaria.

>  National Briefing | Science and Environment: Death Sentence for Hungry Sea Lions [NYT > Science]

Oregon and Washington officials will try to catch the sea lions that arrive at the base of the Bonneville Dam and hold them 48 hours to see whether an aquarium, zoo will take them.

>  Observatory: When a Sticky Gecko Starts to Slip, Its Tail Comes to the Rescue [NYT > Science]

While adept at hawking car insurance, the gecko is not the greatest climber. However, it recovers from slips with the help of its tail.

>  Q & A: Late to Rise [NYT > Science]

Does oversleeping make one feel more tired than sleeping a normal seven to eight hours?

>  Observatory: The Secret of DEET? It Masks Odors That Usually Attract Bugs [NYT > Science]

It’s effective, but only recently have scientists begun to understand how DEET works to repel insects.

>  Observatory: They May Not Use Gasoline, but They Sure Burn Through Water [NYT > Science]

Switching to electric cars would reduce dependency on oil, but few consider the how surge in electricity usage would impact our water supply.

>  Vital Signs: Prevention: At Middle Age, Add Alcohol to the Diet? [NYT > Science]

Adding a moderate amount of alcohol to one’s diet may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially for those in middle age.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Bacterium May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk [NYT > Science]

A common intestinal bacterium is associated with a significant reduction in the risk for kidney stones, a new study has found.

>  Vital Signs: Disparities: Men Likelier to Be Told to Replace a Knee [NYT > Science]

Women are less likely than men to get a recommendation for knee replacement, a Canadian study reports, even when they have the same symptoms.

>  Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace [NYT > Science]

The Chinook salmon that swim upstream in the Sacramento River to spawn in the fall have disappeared, threatening the regional fishing industry.

>  New Home in Space for a Nearly Assembled Robotic Device [NYT > Science]

Building Dextre, the new robotic grappling device for the International Space Station, has brought out a love of schlocky science fiction and bad jokes.

>  Queenfish: A Cold War Tale [NYT > Science]

The icy surface of the Arctic Ocean may seem peaceful, but below the ice, its depths have boiled with intrigue.

>  Basics: In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy [NYT > Science]

While Eliot Spitzer’s use of a prostitute displayed his hypocrisy, impulsiveness and self-indulgence, he was decidedly unoriginal.

>  Teenage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts [NYT > Science]

A series of teen suicides is confusing experts and worrying the small community of Nantucket, Mass.

>  Really?: The Claim: Cold Water Boils More Quickly Than Hot Water. [NYT > Science]

Is it at all possible for cold water to cook faster than hot?

>  Well: In Sisters, Love and an Urge to Wring Her Neck [NYT > Science]

The publishing world was shocked to learn that the gang-life memoir “Love and Consequences” was a fake. But even more startling was how that came to light.

>  Letters: Earth’s Ineluctable Destiny (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Celebrating the Push-Up (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: What’s in a Name? (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patients and Medical Tests (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Stuff of Life (but Not Life Itself) Is Detected on a Distant Planet [NYT > Science]

Astronomers reported Wednesday that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

>  Stuff of Life (but Not Life Itself) Is Detected on a Distant Planet [NYT > Science]

Astronomers reported Wednesday that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

>  French Court Says Ban on Gene-Altered Corn Seed Will Remain, Pending Study [NYT > Science]

Opponents of gene-altered crops won a victory in France when the top court upheld a ban on a corn variety produced by Monsanto.

>  An Appraisal: For Clarke, Issues of Faith, but Tackled Scientifically [NYT > Science]

Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction was religious in the largest sense of religion: speculating about beginnings and endings, and how we get from one to the other.

>  States’ Battles Over Energy Grow Fiercer With U.S. in a Policy Gridlock [NYT > Science]

In the absence of clear federal emissions mandates, states that have been proving grounds for new environmental approaches to energy are becoming battlegrounds as well.

>  Life’s Work: Clicking, at Last, on ‘Don’t Print’ [NYT > Science]

Green is to this decade’s workplace what flexible hours were to the last, but changing the behavior of individual workers may be a challenge.

>  An Export in Solid Supply [NYT > Science]

A reorganization of the global coal trade is making the United States a major exporter for the first time in years, and driving up prices of the one fossil fuel the nation has in abundance.

>  A Bid to Lure Wolves With a Digital Call of the Wild [NYT > Science]

A speaker-recorder system called Howlbox howls, and wolves howl back, their answers amounting to a roll call that can help scientists studying the population.

>  Debate Over ‘Little People’ Intensifies After Recent Island Discovery [NYT > Science]

Are the bones and a single skull of “little people” the remains of a separate species of the human family or nothing more than modern humans with unusually small bodies.

>  In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance [NYT > Science]

The rising temperatures in Yellowstone have allowed some species to thrive, changing the ecosystem of the park.

>  Russian Scientists Honored for Exploration of Arctic Seabed [NYT > Science]

The standard view of Arctic life is changing after a team led by Russian scientists plunged through the ice around the North Pole to the ocean bottom in twin submersibles.

>  A Conversation With Dr. Terri Brentnall: One Gene Closer to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer [NYT > Science]

Dr. Terri Brentnall has identified a gene that may be one cause of an inherited form of pancreatic cancer.

>  East and West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions [NYT > Science]

How do you know how someone is feeling? Looking at their face is one way, but not the only.

>  Second Opinion: A Daring Treatment, a Little Girl’s Survival [NYT > Science]

Melanie Joy McDaniel is a study subject but also a reminder of how medical research can change lives.

>  Melting Pace of Glaciers Is Accelerating, Report Says [NYT > Science]

The United Nations report included data from 30 glaciers spread around nine mountainous regions, charting change through 2006.

>  For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test [NYT > Science]

What makes the difference between a scientist who is widely published and one who is not?

>  The Tropics: Why a Genetic Blood Disorder Seems to Protect Against Malaria [NYT > Science]

Researchers believe they have figured out why a genetic blood disorder found in the tropics protects against death from malaria.

>  National Briefing | Science and Environment: Death Sentence for Hungry Sea Lions [NYT > Science]

Oregon and Washington officials will try to catch the sea lions that arrive at the base of the Bonneville Dam and hold them 48 hours to see whether an aquarium, zoo will take them.

>  Observatory: When a Sticky Gecko Starts to Slip, Its Tail Comes to the Rescue [NYT > Science]

While adept at hawking car insurance, the gecko is not the greatest climber. However, it recovers from slips with the help of its tail.

>  Q & A: Late to Rise [NYT > Science]

Does oversleeping make one feel more tired than sleeping a normal seven to eight hours?

>  Observatory: The Secret of DEET? It Masks Odors That Usually Attract Bugs [NYT > Science]

It’s effective, but only recently have scientists begun to understand how DEET works to repel insects.

>  Observatory: They May Not Use Gasoline, but They Sure Burn Through Water [NYT > Science]

Switching to electric cars would reduce dependency on oil, but few consider the how surge in electricity usage would impact our water supply.

>  Vital Signs: Prevention: At Middle Age, Add Alcohol to the Diet? [NYT > Science]

Adding a moderate amount of alcohol to one’s diet may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially for those in middle age.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Bacterium May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk [NYT > Science]

A common intestinal bacterium is associated with a significant reduction in the risk for kidney stones, a new study has found.

>  Vital Signs: Disparities: Men Likelier to Be Told to Replace a Knee [NYT > Science]

Women are less likely than men to get a recommendation for knee replacement, a Canadian study reports, even when they have the same symptoms.

>  Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace [NYT > Science]

The Chinook salmon that swim upstream in the Sacramento River to spawn in the fall have disappeared, threatening the regional fishing industry.

>  New Home in Space for a Nearly Assembled Robotic Device [NYT > Science]

Building Dextre, the new robotic grappling device for the International Space Station, has brought out a love of schlocky science fiction and bad jokes.

>  Queenfish: A Cold War Tale [NYT > Science]

The icy surface of the Arctic Ocean may seem peaceful, but below the ice, its depths have boiled with intrigue.

>  Basics: In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy [NYT > Science]

While Eliot Spitzer’s use of a prostitute displayed his hypocrisy, impulsiveness and self-indulgence, he was decidedly unoriginal.

>  Teenage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts [NYT > Science]

A series of teen suicides is confusing experts and worrying the small community of Nantucket, Mass.

>  Really?: The Claim: Cold Water Boils More Quickly Than Hot Water. [NYT > Science]

Is it at all possible for cold water to cook faster than hot?

>  Well: In Sisters, Love and an Urge to Wring Her Neck [NYT > Science]

The publishing world was shocked to learn that the gang-life memoir “Love and Consequences” was a fake. But even more startling was how that came to light.

>  Letters: Earth’s Ineluctable Destiny (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Celebrating the Push-Up (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: What’s in a Name? (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patients and Medical Tests (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Tests in Space on Repairing Shuttle Tiles [NYT > Science]

For the first time in space, astronauts used a tool they call a “goo gun” for test repairs on tiles and panels that protect the space shuttle from the heat of re-entry.

>  A Burst of Light From Halfway to the Beginning of the Universe [NYT > Science]

Astronomers have spotted one of the largest examples yet of the explosions known as gamma-ray bursts in the constellation Bootës.

>  New Analysis Suggests Earlier Start for Upright Walking [NYT > Science]

A more detailed analysis of a fossil thigh bone yielded strong evidence that the species Orrorin tugensis stood and walked on its hind limbs.

>  Surf’s Down on Titan, 50 Miles Below the Surface, Scientists Say [NYT > Science]

New calculations suggest that Saturn’s moon has an under-ice ocean that is a mix of water and ammonia.

>  Stuff of Life (but Not Life Itself) Is Detected on a Distant Planet [NYT > Science]

Astronomers reported Wednesday that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

>  French Court Says Ban on Gene-Altered Corn Seed Will Remain, Pending Study [NYT > Science]

Opponents of gene-altered crops won a victory in France when the top court upheld a ban on a corn variety produced by Monsanto.

>  An Appraisal: For Clarke, Issues of Faith, but Tackled Scientifically [NYT > Science]

Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction was religious in the largest sense of religion: speculating about beginnings and endings, and how we get from one to the other.

>  The Energy Challenge | Coal Power: States’ Battles Over Energy Grow Fiercer With U.S. in a Policy Gridlock [NYT > Science]

In the absence of clear federal emissions mandates, states that have been proving grounds for new environmental approaches to energy are becoming battlegrounds as well.

>  An Export in Solid Supply [NYT > Science]

A reorganization of the global coal trade is making the United States a major exporter for the first time in years, and driving up prices of the one fossil fuel the nation has in abundance.

>  A Bid to Lure Wolves With a Digital Call of the Wild [NYT > Science]

A speaker-recorder system called Howlbox howls, and wolves howl back, their answers amounting to a roll call that can help scientists studying the population.

>  Debate Over ‘Little People’ Intensifies After Recent Island Discovery [NYT > Science]

Are the bones and a single skull of “little people” the remains of a separate species of the human family or nothing more than modern humans with unusually small bodies.

>  Russian Scientists Honored for Exploration of Arctic Seabed [NYT > Science]

The standard view of Arctic life is changing after a team led by Russian scientists plunged through the ice around the North Pole to the ocean bottom in twin submersibles.

>  In a Warmer Yellowstone Park, a Shifting Environmental Balance [NYT > Science]

The rising temperatures in Yellowstone have allowed some species to thrive, changing the ecosystem of the park.

>  A Conversation With Dr. Terri Brentnall: One Gene Closer to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer [NYT > Science]

Dr. Terri Brentnall has identified a gene that may be one cause of an inherited form of pancreatic cancer.

>  East and West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions [NYT > Science]

How do you know how someone is feeling? Looking at their face is one way, but not the only.

>  Second Opinion: A Daring Treatment, a Little Girl’s Survival [NYT > Science]

Melanie Joy McDaniel is a study subject but also a reminder of how medical research can change lives.

>  Melting Pace of Glaciers Is Accelerating, Report Says [NYT > Science]

The United Nations report included data from 30 glaciers spread around nine mountainous regions, charting change through 2006.

>  For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test [NYT > Science]

What makes the difference between a scientist who is widely published and one who is not?

>  Observatory: When a Sticky Gecko Starts to Slip, Its Tail Comes to the Rescue [NYT > Science]

While adept at hawking car insurance, the gecko is not the greatest climber. However, it recovers from slips with the help of its tail.

>  Observatory: The Secret of DEET? It Masks Odors That Usually Attract Bugs [NYT > Science]

It’s effective, but only recently have scientists begun to understand how DEET works to repel insects.

>  Queenfish: A Cold War Tale [NYT > Science]

The icy surface of the Arctic Ocean may seem peaceful, but below the ice, its depths have boiled with intrigue.

>  Basics: In Most Species, Faithfulness Is a Fantasy [NYT > Science]

While Eliot Spitzer’s use of a prostitute displayed his hypocrisy, impulsiveness and self-indulgence, he was decidedly unoriginal.

>  Teenage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts [NYT > Science]

A series of teen suicides is confusing experts and worrying the small community of Nantucket, Mass.

>  Books of The Times: Climate Change? Been There, Done That [NYT > Science]

Brian Fagan has written a fascinating account of the Medieval Warm Period, when a mild climate blessed Western Europe and catastrophic weather ruined civilizations elsewhere in the world.

>  Letters: Earth’s Ineluctable Destiny (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Celebrating the Push-Up (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: What’s in a Name? (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patients and Medical Tests (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why [NYT > Science]

Virus? Bacteria? Environmental toxin? Scientists are racing to diagnose a syndrome that is threatening several bat species.

>  Findings: Are We Ready to Track Carbon Footprints? [NYT > Science]

People are not good at making immediate sacrifices for an abstract benefit in the future, especially when they have a hard time understanding the problem.

>  Essay: A Boy’s Life, Guided by the Voice of Cosmic Wonder [NYT > Science]

To space fans and perpetual adolescents everywhere Arthur C. Clarke was simply the deceptively dry voice of cosmic wonder.

>  Link to Global Warming in Frogs’ Disappearance Is Challenged [NYT > Science]

A new research paper argues that the die-offs of harlequin frogs reflect the spread and repeated introductions of the chytrid fungus but questions the link to climate change.

>  Far Below the Surface of the World’s Oceans, a Tough Place for Foam Cups [NYT > Science]

During a historic dive to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, the pressure of the surrounding water crushed foam cups to the size of thimbles.

>  Shuttle Undocks From Station [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station parted ways on Monday evening after an emotional farewell ceremony.

>  Books: From Forgotten Luggage, Stories of Mental Illness [NYT > Science]

Hundreds of pieces of patients’ luggage left behind at Willard State Hospital included items that carry pathos and power in their very plainness.

>  Skipping Cereal and Eggs, and Packing on Pounds [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight.

>  Cases: When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis [NYT > Science]

Why do doctors and patients often approach the diagnosis of disease so differently?

>  Guidelines for Epidemics: Who Gets a Ventilator? [NYT > Science]

A new report says doctors, health care workers and the public need to start thinking about the idea of denying life support to some people during a public health disaster.

>  Observatory: Salt Deposits on Mars Appear to Be Like Those Seen in Earth’s Deserts [NYT > Science]

Researchers have found evidence of chloride-bearing materials — in other words, salts — in the Martian southern highlands.

>  Observatory: Theory on Dinosaurs and Volcanic Activity 65 Million Years Ago [NYT > Science]

A new analysis lends support to the idea that massive volcanic activity around 65 million years ago may have played a roll in wiping out the dinosaurs.

>  Global Update: Indonesia: Warnings on Failure to Contain Avian Flu and on Increased Risk of Deadly Mutation [NYT > Science]

The avian flu situation in Indonesia is grave, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned last week.

>  Vital Signs: Disparities: Wealth Factor Seen in Mammogram Rates [NYT > Science]

A new study found that wealthier women were more likely to get mammograms than poorer ones were.

>  Vital Signs: Perceptions: Feminists More Open-Minded on Weight [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that women who describe themselves as feminists are more forgiving than other women when assessing the attractiveness of other women.

>  Vital Signs: Exercise: Tying Neighborhoods to Fitness Efforts [NYT > Science]

A recent study finds that the neighborhood that poorer people live in may play just as big a role as their income in how likely they are to exercise.

>  Some Clarke Books to Warp Your Brain [NYT > Science]

REACH FOR TOMORROW (Ballantine, 1956) includes “The Rescue Party,” about.

>  GuadalÍx De La Sierra Journal: For a Prize Bull, Next Big Test Is in Genetics Lab [NYT > Science]

The owner of Alcade, an aging bull who has sired many top opponents for Spain’s bullfighters, has decided to clone him.

>  David Challinor, Conservationist, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Challinor combined his career as a top scientific administrator at the Smithsonian Institution with an equally intense pursuit of excellence as a champion oarsman.

>  Lofty Pledge to Cut Emissions Comes With Caveat in Norway [NYT > Science]

Critics say Norway’s plan to become “carbon neutral” relies too heavily on sleight-of-hand accounting and donations to foreign environmental projects.

>  Ideas & Trends: The Fuzzier Crystal Ball [NYT > Science]

When technology evolves so rapidly that the present already feels like the future, can there be another visionary author like Arthur C. Clarke?

>  Observatory: Efforts of Dancing Bees Are Often Wasted on Distracted Audience [NYT > Science]

Much has been made about the waggle dance, but many bees seem to ignore the information it might convey.

>  Q & A: Spotlight on Skin [NYT > Science]

Two years ago I had surgery to treat Stage 1 melanoma. Is it completely gone or just hiding?

>  Personal Health: Trying Again After Recurrent Miscarriages [NYT > Science]

Couples affected by multiple miscarriages need factual information, emotional support and, if possible, treatment based on a medically established cause.

>  Really?: The Claim: Grapefruit Can Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer [NYT > Science]

A recent e-mail chain has some people concerned about grapefruit.

>  Well: When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle [NYT > Science]

Unlike the playground bully, who often resorts to physical threats, the work bully sets out on a course of constant but subtle harassment.

>  Letters: Illness and the End of Life (3 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Imbibing Scientists (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Of Mates and Fidelity (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Teenage Suicide ‘Epidemic’ (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  NASA’s Science Chief Resigns [NYT > Science]

S. Alan Stern, an experienced planetary scientist who came to NASA less than a year ago to lead the agency’s science division, did not publicly give a reason for his resignation.

>  Space Shuttle Completes 16-Day Mission, and Lands [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour’s mission was the longest flight to the International Space Station since construction of the station began.

>  Fossils Link Pre-Humans in West Europe to Earlier Date [NYT > Science]

Excavations in a cave in the mountains of northern Spain have uncovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe, scientists said.

>  Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison [NYT > Science]

A recording found in Paris is believed to predate Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph by nearly 20 years.

>  On Saturn Moon, Life’s Basics [NYT > Science]

The basic ingredients for life — warmth, water and organic chemicals — are in place on Saturn’s small moon Enceladus, scientists said.

>  Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods [NYT > Science]

A virus has sent shivers through Chile’s salmon industry and opened companies up to fresh charges that their breeding methods are producing potentially unhealthy fish.

>  Skin Deep: Experimenting With Makeup: What Puts the ‘Ick’ in Lipstick? [NYT > Science]

At a Saturday seminar called Cosmetic Chemistry in Boston, young girls and their parents find out what after-shaves and lipsticks are really made of.

>  California Utility to Install Solar Panels [NYT > Science]

Southern California Edison plans to install solar panels on more than two square miles of rooftop, enough to power about 160,000 homes when the sun is shining.

>  Star’s Dust May Hold Clue to New Planet [NYT > Science]

Observations of a star 470 light years away see, for the first time in high resolution, what may be a planet forming.

>  What a Rodent Can Do With a Rake in Its Paw [NYT > Science]

For the first time, rodents have been trained to wield tools in the laboratory and other species may soon join them.

>  Company Plans Vehicle for Trips to Cusp of Space [NYT > Science]

Xcor Aerospace’s co-founder said the first version would be flying by 2010 and reach an altitude of 38 miles.

>  Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys [NYT > Science]

Graves at a funerary complex south of Cairo point to the importance of donkeys in early Egyptian society and challenge some basic ideas about domesticating animals.

>  For Carbon Emissions, a Goal of Less Than Zero [NYT > Science]

At laboratories in the United States and abroad, the search is on to develop fuels from sources that remove more greenhouse gas than they produce.

>  A Turn to Alternative Chemicals [NYT > Science]

With a push from state government and industries, chemical companies are producing more environmentally benign products.

>  Regulators Stamp Copper as a Germ Killer [NYT > Science]

Federal regulators approved a group of copper alloys, including brass and bronze, as capable of killing bacteria and microbes effectively enough to protect human health.

>  Novy Urengoi Journal: Ivory for the Taking, From Beasts Well Beyond Caring [NYT > Science]

The Russian tradition of carving mammoth ivory has been given a lift by global warming, which has melted away the tundra and exposed more frozen remains.

>  The Candidates as Cousins Much Removed [NYT > Science]

Next time you’re considering whether to run for president, don’t forget the value of the fast and free genealogical research that comes with candidacy.

>  Link to Global Warming in Frogs’ Disappearance Is Challenged [NYT > Science]

A new research paper argues that the die-offs of harlequin frogs reflect the spread and repeated introductions of the chytrid fungus but questions the link to climate change.

>  Far Below the Surface of the World’s Oceans, a Tough Place for Foam Cups [NYT > Science]

During a historic dive to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, the pressure of the surrounding water crushed foam cups to the size of thimbles.

>  NRG Energy Sets Up an Entity to Build Nuclear Plants [NYT > Science]

The company wants to build two reactors adjacent to the South Texas Project, 90 miles from Houston.

>  Books: From Forgotten Luggage, Stories of Mental Illness [NYT > Science]

Hundreds of pieces of patients’ luggage left behind at Willard State Hospital included items that carry pathos and power in their very plainness.

>  Guidelines for Epidemics: Who Gets a Ventilator? [NYT > Science]

A new report says doctors, health care workers and the public need to start thinking about the idea of denying life support to some people during a public health disaster.

>  Skipping Cereal and Eggs, and Packing on Pounds [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight.

>  Cases: When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis [NYT > Science]

Why do doctors and patients often approach the diagnosis of disease so differently?

>  Observatory: Efforts of Dancing Bees Are Often Wasted on Distracted Audience [NYT > Science]

Much has been made about the waggle dance, but many bees seem to ignore the information it might convey.

>  Q & A: Spotlight on Skin [NYT > Science]

Two years ago I had surgery to treat Stage 1 melanoma. Is it completely gone or just hiding?

>  Observatory: Salt Deposits on Mars Appear to Be Like Those Seen in Earth’s Deserts [NYT > Science]

Researchers have found evidence of chloride-bearing materials — in other words, salts — in the Martian southern highlands.

>  Observatory: Theory on Dinosaurs and Volcanic Activity 65 Million Years Ago [NYT > Science]

A new analysis lends support to the idea that massive volcanic activity around 65 million years ago may have played a roll in wiping out the dinosaurs.

>  Global Update: Indonesia: Warnings on Failure to Contain Avian Flu and on Increased Risk of Deadly Mutation [NYT > Science]

The avian flu situation in Indonesia is grave, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned last week.

>  Vital Signs: Disparities: Wealth Factor Seen in Mammogram Rates [NYT > Science]

A new study found that wealthier women were more likely to get mammograms than poorer ones were.

>  Vital Signs: Perceptions: Feminists More Open-Minded on Weight [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that women who describe themselves as feminists are more forgiving than other women when assessing the attractiveness of other women.

>  Vital Signs: Exercise: Tying Neighborhoods to Fitness Efforts [NYT > Science]

A recent study finds that the neighborhood that poorer people live in may play just as big a role as their income in how likely they are to exercise.

>  Some Clarke Books to Warp Your Brain [NYT > Science]

REACH FOR TOMORROW (Ballantine, 1956) includes “The Rescue Party,” about.

>  Shuttle Undocks From Station [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station parted ways on Monday evening after an emotional farewell ceremony.

>  GuadalÍx De La Sierra Journal: For a Prize Bull, Next Big Test Is in Genetics Lab [NYT > Science]

The owner of Alcade, an aging bull who has sired many top opponents for Spain’s bullfighters, has decided to clone him.

>  David Challinor, Conservationist, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Challinor combined his career as a top scientific administrator at the Smithsonian Institution with an equally intense pursuit of excellence as a champion oarsman.

>  Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why [NYT > Science]

Virus? Bacteria? Environmental toxin? Scientists are racing to diagnose a syndrome that is threatening several bat species.

>  Findings: Are We Ready to Track Carbon Footprints? [NYT > Science]

People are not good at making immediate sacrifices for an abstract benefit in the future, especially when they have a hard time understanding the problem.

>  Essay: A Boy’s Life, Guided by the Voice of Cosmic Wonder [NYT > Science]

To space fans and perpetual adolescents everywhere Arthur C. Clarke was simply the deceptively dry voice of cosmic wonder.

>  Personal Health: Trying Again After Recurrent Miscarriages [NYT > Science]

Couples affected by multiple miscarriages need factual information, emotional support and, if possible, treatment based on a medically established cause.

>  Really?: The Claim: Grapefruit Can Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer [NYT > Science]

A recent e-mail chain has some people concerned about grapefruit.

>  Well: When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle [NYT > Science]

Unlike the playground bully, who often resorts to physical threats, the work bully sets out on a course of constant but subtle harassment.

>  Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More [NYT > Science]

Two men are pursuing a lawsuit to stop scientists from using a giant particle accelerator, saying it could create a black hole that might eat up the Earth.

>  Ideas & Trends: Edison ...Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented Everything? [NYT > Science]

Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.

>  Not a Mercury or Saturn, but It Goes Way Off Road [NYT > Science]

There’s a lot to like about the concept vehicle taking shape at the Johnson Space Center.

>  G. David Low, 52, Astronaut and Aerospace Executive, Dies [NYT > Science]

Mr. Low flew three space shuttle missions and later became an executive in the space industry.

>  Study Ties Genetic Variations to Schizophrenia [NYT > Science]

Experts said the study, while not identifying the cause of the disorder, provided a striking demonstration of new gene-scanning technology.

>  Harlem to Antarctica for Science, and Pupils [NYT > Science]

Eager to be a role model, an African-American teacher plans to travel to Antarctica, where almost all is white.

>  California Trims Goal for Number of Emission-Free Vehicles [NYT > Science]

The new rules dismayed some environmentalists, but the decision will likely create an infusion of research dollars in plug-in hybrid technology.

>  NASA’s Science Chief Resigns [NYT > Science]

S. Alan Stern, an experienced planetary scientist who came to NASA less than a year ago to lead the agency’s science division, did not publicly give a reason for his resignation.

>  Space Shuttle Completes 16-Day Mission, and Lands [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour’s mission was the longest flight to the International Space Station since construction of the station began.

>  Fossils Link Pre-Humans in West Europe to Earlier Date [NYT > Science]

Excavations in a cave in the mountains of northern Spain have uncovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe, scientists said.

>  Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison [NYT > Science]

A recording found in Paris is believed to predate Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph by nearly 20 years.

>  Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods [NYT > Science]

A virus has sent shivers through Chile’s salmon industry and opened companies up to fresh charges that their breeding methods are producing potentially unhealthy fish.

>  On Saturn Moon, Life’s Basics [NYT > Science]

The basic ingredients for life — warmth, water and organic chemicals — are in place on Saturn’s small moon Enceladus, scientists said.

>  California Utility to Install Solar Panels [NYT > Science]

Southern California Edison plans to install solar panels on more than two square miles of rooftop, enough to power about 160,000 homes when the sun is shining.

>  Skin Deep: Experimenting With Makeup: What Puts the ‘Ick’ in Lipstick? [NYT > Science]

At a Saturday seminar called Cosmetic Chemistry in Boston, young girls and their parents find out what after-shaves and lipsticks are really made of.

>  Star’s Dust May Hold Clue to New Planet [NYT > Science]

Observations of a star 470 light years away see, for the first time in high resolution, what may be a planet forming.

>  What a Rodent Can Do With a Rake in Its Paw [NYT > Science]

For the first time, rodents have been trained to wield tools in the laboratory and other species may soon join them.

>  Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys [NYT > Science]

Graves at a funerary complex south of Cairo point to the importance of donkeys in early Egyptian society and challenge some basic ideas about domesticating animals.

>  Company Plans Vehicle for Trips to Cusp of Space [NYT > Science]

Xcor Aerospace’s co-founder said the first version would be flying by 2010 and reach an altitude of 38 miles.

>  For Carbon Emissions, a Goal of Less Than Zero [NYT > Science]

At laboratories in the United States and abroad, the search is on to develop fuels from sources that remove more greenhouse gas than they produce.

>  A Turn to Alternative Chemicals [NYT > Science]

With a push from state government and industries, chemical companies are producing more environmentally benign products.

>  Regulators Stamp Copper as a Germ Killer [NYT > Science]

Federal regulators approved a group of copper alloys, including brass and bronze, as capable of killing bacteria and microbes effectively enough to protect human health.

>  Novy Urengoi Journal: Ivory for the Taking, From Beasts Well Beyond Caring [NYT > Science]

The Russian tradition of carving mammoth ivory has been given a lift by global warming, which has melted away the tundra and exposed more frozen remains.

>  The Candidates as Cousins Much Removed [NYT > Science]

Next time you’re considering whether to run for president, don’t forget the value of the fast and free genealogical research that comes with candidacy.

>  Link to Global Warming in Frogs’ Disappearance Is Challenged [NYT > Science]

A new research paper argues that the die-offs of harlequin frogs reflect the spread and repeated introductions of the chytrid fungus but questions the link to climate change.

>  Far Below the Surface of the World’s Oceans, a Tough Place for Foam Cups [NYT > Science]

During a historic dive to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, the pressure of the surrounding water crushed foam cups to the size of thimbles.

>  NRG Energy Sets Up an Entity to Build Nuclear Plants [NYT > Science]

The company wants to build two reactors adjacent to the South Texas Project, 90 miles from Houston.

>  Books: From Forgotten Luggage, Stories of Mental Illness [NYT > Science]

Hundreds of pieces of patients’ luggage left behind at Willard State Hospital included items that carry pathos and power in their very plainness.

>  Guidelines for Epidemics: Who Gets a Ventilator? [NYT > Science]

A new report says doctors, health care workers and the public need to start thinking about the idea of denying life support to some people during a public health disaster.

>  Skipping Cereal and Eggs, and Packing on Pounds [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight.

>  Cases: When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis [NYT > Science]

Why do doctors and patients often approach the diagnosis of disease so differently?

>  Observatory: Efforts of Dancing Bees Are Often Wasted on Distracted Audience [NYT > Science]

Much has been made about the waggle dance, but many bees seem to ignore the information it might convey.

>  Q & A: Spotlight on Skin [NYT > Science]

Two years ago I had surgery to treat Stage 1 melanoma. Is it completely gone or just hiding?

>  Observatory: Salt Deposits on Mars Appear to Be Like Those Seen in Earth’s Deserts [NYT > Science]

Researchers have found evidence of chloride-bearing materials — in other words, salts — in the Martian southern highlands.

>  Observatory: Theory on Dinosaurs and Volcanic Activity 65 Million Years Ago [NYT > Science]

A new analysis lends support to the idea that massive volcanic activity around 65 million years ago may have played a roll in wiping out the dinosaurs.

>  Global Update: Indonesia: Warnings on Failure to Contain Avian Flu and on Increased Risk of Deadly Mutation [NYT > Science]

The avian flu situation in Indonesia is grave, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned last week.

>  Vital Signs: Disparities: Wealth Factor Seen in Mammogram Rates [NYT > Science]

A new study found that wealthier women were more likely to get mammograms than poorer ones were.

>  Vital Signs: Perceptions: Feminists More Open-Minded on Weight [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that women who describe themselves as feminists are more forgiving than other women when assessing the attractiveness of other women.

>  Vital Signs: Exercise: Tying Neighborhoods to Fitness Efforts [NYT > Science]

A recent study finds that the neighborhood that poorer people live in may play just as big a role as their income in how likely they are to exercise.

>  Some Clarke Books to Warp Your Brain [NYT > Science]

REACH FOR TOMORROW (Ballantine, 1956) includes “The Rescue Party,” about.

>  Shuttle Undocks From Station [NYT > Science]

The space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station parted ways on Monday evening after an emotional farewell ceremony.

>  GuadalÍx De La Sierra Journal: For a Prize Bull, Next Big Test Is in Genetics Lab [NYT > Science]

The owner of Alcade, an aging bull who has sired many top opponents for Spain’s bullfighters, has decided to clone him.

>  David Challinor, Conservationist, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Challinor combined his career as a top scientific administrator at the Smithsonian Institution with an equally intense pursuit of excellence as a champion oarsman.

>  Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why [NYT > Science]

Virus? Bacteria? Environmental toxin? Scientists are racing to diagnose a syndrome that is threatening several bat species.

>  Findings: Are We Ready to Track Carbon Footprints? [NYT > Science]

People are not good at making immediate sacrifices for an abstract benefit in the future, especially when they have a hard time understanding the problem.

>  Essay: A Boy’s Life, Guided by the Voice of Cosmic Wonder [NYT > Science]

To space fans and perpetual adolescents everywhere Arthur C. Clarke was simply the deceptively dry voice of cosmic wonder.

>  Really?: The Claim: Grapefruit Can Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer [NYT > Science]

A recent e-mail chain has some people concerned about grapefruit.

>  Well: When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle [NYT > Science]

Unlike the playground bully, who often resorts to physical threats, the work bully sets out on a course of constant but subtle harassment.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  CPR Can Help, Even With No Training [NYT > Science]

The American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in an emergency when an adult’s heart stops.

>  Vital Signs: Regimens: Drug Samples Found to Affect Spending [NYT > Science]

Having doctors distribute free samples of medicines may do encourage patients to spend more money on drugs.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Another Reason to Choose a Mate Wisely [NYT > Science]

Being single may be healthier than being unhappily married, a new study suggests.

>  New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands [NYT > Science]

The policy encourage builders to compensate for wetland destruction. Critics say it will make it difficult to argue for requiring on-site preservation.

>  Supreme Court Rules for Delaware in River Dispute [NYT > Science]

The Supreme Court voted that Delaware has the right to veto New Jersey’s project creating a huge liquefied natural gas processing plant on its Delaware River shore.

>  Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond [NYT > Science]

Farmers say they intend on significantly cutting corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard.

>  Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More [NYT > Science]

Two men are pursuing a lawsuit to stop scientists from using a giant particle accelerator, saying it could create a black hole that might eat up the Earth.

>  Ideas & Trends: Edison ...Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented Everything? [NYT > Science]

Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.

>  Not a Mercury or Saturn, but It Goes Way Off Road [NYT > Science]

There’s a lot to like about the concept vehicle taking shape at the Johnson Space Center.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Letters: The Baffling Loss of Bats (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The Illimitable Universe (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Curbing the Carbon Habit (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Doctors and Diagnoses (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  CPR Can Help, Even With No Training [NYT > Science]

The American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in an emergency when an adult’s heart stops.

>  Vital Signs: Regimens: Drug Samples Found to Affect Spending [NYT > Science]

Having doctors distribute free samples of medicines may do encourage patients to spend more money on drugs.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Another Reason to Choose a Mate Wisely [NYT > Science]

Being single may be healthier than being unhappily married, a new study suggests.

>  New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands [NYT > Science]

The policy encourages builders to compensate for wetland destruction. Critics say it will make it difficult to argue for requiring on-site preservation.

>  Supreme Court Rules for Delaware in River Dispute [NYT > Science]

The Supreme Court voted that Delaware has the right to veto New Jersey’s project creating a huge liquefied natural gas processing plant on its Delaware River shore.

>  Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond [NYT > Science]

Farmers say they intend on significantly cutting corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard.

>  Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More [NYT > Science]

Two men are pursuing a lawsuit to stop scientists from using a giant particle accelerator, saying it could create a black hole that might eat up the Earth.

>  Ideas & Trends: Edison ...Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented Everything? [NYT > Science]

Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.

>  Not a Mercury or Saturn, but It Goes Way Off Road [NYT > Science]

There’s a lot to like about the concept vehicle taking shape at the Johnson Space Center.

>  Shuttle Retirement May Bring Loss of 8,600 Jobs, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Hardest hit would be the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., which could lose 6,400 of its 8,000 contract workers by 2011.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  CPR Can Help, Even With No Training [NYT > Science]

The American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in an emergency when an adult’s heart stops.

>  Vital Signs: Regimens: Drug Samples Found to Affect Spending [NYT > Science]

Having doctors distribute free samples of medicines may do encourage patients to spend more money on drugs.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Another Reason to Choose a Mate Wisely [NYT > Science]

Being single may be healthier than being unhappily married, a new study suggests.

>  New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands [NYT > Science]

The policy encourages builders to compensate for wetland destruction. Critics say it will make it difficult to argue for requiring on-site preservation.

>  Supreme Court Rules for Delaware in River Dispute [NYT > Science]

The Supreme Court voted that Delaware has the right to veto New Jersey’s project creating a huge liquefied natural gas processing plant on its Delaware River shore.

>  Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond [NYT > Science]

Farmers say they intend to significantly cut corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard.

>  Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More [NYT > Science]

Two men are pursuing a lawsuit to stop scientists from using a giant particle accelerator, saying it could create a black hole that might eat up the Earth.

>  Ideas & Trends: Edison ...Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented Everything? [NYT > Science]

Behind and beside every big-name inventor are typically lots of others whom history forgot.

>  Not a Mercury or Saturn, but It Goes Way Off Road [NYT > Science]

There’s a lot to like about the concept vehicle taking shape at the Johnson Space Center.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Letters: The Baffling Loss of Bats (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The Illimitable Universe (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Curbing the Carbon Habit (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Doctors and Diagnoses (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Robot Ship Cleared to Dock With Space Station [NYT > Science]

Managers of the International Space Station on Wednesday cleared Europe’s new Jules Verne cargo ship for its first docking with the orbiting research outpost.

>  The DNA Age: Defense Lawyers Fight DNA Samples Gained on Sly [NYT > Science]

DNA gathered surreptitiously helps get guilty verdicts, but critics say the practice violates privacy rights.

>  Robot Ship Cleared to Dock With Space Station [NYT > Science]

Managers of the International Space Station on Wednesday cleared Europe’s new Jules Verne cargo ship for its first docking with the orbiting research outpost.

>  Coming to New York, a Science Event for the Masses [NYT > Science]

A panel of university presidents, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of New York, the actor Alan Alda, the Columbia physicist Brian Greene and a Muppet announced plans on Wednesday for a World Science Festival to be held in New York.

>  Life’s Work: Dilbert the Inquisitor [NYT > Science]

There is a continuing effort to turn hiring and promoting into a science.

>  Shuttle Retirement May Bring Loss of 8,600 Jobs, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Hardest hit would be the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., which could lose 6,400 of its 8,000 contract workers by 2011.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  CPR Can Help, Even With No Training [NYT > Science]

The American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in an emergency when an adult’s heart stops.

>  Vital Signs: Regimens: Drug Samples Found to Affect Spending [NYT > Science]

Having doctors distribute free samples of medicines may do encourage patients to spend more money on drugs.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Another Reason to Choose a Mate Wisely [NYT > Science]

Being single may be healthier than being unhappily married, a new study suggests.

>  New Rule Lets Builders ‘Bank’ Efforts to Restore Wetlands [NYT > Science]

The policy encourages builders to compensate for wetland destruction. Critics say it will make it difficult to argue for requiring on-site preservation.

>  Supreme Court Rules for Delaware in River Dispute [NYT > Science]

The Supreme Court voted that Delaware has the right to veto New Jersey’s project creating a huge liquefied natural gas processing plant on its Delaware River shore.

>  Food Prices Rise, Farmers Respond [NYT > Science]

Farmers say they intend to significantly cut corn acreage this year in favor of soybeans, which may help alleviate global shortages that have hit poor countries hard.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Letters: The Baffling Loss of Bats (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The Illimitable Universe (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Curbing the Carbon Habit (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Doctors and Diagnoses (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Cargo Ship From Europe Joins Station in Space [NYT > Science]

The Jules Verne cargo ship made a nearly flawless first docking to the International Space Station on Thursday, bringing with it tons of needed supplies.

>  Worry on Vibration in New Rocket Has Eased, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Officials said that the vibrations would not be strong enough to harm either the rocket or the astronauts it will carry.

>  Evidence Supports Earlier Date for People in North America [NYT > Science]

A scattering of human coprolites, or fossil feces, is the strongest evidence of the earliest people living in North America, archaeologists reported.

>  Bug-Eating Bats Help Plants, Studies Say [NYT > Science]

Bug-eating bats in the tropics are a boon to farmers because they reduce the need for insecticides.

>  Coming to New York, a Science Event for the Masses [NYT > Science]

A panel of university presidents, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of New York, the actor Alan Alda, the Columbia physicist Brian Greene and a Muppet announced plans on Wednesday for a World Science Festival to be held in New York.

>  The DNA Age: Defense Lawyers Fight DNA Samples Gained on Sly [NYT > Science]

DNA gathered surreptitiously helps get guilty verdicts, but critics say the practice violates privacy rights.

>  Life’s Work: Dilbert the Inquisitor [NYT > Science]

There is a continuing effort to turn hiring and promoting into a science.

>  Shuttle Retirement May Bring Loss of 8,600 Jobs, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Hardest hit would be the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., which could lose 6,400 of its 8,000 contract workers by 2011.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Amazon’s ‘Forest Peoples’ Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agreements [NYT > Science]

Leaders of hundreds of indigenous groups in 11 Latin American countries sought consensus on a conservation plan for tropical forests like the Amazon.

>  Ideas & Trends: A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming [NYT > Science]

Emissions caps are not enough, say advocates of radically new technologies.

>  Energy: Sun Is Part of the Plan for Greener Hempstead [NYT > Science]

The town government views itself as a leader in reducing pollution, but critics say its use of solar power to deliver electricity is not worth the cost to taxpayers.

>  Unboxed: Let Computers Compute. It’s the Age of the Right Brain. [NYT > Science]

Now that we’re hip-deep in what has been called both the “Creative Economy” and the “Conceptual Age,” no one can afford to ignore the right hemisphere of the brain.

>  Texans Beat Big Coal, and a Film Shows How [NYT > Science]

“Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars” spotlights a coalition of ranchers, big-city mayors and environmentalists that spurred the record $45 billion takeover of Texas’s biggest electric company, TXU.

>  For Seattle Shoppers, Paper or Plastic Could Come with a ‘Green Fee’ [NYT > Science]

Seattle consumers may face a 20-cent per bag fee under a new proposal, which also would include the banning of foam food containers.

>  Worry on Vibration in New Rocket Has Eased, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Officials said that the vibrations would not be strong enough to harm either the rocket or the astronauts it will carry.

>  Cargo Ship From Europe Joins Station in Space [NYT > Science]

The Jules Verne cargo ship made a nearly flawless first docking to the International Space Station on Thursday, bringing with it tons of needed supplies.

>  Evidence Supports Earlier Date for People in North America [NYT > Science]

A scattering of human coprolites, or fossil feces, is the strongest evidence of the earliest people living in North America, archaeologists reported.

>  Bug-Eating Bats Help Plants, Studies Say [NYT > Science]

Bug-eating bats in the tropics are a boon to farmers because they reduce the need for insecticides.

>  Coming to New York, a Science Event for the Masses [NYT > Science]

A panel of university presidents, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of New York, the actor Alan Alda, the Columbia physicist Brian Greene and a Muppet announced plans on Wednesday for a World Science Festival to be held in New York.

>  The DNA Age: Defense Lawyers Fight DNA Samples Gained on Sly [NYT > Science]

DNA gathered surreptitiously helps get guilty verdicts, but critics say the practice violates privacy rights.

>  Life’s Work: Dilbert the Inquisitor [NYT > Science]

There is a continuing effort to turn hiring and promoting into a science.

>  Shuttle Retirement May Bring Loss of 8,600 Jobs, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Hardest hit would be the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., which could lose 6,400 of its 8,000 contract workers by 2011.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Amazon’s ‘Forest Peoples’ Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agreements [NYT > Science]

Leaders of hundreds of indigenous groups in 11 Latin American countries sought consensus on a conservation plan for tropical forests like the Amazon.

>  Ideas & Trends: A Shift in the Debate Over Global Warming [NYT > Science]

Emissions caps are not enough, say advocates of radically new technologies.

>  Energy: Sun Is Part of the Plan for Greener Hempstead [NYT > Science]

The town government views itself as a leader in reducing pollution, but critics say its use of solar power to deliver electricity is not worth the cost to taxpayers.

>  Unboxed: Let Computers Compute. It’s the Age of the Right Brain. [NYT > Science]

Now that we’re hip-deep in what has been called both the “Creative Economy” and the “Conceptual Age,” no one can afford to ignore the right hemisphere of the brain.

>  Texans Beat Big Coal, and a Film Shows How [NYT > Science]

“Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars” spotlights a coalition of ranchers, big-city mayors and environmentalists that spurred the record $45 billion takeover of Texas’s biggest electric company, TXU.

>  For Seattle Shoppers, Paper or Plastic Could Come with a ‘Green Fee’ [NYT > Science]

Seattle consumers may face a 20-cent per bag fee under a new proposal, which also would include the banning of foam food containers.

>  Worry on Vibration in New Rocket Has Eased, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Officials said that the vibrations would not be strong enough to harm either the rocket or the astronauts it will carry.

>  Cargo Ship From Europe Joins Station in Space [NYT > Science]

The Jules Verne cargo ship made a nearly flawless first docking to the International Space Station on Thursday, bringing with it tons of needed supplies.

>  Evidence Supports Earlier Date for People in North America [NYT > Science]

A scattering of human coprolites, or fossil feces, is the strongest evidence of the earliest people living in North America, archaeologists reported.

>  Bug-Eating Bats Help Plants, Studies Say [NYT > Science]

Bug-eating bats in the tropics are a boon to farmers because they reduce the need for insecticides.

>  Coming to New York, a Science Event for the Masses [NYT > Science]

A panel of university presidents, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein of New York, the actor Alan Alda, the Columbia physicist Brian Greene and a Muppet announced plans on Wednesday for a World Science Festival to be held in New York.

>  The DNA Age: Defense Lawyers Fight DNA Samples Gained on Sly [NYT > Science]

DNA gathered surreptitiously helps get guilty verdicts, but critics say the practice violates privacy rights.

>  Life’s Work: Dilbert the Inquisitor [NYT > Science]

There is a continuing effort to turn hiring and promoting into a science.

>  Shuttle Retirement May Bring Loss of 8,600 Jobs, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Hardest hit would be the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., which could lose 6,400 of its 8,000 contract workers by 2011.

>  Basics: Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face [NYT > Science]

Our visual system’s inability to detect alterations to something staring us straight in the face is known as change blindness.

>  Scientist at Work | Steve C. Wang: Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers [NYT > Science]

Steve C. Wang used a kind of statistical Mr. Potato Head to portray the spectrum of managerial characteristics in a way that intrigued even the skippers themselves.

>  Gore Group Plans Ad Blitz on Global Warming [NYT > Science]

The three-year campaign would involve a $300 million advertising blitz to recruit 10 million advocates to seek laws and policies that can cut greenhouse gases.

>  As Fight for Water Heats Up, Prized Fish Suffer [NYT > Science]

Western fisheries are fast showing effects of climate change as the competition for water intensifies.

>  New Therapies Fight Phantom Noises of Tinnitus [NYT > Science]

Although there is no cure, researchers say they have never had a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

>  Observatory: The Little Tingle Tells You It’s Working [NYT > Science]

A small electric current applied to certain plants can stimulate the biosynthesis of chemicals, new research suggests.

>  Q & A: Singing and Fitness [NYT > Science]

Is singing exercise? Could I lose weight by vocalizing?

>  Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma? [NYT > Science]

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

>  Observatory: From a Burial Pit in Southern Peru, a Golden Oldie [NYT > Science]

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest example of worked gold ever found in the Americas.

>  Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates.

>  Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio [NYT > Science]

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

>  Vital Signs: At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia [NYT > Science]

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

>  Inside the Black Budget [NYT > Science]

In patches decorated with rockets, bombs and dragons, a photographer and author, Trevor Paglen, finds a coded guide to a secret world of military research.

>  Mind: April Fool! The Purpose of Pranks [NYT > Science]

Recent research suggests that the experience of being duped can stir self-reflection in a way few other experiences can.

>  The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought [NYT > Science]

The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles.

>  Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth [NYT > Science]

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

>  Really?: The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething [NYT > Science]

An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern.

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends in Court [NYT > Science]

California’s Solar Shade Act was an obscure curiosity until Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment [NYT > Science]

As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.

>  Global Update: In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems [NYT > Science]

Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Heavy Burden for Infants Who Lack Sleep [NYT > Science]

Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests.

>  Vital Signs: Vision: Study Sees Value in Older Cornea Donors [NYT > Science]

Vision

>  Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out [NYT > Science]

The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vital Statistics: Escalator Injuries Rise in Older Adults [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that from 1991 to 2005, nearly 40,000 people older than 65 were injured while doing so, an average of 2,660 a year.

>  Vital Signs: Children: Heredity May Figure Into Breech Deliveries [NYT > Science]

The tendency to have a breech delivery is inherited, a new study reports, and it is apparently inherited equally through the father and the mother.

>  Deal Gives Money to Tribes to Drop Role in Fish Lawsuits [NYT > Science]

The deal would give the tribes nearly $1 billion to manage fish habitat and hatcheries in exchange for dropping their fight against federal fishing policies in the region.

>  The Monty Hall Problem [NYT > Science]
>  Q & A: Heading Off a Cold [NYT > Science]

Can you fight off a cold?

>  Personal Health: Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements [NYT > Science]

Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter — by interfering with pacemakers.

>  Well: Keeping Priorities Straight, Even at the End [NYT > Science]

Randy F. Pausch expected students to pay attention to his lectures. He never expected that the rest of the world would listen, too.

>  Letters: Advocating Fetal Autopsies [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: That Ringing in Your Ear (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Concern for a Stranger (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patches and Secret Riddles (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment [NYT > Science]

As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.

>  Global Update: In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems [NYT > Science]

Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Heavy Burden for Infants Who Lack Sleep [NYT > Science]

Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests.

>  Vital Signs: Vision: Study Sees Value in Older Cornea Donors [NYT > Science]

Vision

>  Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out [NYT > Science]

The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vital Statistics: Escalator Injuries Rise in Older Adults [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that from 1991 to 2005, nearly 40,000 people older than 65 were injured while doing so, an average of 2,660 a year.

>  Vital Signs: Children: Heredity May Figure Into Breech Deliveries [NYT > Science]

The tendency to have a breech delivery is inherited, a new study reports, and it is apparently inherited equally through the father and the mother.

>  Deal Gives Money to Tribes to Drop Role in Fish Lawsuits [NYT > Science]

The deal would give the tribes nearly $1 billion to manage fish habitat and hatcheries in exchange for dropping their fight against federal fishing policies in the region.

>  The Monty Hall Problem [NYT > Science]
>  Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends in Court [NYT > Science]

California’s Solar Shade Act was an obscure curiosity until Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted.

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Q & A: Heading Off a Cold [NYT > Science]

Can you fight off a cold?

>  Personal Health: Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements [NYT > Science]

Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  Well: Keeping Priorities Straight, Even at the End [NYT > Science]

One man’s recipe for a happy life and achieving dreams turns into an Internet hit.

>  Letters: Advocating Fetal Autopsies [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: That Ringing in Your Ear (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Concern for a Stranger (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patches and Secret Riddles (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation [NYT > Science]

Farmers are spurning guaranteed annual payments from a conservation program for a chance to cash in on the boom in wheat, soybeans, corn and other crops.

>  Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods [NYT > Science]

Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.

>  Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project [NYT > Science]

A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.

>  On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up [NYT > Science]

The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone.

>  A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived [NYT > Science]

To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Q & A: Heading Off a Cold [NYT > Science]

Can you fight off a cold?

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment [NYT > Science]

As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.

>  Global Update: In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems [NYT > Science]

Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Heavy Burden for Infants Who Lack Sleep [NYT > Science]

Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests.

>  Vital Signs: Vision: Study Sees Value in Older Cornea Donors [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that corneas of people up to 75 years old appear to work just as well as those of younger donors.

>  Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out [NYT > Science]

The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vital Statistics: Escalator Injuries Rise in Older Adults [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that in each year from 1991 to 2005, an average of 2,660 people older than 65 were injured while riding escalators.

>  Vital Signs: Children: Heredity May Figure Into Breech Deliveries [NYT > Science]

The tendency to have a breech delivery is inherited, a new study reports, and it is apparently inherited equally through the father and the mother.

>  Deal Gives Money to Tribes to Drop Role in Fish Lawsuits [NYT > Science]

The deal would give the tribes nearly $1 billion to manage fish habitat and hatcheries in exchange for dropping their fight against federal fishing policies in the region.

>  The Monty Hall Problem [NYT > Science]
>  Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends in Court [NYT > Science]

California’s Solar Shade Act was an obscure curiosity until Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Personal Health: Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements [NYT > Science]

Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  Well: Keeping Priorities Straight, Even at the End [NYT > Science]

One man’s recipe for a happy life and achieving dreams turns into an Internet hit.

>  Letters: Advocating Fetal Autopsies (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: That Ringing in Your Ear (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Concern for a Stranger (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patches and Secret Riddles (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Dot Earth: Money for India’s ‘Ultra Mega’ Coal Plants Approved [NYT > Science]

India’s Tata Power group just gained financial backing from the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, for its “Ultra Mega” power plant.

>  The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program [NYT > Science]

Farmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate.

>  Front Row: Where That Suit Has Been [NYT > Science]

Now some clothing companies are beginning to provide the prepurchase itinerary of clothes to environmentally conscious consumers.

>  Dot Earth: Money for India’s ‘Ultra Mega’ Coal Plants Approved [NYT > Science]

India’s Tata Power group just gained financial backing from the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, for its “Ultra Mega” power plant.

>  Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods [NYT > Science]

Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.

>  Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project [NYT > Science]

A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.

>  On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up [NYT > Science]

The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone.

>  A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived [NYT > Science]

To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.

>  William L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Kraushaar used early satellites to measure gamma rays and X-rays in space and then theorized about the ultimate sources of the cosmic radiation.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Q & A: Heading Off a Cold [NYT > Science]

Can you fight off a cold?

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment [NYT > Science]

As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.

>  Global Update: In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems [NYT > Science]

Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Heavy Burden for Infants Who Lack Sleep [NYT > Science]

Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests.

>  Vital Signs: Vision: Study Sees Value in Older Cornea Donors [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that corneas of people up to 75 years old appear to work just as well as those of younger donors.

>  Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out [NYT > Science]

The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vital Statistics: Escalator Injuries Rise in Older Adults [NYT > Science]

A new study reports that in each year from 1991 to 2005, an average of 2,660 people older than 65 were injured while riding escalators.

>  Vital Signs: Children: Heredity May Figure Into Breech Deliveries [NYT > Science]

The tendency to have a breech delivery is inherited, a new study reports, and it is apparently inherited equally through the father and the mother.

>  Deal Gives Money to Tribes to Drop Role in Fish Lawsuits [NYT > Science]

The deal would give the tribes nearly $1 billion to manage fish habitat and hatcheries in exchange for dropping their fight against federal fishing policies in the region.

>  The Monty Hall Problem [NYT > Science]
>  Trees Block Solar Panels, and a Feud Ends in Court [NYT > Science]

California’s Solar Shade Act was an obscure curiosity until Carolynn Bissett and Richard Treanor were convicted.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Personal Health: Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements [NYT > Science]

Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  Well: Keeping Priorities Straight, Even at the End [NYT > Science]

One man’s recipe for a happy life and achieving dreams turns into an Internet hit.

>  Letters: Advocating Fetal Autopsies (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: That Ringing in Your Ear (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Concern for a Stranger (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Patches and Secret Riddles (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Dot Earth: Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? [NYT > Science]

Can technology provide meat for 9 billion without trashing the planet?

>  Sharp Curb on Salmon Season [NYT > Science]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing this year from the California coast to north-central Oregon.

>  Even the Whales Have Their Predators: Ships [NYT > Science]

The federal fisheries service is attempting to put a speed limit on some ships to keep them from killing endangered right whales.

>  Gas Plant in L.I. Sound Is Rejected [NYT > Science]

Gov. David A. Paterson said that the $700 million liquefied natural gas plant would put a large section of the Sound off limits to boaters and would not guarantee low-cost gas for Long Island.

>  Two Issues Combine to Scuttle an Aerospace Takeover [NYT > Science]

Concerns about national security laws in the United States and sensitivities over Canada’s control of its Arctic lands blocked a takeover of Canada’s largest space equipment company.

>  Climate Change Brings Health Risks [NYT > Science]

A government official said certain regions of the country — and the elderly and children — will be most vulnerable to health problems as a result of climate change.

>  Front Row: Where That Suit Has Been [NYT > Science]

Now some clothing companies are beginning to provide the prepurchase itinerary of clothes to environmentally conscious consumers.

>  The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program [NYT > Science]

Farmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate.

>  Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods [NYT > Science]

Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.

>  Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project [NYT > Science]

A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.

>  On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up [NYT > Science]

The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  William L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Kraushaar used early satellites to measure gamma rays and X-rays in space and then theorized about the ultimate sources of the cosmic radiation.

>  A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived [NYT > Science]

To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Q & A: Heading Off a Cold [NYT > Science]

Can you fight off a cold?

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Increasing Obesity Requires New Ambulance Equipment [NYT > Science]

As obesity rates increase, fire departments and emergency medical workers are purchasing more expensive ambulances that can carry heavier patients.

>  Global Update: In Remote Eskimo Villages, Pockets of Third-World Problems [NYT > Science]

Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Heavy Burden for Infants Who Lack Sleep [NYT > Science]

Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out [NYT > Science]

The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Personal Health: Potential for Harm in Dietary Supplements [NYT > Science]

Large doses and combinations of dietary substances can be hazardous.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  Well: Keeping Priorities Straight, Even at the End [NYT > Science]

One man’s recipe for a happy life and achieving dreams turns into an Internet hit.

>  Dot Earth: Hurricane Expert Reassesses Climate Link [NYT > Science]

The link between warming and hurricanes is being questioned by an early proponent.

>  Pure Science [NYT > Science]

In this homage to 10 curious souls, George Johnson singles out efforts eloquent and profound.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Even the Whales Have Their Predators: Ships [NYT > Science]

The federal fisheries service is attempting to put a speed limit on some ships to keep them from killing endangered right whales.

>  Dot Earth: Hurricane Expert Reassesses Link to Warming [NYT > Science]

The link between warming and hurricanes is being questioned by an early proponent.

>  Sharp Curb on Salmon Season [NYT > Science]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing this year from the California coast to north-central Oregon.

>  Gas Plant in L.I. Sound Is Rejected [NYT > Science]

Gov. David A. Paterson said that the $700 million liquefied natural gas plant would put a large section of the Sound off limits to boaters and would not guarantee low-cost gas for Long Island.

>  Two Issues Combine to Scuttle an Aerospace Takeover [NYT > Science]

Concerns about national security laws in the United States and sensitivities over Canada’s control of its Arctic lands blocked a takeover of Canada’s largest space equipment company.

>  Climate Change Brings Health Risks [NYT > Science]

A government official said certain regions of the country — and the elderly and children — will be most vulnerable to health problems as a result of climate change.

>  Front Row: Where That Suit Has Been [NYT > Science]

Now some clothing companies are beginning to provide the prepurchase itinerary of clothes to environmentally conscious consumers.

>  The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program [NYT > Science]

Farmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate.

>  Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods [NYT > Science]

Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.

>  Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project [NYT > Science]

A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up [NYT > Science]

The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone.

>  William L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Kraushaar used early satellites to measure gamma rays and X-rays in space and then theorized about the ultimate sources of the cosmic radiation.

>  A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived [NYT > Science]

To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Pure Science [NYT > Science]

In this homage to 10 curious souls, George Johnson singles out efforts eloquent and profound.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  John a. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Even the Whales Have Their Predators: Ships [NYT > Science]

The federal fisheries service is attempting to put a speed limit on some ships to keep them from killing endangered right whales.

>  Sharp Curb on Salmon Season [NYT > Science]

The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing this year from the California coast to north-central Oregon.

>  Gas Plant in L.I. Sound Is Rejected [NYT > Science]

Gov. David A. Paterson said that the $700 million liquefied natural gas plant would put a large section of the Sound off limits to boaters and would not guarantee low-cost gas for Long Island.

>  Two Issues Combine to Scuttle an Aerospace Takeover [NYT > Science]

Concerns about national security laws in the United States and sensitivities over Canada’s control of its Arctic lands blocked a takeover of Canada’s largest space equipment company.

>  Front Row: Where That Suit Has Been [NYT > Science]

Now some clothing companies are beginning to provide the prepurchase itinerary of clothes to environmentally conscious consumers.

>  The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program [NYT > Science]

Farmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate.

>  Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods [NYT > Science]

Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.

>  Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project [NYT > Science]

A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.

>  What’s Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish [NYT > Science]

Naturalists as far back as Aristotle have known that fish make sounds but scientists are now starting to try to record and understand the wide variety of noises.

>  On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up [NYT > Science]

The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone.

>  William L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 87 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Kraushaar used early satellites to measure gamma rays and X-rays in space and then theorized about the ultimate sources of the cosmic radiation.

>  A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived [NYT > Science]

To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.

>  Cases: My Daughters Are Fine, but I’ll Never Be the Same [NYT > Science]

A child’s close call with death reverberates through the rest of a parent’s life.

>  Hermaphrodite Frogs Found in Suburban Ponds [NYT > Science]

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely than their rural counterparts to develop the reproductive abnormalities, a new study suggests.

>  Growing Pains for a Deep-Sea Home Built of Subway Cars [NYT > Science]

Delaware’s novel use of submerged New York subway cars to revive a stretch of ocean floor has been so successful it is now competing with other states for a limited supply of cars.

>  Observatory: Researchers Find Bacteria That Devour Antibiotics [NYT > Science]

For some bacteria, what doesn’t kill them makes them thrive.

>  Observatory: Why Wait for the Hive? Honeybees Get to Work in Flight, Study Says [NYT > Science]

In certain cases bees start concentrating flower nectar as early as the flight home.

>  Vanished: A Pueblo Mystery [NYT > Science]

Why, in the late 13th century, did a people called the Anasazi abandon magnificent settlements of the Colorado Plateau and move south into Arizona and New Mexico?

>  Findings: And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw [NYT > Science]

Some experiments that purport to show cognitive-dissonance effects might be explainable by statistics alone.

>  A Disease That Allowed Torrents of Creativity [NYT > Science]

Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over.

>  Mr. Smith’s 3-Card Monty Problem [NYT > Science]

The Mr. Smith probability problem still seems to be confusing some Lab readers despite the explanation yesterday from Craig Fox. So let me offer a couple of variations of it, which were provided by Richard Weber, the director of the Statistical Laboratory at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, England: 1. I take 3 cards: [...].

>  The Psychology of Getting Suckered [NYT > Science]

The three problems posted yesterday involving Mr. Smith and Monty Hall confused some readers, but certainly not all. Mike Scott was the first to get all three answers correct; Harris gave a nicely thorough explanation of the answers. And now I've got an an even more thorough explanation of these problems and of the psychological [...].

>  Monty Hall’s Other Problems [NYT > Science]

Now that so many Lab readers have brilliantly mastered the Monty Hall Problem discussed in my Findings column, I've got several new problems for you. (If you're not yet clear on the original one, you can still play the Monty Hall game.) Now, for extra credit, here are three new related challenges — which will [...].

>  Pure Science [NYT > Science]

In this homage to 10 curious souls, George Johnson singles out efforts eloquent and profound.

>  Really?: The Claim: IPods Can Interfere With Pacemakers [NYT > Science]

A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  Scientists May Have Found Titanic’s Weak Link [NYT > Science]

A deadly mix of great ambition and low quality iron may have doomed the ship, according to a team of scientists.

>  Dot Earth: Bush Appears to Seek Warming Legacy [NYT > Science]

Both at home and overseas, there are signs that the White House is aiming to repair its legacy on the issue of climate change.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

The class of substances lumped together under the plastics postmark is so broad and diverse that to condemn or condone them categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Q& A: Let the Sunshine In [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, call the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  Letters: The Monty Hall Problem (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Supplements and Remedies (3 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Coping With a ‘Close Call’ (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

The class of substances lumped together under the plastics postmark is so broad and diverse that to condemn or condone them categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Q& A: Let the Sunshine In [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, call the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  Letters: The Monty Hall Problem (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Supplements and Remedies (3 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Coping With a ‘Close Call’ (2 Letters) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Dot Earth: Bush to State Climate Goals [NYT > Science]

President Bush plans to set a long-term climate goal Wednesday.

>  Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’ [NYT > Science]

The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers.

>  Bush to Give Goals for Greenhouse Gases [NYT > Science]

President Bush on Wednesday will lay out specific goals for limiting the greenhouse gases that scientists say are responsible for warming the planet.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests earmarked for conservation and tigers in India raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests, and for whom — humans or animals?

>  Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’ [NYT > Science]

The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers.

>  Dot Earth: Bush to State Climate Goals [NYT > Science]

President Bush plans to set a long-term climate goal Wednesday.

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q& A: Let the Sunshine In [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  Dot Earth: Bush Comes Full Circle on Limiting Emissions [NYT > Science]

In a speech, the president is setting a goal of flattening emissions of carbon dioxide from American power plants.

>  Physicists Claim to Have Found ‘Dark Matter’ Again [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists on Wednesday renewed a controversial claim that they had detected mysterious dark matter particles.

>  NASA Extends Saturn Mission for Another 2 Years [NYT > Science]

The agency says the $160 million extension will allow Cassini to make 60 more revolutions around the ringed planet.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production is one of several factors contributing to a doubling of rice prices in the last three months.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists renewed a controversial claim that they had detected dark matter particles.

>  Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal [NYT > Science]

President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own.

>  Edward N. Lorenz, a Meteorologist and a Father of Chaos Theory, Dies at 90 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Lorenz was a meteorologist who tried to predict the weather with computers but instead gave rise to the modern field of chaos theory.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production is one of several factors contributing to a doubling of rice prices in the last three months.

>  World Briefing | Europe: France: No Takers on the Triceratops [NYT > Science]

The skeleton of a Triceratops that roamed the earth 65 million years ago failed to find a buyer when the $780,000 final bid at Christie’s in Paris fell short of the reserve price.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  NASA Extends Saturn Mission for Another 2 Years [NYT > Science]

The agency says the $160 million extension will allow Cassini to make 60 more revolutions around the ringed planet.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom — humans or animals.

>  Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’ [NYT > Science]

The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q&A: Let the Sunshine in [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? [NYT > Science]

I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...].

>  TierneyLab: Mr. Smith’s Gambling Problem [NYT > Science]

In what I hope is a final attempt to clear up the Mr. Smith probability problem, I've got another explanation and a new problem involving a coin, a die and $100. First, the explanation, from Craig Fox, the U.C.L.A. professor who got this argument started: There seems to be some debate among your readers concerning the [...].

>  Mr. Smith’s 3-Card Monty Problem [NYT > Science]

The Mr. Smith probability problem still seems to be confusing some Lab readers despite the explanation yesterday from Craig Fox. So let me offer a couple of variations of it, which were provided by Richard Weber, the director of the Statistical Laboratory at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, England: 1. I take 3 cards: [...].

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans [NYT > Science]

A microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the next century, a team of scientists reported.

>  Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans [NYT > Science]

A microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the next century, a team of scientists reported.

>  Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists renewed a controversial claim that they had detected dark matter particles.

>  Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal [NYT > Science]

President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own.

>  Edward N. Lorenz, a Meteorologist and a Father of Chaos Theory, Dies at 90 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Lorenz was a meteorologist who tried to predict the weather with computers but instead gave rise to the modern field of chaos theory.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production may foretell some of the effects of global warming on agriculture.

>  World Briefing | Europe: France: No Takers on the Triceratops [NYT > Science]

The skeleton of a Triceratops that roamed the earth 65 million years ago failed to find a buyer when the $780,000 final bid at Christie’s in Paris fell short of the reserve price.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  NASA Extends Saturn Mission for Another 2 Years [NYT > Science]

The agency says the $160 million extension will allow Cassini to make 60 more revolutions around the ringed planet.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom — humans or animals.

>  Canada Likely to Label Plastic Ingredient ‘Toxic’ [NYT > Science]

The Canadian government is said to be ready to declare as toxic the compound bisphenol-a, a chemical widely used in plastics for baby bottles, beverage and food containers.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q&A: Let the Sunshine in [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? [NYT > Science]

I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...].

>  TierneyLab: Mr. Smith’s Gambling Problem [NYT > Science]

In what I hope is a final attempt to clear up the Mr. Smith probability problem, I've got another explanation and a new problem involving a coin, a die and $100. First, the explanation, from Craig Fox, the U.C.L.A. professor who got this argument started: There seems to be some debate among your readers concerning the [...].

>  Mr. Smith’s 3-Card Monty Problem [NYT > Science]

The Mr. Smith probability problem still seems to be confusing some Lab readers despite the explanation yesterday from Craig Fox. So let me offer a couple of variations of it, which were provided by Richard Weber, the director of the Statistical Laboratory at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, England: 1. I take 3 cards: [...].

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  TierneyLab: Presidential Candidates on Marijuana [NYT > Science]

For patients and doctors who want to use medical marijuana for pain relief, there’s more good news from researchers — and maybe signs of change in Washington.

>  Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans [NYT > Science]

A microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the next century, a team of scientists reported.

>  Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists renewed a controversial claim that they had detected dark matter particles.

>  Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal [NYT > Science]

President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own.

>  Edward N. Lorenz, a Meteorologist and a Father of Chaos Theory, Dies at 90 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Lorenz was a meteorologist who tried to predict the weather with computers but instead gave rise to the modern field of chaos theory.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production may foretell some of the effects of global warming on agriculture.

>  World Briefing | Europe: France: No Takers on the Triceratops [NYT > Science]

The skeleton of a Triceratops that roamed the earth 65 million years ago failed to find a buyer when the $780,000 final bid at Christie’s in Paris fell short of the reserve price.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom — humans or animals.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q&A: Let the Sunshine in [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Presidential Candidates on Marijuana [NYT > Science]

For patients and doctors who want to use medical marijuana for pain relief, there’s more good news from researchers — and maybe signs of change in Washington.

>  Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? [NYT > Science]

I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...].

>  TierneyLab: Mr. Smith’s Gambling Problem [NYT > Science]

In what I hope is a final attempt to clear up the Mr. Smith probability problem, I've got another explanation and a new problem involving a coin, a die and $100. First, the explanation, from Craig Fox, the U.C.L.A. professor who got this argument started: There seems to be some debate among your readers concerning the [...].

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  The Way We Live Now: Why Bother? [NYT > Science]

Looking for a few good reasons to go green.

>  Avalanches in Alaska May Increase Power Costs [NYT > Science]

A series of avalanches in Juneau took out a mile and a half of power transmission line and destroyed or severely damaged five support towers.

>  Barreling Along: The Big Thirst [NYT > Science]

Oil’s future is murky. With China and India rising, the supply question looms.

>  Russian Soyuz, With Korean Space Pioneer, Lands Off Mark [NYT > Science]

The craft landed 260 miles off its mark and 20 minutes late, an unusual event given how precisely engineers plan for such landings.

>  Idea Lab: Leafonomics [NYT > Science]

How to preserve your forests and make money in the process.

>  Essay: Recipes for Disaster [NYT > Science]

Is the economic implosion of the United States a crisis or an opportunity? Two eco-millenarian novelists disagree.

>  The Way We Live Now: Why Bother? [NYT > Science]

Looking for a few good reasons to go green.

>  Avalanches in Alaska May Increase Power Costs [NYT > Science]

A series of avalanches in Juneau took out a mile and a half of power transmission line and destroyed or severely damaged five support towers.

>  Barreling Along: The Big Thirst [NYT > Science]

Oil’s future is murky. With China and India rising, the supply question looms.

>  Russian Soyuz, With Korean Space Pioneer, Lands Off Mark [NYT > Science]

The craft landed 260 miles off its mark and 20 minutes late, an unusual event given how precisely engineers plan for such landings.

>  Idea Lab: Leafonomics [NYT > Science]

How to preserve your forests and make money in the process.

>  Essay: Recipes for Disaster [NYT > Science]

Is the economic implosion of the United States a crisis or an opportunity? Two eco-millenarian novelists disagree.

>  Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans [NYT > Science]

A microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the next century, a team of scientists reported.

>  Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists renewed a controversial claim that they had detected dark matter particles.

>  Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal [NYT > Science]

President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own.

>  Edward N. Lorenz, a Meteorologist and a Father of Chaos Theory, Dies at 90 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Lorenz was a meteorologist who tried to predict the weather with computers but instead gave rise to the modern field of chaos theory.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production may foretell some of the effects of global warming on agriculture.

>  World Briefing | Europe: France: No Takers on the Triceratops [NYT > Science]

The skeleton of a Triceratops that roamed the earth 65 million years ago failed to find a buyer when the $780,000 final bid at Christie’s in Paris fell short of the reserve price.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom — humans or animals.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q&A: Let the Sunshine in [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Presidential Candidates on Marijuana [NYT > Science]

For patients and doctors who want to use medical marijuana for pain relief, there’s more good news from researchers — and maybe signs of change in Washington.

>  Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? [NYT > Science]

I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...].

>  TierneyLab: Mr. Smith’s Gambling Problem [NYT > Science]

In what I hope is a final attempt to clear up the Mr. Smith probability problem, I've got another explanation and a new problem involving a coin, a die and $100. First, the explanation, from Craig Fox, the U.C.L.A. professor who got this argument started: There seems to be some debate among your readers concerning the [...].

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  The Way We Live Now: Why Bother? [NYT > Science]

Looking for a few good reasons to go green.

>  Russian Soyuz, With Korean Space Pioneer, Lands Off Mark [NYT > Science]

The craft landed 260 miles off its mark and 20 minutes late, an unusual event given how precisely engineers plan for such landings.

>  Idea Lab: Leafonomics [NYT > Science]

How to preserve your forests and make money in the process.

>  Essay: Recipes for Disaster [NYT > Science]

Is the economic implosion of the United States a crisis or an opportunity? Two eco-millenarian novelists disagree.

>  Study Sees an Advantage for Algae Species in Changing Oceans [NYT > Science]

A microscopic plant that lives in oceans around the world may thrive in the changing ocean conditions of the next century, a team of scientists reported.

>  Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles [NYT > Science]

A team of Italian and Chinese physicists renewed a controversial claim that they had detected dark matter particles.

>  Bush Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goal [NYT > Science]

President Bush called for the United States to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and challenged other countries to commit to goals of their own.

>  Edward N. Lorenz, a Meteorologist and a Father of Chaos Theory, Dies at 90 [NYT > Science]

Dr. Lorenz was a meteorologist who tried to predict the weather with computers but instead gave rise to the modern field of chaos theory.

>  The Food Chain: A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice [NYT > Science]

The collapse of Australia’s rice production may foretell some of the effects of global warming on agriculture.

>  World Briefing | Europe: France: No Takers on the Triceratops [NYT > Science]

The skeleton of a Triceratops that roamed the earth 65 million years ago failed to find a buyer when the $780,000 final bid at Christie’s in Paris fell short of the reserve price.

>  Businesses in Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions [NYT > Science]

Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases.

>  At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out [NYT > Science]

Efforts to convince people to leave forests raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests and for whom — humans or animals.

>  Essay: Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole [NYT > Science]

Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?

>  In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic’s Doom [NYT > Science]

A team of scientists has uncovered new evidence that the ship’s builder used substandard rivets and rushed the project.

>  New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days [NYT > Science]

Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.

>  Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines [NYT > Science]

Wind turbines are attracting homeowners with their ease of use, financial incentives and low environmental effects.

>  Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants [NYT > Science]

We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population.

>  Cases: Desperate to Cry, Desperate Not To [NYT > Science]

Emphysema robbed my patient of a way to show her grief.

>  Essay: Open Wide: Pioneer Dentist Gets His Due [NYT > Science]

The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

>  Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater [NYT > Science]

Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it.

>  Court Sets Fall Debate on Standards of Water Act [NYT > Science]

In accepting an appeal on the role of cost-benefit analysis in establishing Clean Water Act standards, the Supreme Court set the stage for an environmental policy debate.

>  Q&A: Let the Sunshine in [NYT > Science]

Am I still getting vitamin D when I’m outside on a gray, cloudy day?

>  Vital Signs: Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night [NYT > Science]

A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers.

>  Vital Signs: Symptoms: Hypertension May Mean Fewer Headaches [NYT > Science]

Having high blood pressure may lower the chances of having headaches, including migraines, researchers said Monday.

>  Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio [NYT > Science]

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

>  Global Update: Germany: Marijuana Smokers Were Poisoned With Lead in Leipzig [NYT > Science]

Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added.

>  Observatory: Recycling That Harms the Environment and People [NYT > Science]

The dismantling of electronic circuit boards, which contain lead, zinc, copper and other metals, can be dangerous to human health, a new study suggests.

>  Observatory: Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless [NYT > Science]

Scientists have discovered the first completely lungless frog.

>  Look! In the Sky. It’s a Rocket Racer. [NYT > Science]

The Rocket Racing League, a long-promised attempt to create a kind of Nascar of the skies, will hold its first exhibition races this year.

>  John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 [NYT > Science]

Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

>  In the West, a Fierce Battle Over Wolves [NYT > Science]

Since gray wolves were taken off the Endangered Species list in three Western states, a fierce argument has unfolded over where animals and humans should exist.

>  Idea Lab: Total Recall [NYT > Science]

Computers have much better memories than people do. Can we learn from them?

>  Presidential Candidates on Marijuana [NYT > Science]

For patients and doctors who want to use medical marijuana for pain relief, there’s more good news from researchers — and maybe signs of change in Washington.

>  Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? [NYT > Science]

I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...].

>  TierneyLab: Mr. Smith’s Gambling Problem [NYT > Science]

In what I hope is a final attempt to clear up the Mr. Smith probability problem, I've got another explanation and a new problem involving a coin, a die and $100. First, the explanation, from Craig Fox, the U.C.L.A. professor who got this argument started: There seems to be some debate among your readers concerning the [...].

>  How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis [NYT > Science]

A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it.

>  Basics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous [NYT > Science]

To condemn or condone plastics categorically makes no sense.

>  Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay [NYT > Science]

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

>  Personal Health: Alternatives for the Final Disposition [NYT > Science]

Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it.

>  Really?: The Claim: Being Left-Handed Adds to the Risk of Migraines [NYT > Science]

The lot of left-handers worsened in the 1980s when a study suggested they had a higher risk of headaches. But is it true?

>  Well: Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid [NYT > Science]

A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  Big City: For Urban Tree Planters, Concrete Is the Easy Part [NYT > Science]

If you’re a forester perversely inclined to ply your trade in New York City, a new initiative makes now a pretty good time to make a go of it.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Personal Health: Hypertension: In Retreat, but Hardly Vanquished [NYT > Science]

The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health.

>  Really?: The Claim: During a Seizure, You Can Swallow Your Tongue [NYT > Science]

One problem with medical myths is that they can sometimes lead well-meaning people to do ill-advised things.

>  Well: A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [NYT > Science]

If you’re worried about BPA, here are some ways to spot it and avoid it.

>  Letters: The ‘Flip Side’ of Plastic (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Growing Up on Medication (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: An Urn or a Gravestone? (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: A Stand Against Gifts (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The End of the World (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Governments, consumers and food companies are feeling pressures to relax resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Personal Health: Hypertension: In Retreat, but Hardly Vanquished [NYT > Science]

The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health.

>  Really?: The Claim: During a Seizure, You Can Swallow Your Tongue [NYT > Science]

One problem with medical myths is that they can sometimes lead well-meaning people to do ill-advised things.

>  Well: A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [NYT > Science]

If you’re worried about BPA, here are some ways to spot it and avoid it.

>  Letters: The ‘Flip Side’ of Plastic (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: Growing Up on Medication (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: An Urn or a Gravestone? (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: A Stand Against Gifts (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Letters: The End of the World (1 Letter) [NYT > Science]

To the Editor:.

>  Soyuz Is Reliable Despite Rough Landing, NASA Says [NYT > Science]

Although NASA is concerned about last weekend’s rough landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, an agency official expressed confidence that the Russians would solve the problem.

>  Despite Climate Worry, Europe Turns to Coal [NYT > Science]

Driven by rising demand and oil and natural gas prices, European countries plan to build dozens of new coal-fired power plants.

>  Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions [NYT > Science]

A new book argues that Disney movies like “Bambi” inspired a generations of environmentalists, while others criticize the films' distorted views of nature and animals.

>  Europe Turns to Coal Again, Raising Alarms on Climate [NYT > Science]

European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.

>  NASA Official Plays Down a Troubled Soyuz Landing [NYT > Science]

Although NASA is concerned about last weekend’s rough landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, an agency official expressed confidence that the Russians would solve the problem.

>  Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions [NYT > Science]

A new book argues that Disney movies like “Bambi” inspired generations of environmentalists, while others criticize the films’ distorted views of nature and animals.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Governments, consumers and food companies are feeling pressures to relax resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Personal Health: Hypertension: In Retreat, but Hardly Vanquished [NYT > Science]

The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health.

>  Well: A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [NYT > Science]

If you’re worried about BPA, here are some ways to spot it and avoid it.

>  In the Garden: Humming Praises for the Wild Bee [NYT > Science]

The bumblebee and other native wild bees are all the more important in the garden now that the population of honeybees is in such decline.

>  Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears [NYT > Science]

European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.

>  NASA Official Plays Down a Troubled Soyuz Landing [NYT > Science]

Although NASA is concerned about last weekend’s rough landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, an agency official expressed confidence that the Russians would solve the problem.

>  Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions [NYT > Science]

A new book argues that Disney movies like “Bambi” inspired generations of environmentalists, while others criticize the films’ distorted views of nature and animals.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Governments, consumers and food companies are feeling pressures to relax resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Personal Health: Hypertension: In Retreat, but Hardly Vanquished [NYT > Science]

The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health.

>  Well: A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [NYT > Science]

If you’re worried about BPA, here are some ways to spot it and avoid it.

>  National Briefing | Science: Levels of Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increase [NYT > Science]

Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are continuing to rise at an accelerating rate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.

>  Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds [NYT > Science]

A analysis of proteins extracted from fossils has yielded the first molecular data confirming the hypothesis of a close dinosaur-bird ancestry, scientists say.

>  Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds [NYT > Science]

A analysis of proteins extracted from fossils has yielded the first molecular data confirming the hypothesis of a close dinosaur-bird ancestry, scientists say.

>  Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices [NYT > Science]

The real-world examples incorporated more and more by educators in recent years can impede math learning, an experiment found.

>  In the Garden: Humming Praises for the Wild Bee [NYT > Science]

The bumblebee and other native wild bees are all the more important in the garden now that the population of honeybees is in such decline.

>  National Briefing | Science: Levels of Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increase [NYT > Science]

Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are continuing to rise at an accelerating rate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.

>  Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears [NYT > Science]

European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.

>  NASA Official Plays Down a Troubled Soyuz Landing [NYT > Science]

Although NASA is concerned about last weekend’s rough landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, an agency official expressed confidence that the Russians would solve the problem.

>  Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions [NYT > Science]

A new book argues that Disney movies like “Bambi” inspired generations of environmentalists, while others criticize the films’ distorted views of nature and animals.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Governments, consumers and food companies are feeling pressures to relax resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Personal Health: Hypertension: In Retreat, but Hardly Vanquished [NYT > Science]

The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health.

>  Well: A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions [NYT > Science]

If you’re worried about BPA, here are some ways to spot it and avoid it.

>  Study says near extinction threatened people [NYT > Science]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.

>  What Darwin Saw Out Back [NYT > Science]

The New York Botanical Garden is replicating his work and experiments in a stunning, multipart exhibition called “Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure.”

>  Patch Job [NYT > Science]

The human mind as a mess of parts, arbitrarily yet effectively assembled.

>  Study Suggests Math Teachers Scrap Balls and Slices [NYT > Science]

The real-world examples incorporated more and more by educators in recent years can impede math learning, an experiment found.

>  Tests Confirm T. Rex Kinship With Birds [NYT > Science]

An analysis of proteins extracted from fossils has yielded the first molecular data confirming the hypothesis of a close dinosaur-bird ancestry, scientists say.

>  What Darwin Saw Out Back [NYT > Science]

The New York Botanical Garden is replicating his work and experiments in a stunning, multipart exhibition called “Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure.”

>  Patch Job [NYT > Science]

The human mind as a mess of parts, arbitrarily yet effectively assembled.

>  In the Garden: Humming Praises for the Wild Bee [NYT > Science]

The bumblebee and other native wild bees are all the more important in the garden now that the population of honeybees is in such decline.

>  National Briefing | Science: Levels of Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Increase [NYT > Science]

Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are continuing to rise at an accelerating rate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.

>  Europe Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears [NYT > Science]

European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.

>  NASA Official Plays Down a Troubled Soyuz Landing [NYT > Science]

Although NASA is concerned about last weekend’s rough landing of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, an agency official expressed confidence that the Russians would solve the problem.

>  Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions [NYT > Science]

A new book argues that Disney movies like “Bambi” inspired generations of environmentalists, while others criticize the films’ distorted views of nature and animals.

>  A Conversation With Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor [NYT > Science]

At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness.

>  Expressing Our Individuality, the Way E. Coli Do [NYT > Science]

Scientists have only a rough understanding of how human diversity arises.

>  Essay: At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions? [NYT > Science]

Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think.

>  Cases: A Holiday From Illness, All Too Fleeting [NYT > Science]

After the kidney transplant, he felt great. A little too great, as it turned out.

>  At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk [NYT > Science]

Melodic intonation therapy can help some stroke patients regain their ability to communicate.

>  Q & A: To Gyre and Gimbal [NYT > Science]

Is it true that a gyroscope weighs more when it is spinning than when it is not spinning?

>  Observatory: Make a Mindless Goof? Blame Your Brain [NYT > Science]

Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at what goes on in the brain before an error.

>  Early Target for Fuel Economy Is Expected [NYT > Science]

The proposed regulation is likely to require the industry to meet a target of 31 miles a gallon by 2015.

>  Observatory: Mercury Migrating Out of Rivers to the Shore [NYT > Science]

In the South River in Virginia mercury has moved from the river to the shore by way of spiders.

>  Vital Signs: Hazards: Gymnastics Grades High in Injuries, Too [NYT > Science]

Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners’ bodies.

>  Global Update: Donor Attention-Deficit Disorder? Phony Press Release Is Joke, Sort Of [NYT > Science]

A mock press release elicits rueful laughter from the global health community.

>  Observatory: Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species [NYT > Science]

New research indicates that leaf-cutter refuse piles can contribute to the spread of invasive plant species.

>  Vital Signs: Nostrums: Testosterone and Sex Drive in Women [NYT > Science]

Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly.

>  New Study on Melanoma [NYT > Science]

Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.

>  Vital Signs: Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk [NYT > Science]

People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.

>  Want to Know More? A Reading List [NYT > Science]

“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought.

>  Many Possible Routes to the Goal of 120/80 [NYT > Science]

These are the main categories of medications now used to reduce elevated blood pressure. Two or more types of drugs are typically used in combination to achieve an optimal pressure of 120/80 or less.

>  In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo [NYT > Science]

Governments, consumers and food companies are feeling pressures to relax resistance to genetically engineered crops.

>  PETA’s Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat [NYT > Science]

The group is offering $1 million to the first person to create a method to produce commercially viable quantities of in vitro meat at competitive prices by 2012.

>  Port Authority Plans a Web Site to Help Offset Pollution [NYT > Science]

The interstate agency is setting up a Web site where drivers and airline passengers can buy credits to offset carbon emissions created by the trips they take.

>  The Body in Depth [NYT > Science]

For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D.

>  Findings: This Time, He’ll Be Left Breathless [NYT > Science]

David Blaine, a self-described endurance artist, will next try and break the world record for holding his breath.

>  When Language Can Hold the Answer [NYT > Science]

Does language shape what we perceive or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions?

>  Personal Health: Hypertens