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Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:31:43 GMT

Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics.

Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:37:41 GMT

The successful operation of the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of the world’s biggest and most expensive physics experiment.

Voracious Invader May Be Nearing Lake Michigan

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:12:07 GMT

Evidence of Asian carp, a fish that some fear could destroy the ecosystem of Lake Michigan, has been found beyond a barrier intended to keep the fish out.

U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:02:32 GMT

The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter.

Albert Crewe, First to Show a Single Atom, Is Dead at 82

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:55 GMT

Dr. Crewe, a University of Chicago physicist, developed the high-resolution electron microscope that captured the first image of an individual atom.

New Data Shed Light on Large-Animal Extinction

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:40 GMT

A team from the University of Wisconsin uncovered a crucial sequence of events that rules out some explanations and severely constrains others.

Findings: A Case in Antiquities for ‘Finders Keepers’

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:49:28 GMT

Do laws about the ownership of ancient artifacts help or hurt archaeology?

Essay: Is Doomsday Coming? Perhaps, but Not in 2012

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:34 GMT

Scientists give many reasons not to worry about predictions based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end in three years.

Sounds During Sleep Aid Memory, Study Finds

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:59 GMT

People who heard specific sounds while sleeping had enhanced memories upon awakening, researchers said.

Industrialized Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:55:22 GMT

Prior to a climate change meeting scheduled for Copenhagen, industrialized countries, except the United States, are offering targets to curb greenhouse gases.

Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:42 GMT

Amid concerns over an aging stockpile, federal advisers have concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation’s nuclear arms ensure their destructiveness for decades to come.

Little Progress in Freeing a Rover on Mars

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:57:33 GMT

Engineers tried to move the Spirit from a sand trap where it became stuck in May, but the maneuvers stopped after less than a second.

Scientist at Work: Nathan Myhrvold: After Microsoft, Bringing a High-Tech Eye to Professional Kitchens

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:11:20 GMT

Nathan Myhrvold, a former chief technology officer at the software company, is testing food in a lab near Seattle for a specialized cookbook.

An Air-Traffic Upgrade to Improve Travel by Plane

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:01:25 GMT

A plan by the Federal Aviation Administration would replace radar with the Global Positioning System.

Breaching a Barrier to Fight Brain Cancer

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:53:03 GMT

An experimental treatment for glioblastoma suppresses a barrier to deliver a drug directly to brain tumors.

Panel Urges Mammograms at 50, Not 40

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:18:23 GMT

The new recommendations, released Monday by an influential group, reverse longstanding guidelines.

World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Galileo’s Body Parts to Be on Display

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:45:07 GMT

Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei’s corpse in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, a Florence museum said Friday.

University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:55 GMT

The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.

Seas Grow Less Effective at Absorbing Emissions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:57:28 GMT

The Earth’s oceans have recently grown less efficient at sopping up carbon dioxide from fuel emissions, new research suggests.

California Imposes Rule for Efficiency on Some TVs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT

The state recognized that giant new flat-panel televisions have become major power guzzlers.

A Genetics Company Fails, Its Research Too Complex

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:23:58 GMT

The demise of deCode Genetics was largely the result of learning that researching genes that cause diseases was far more complex than anyone originally thought.

Signs Swine Flu Wave May Have Peaked in U.S.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:40 GMT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.

| Science and Health: Chemical May Help Down Syndrome Sufferers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:54 GMT

Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome.

Vital Signs: Childhood: U.S. Draws Low Marks on Premature Births

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:20 GMT

The nation, where one out of eight babies are born prematurely each year, earned a D from the March of Dimes.

Vital Signs: Smoking in U.S. Declines but Not by Much

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:21 GMT

Some 20.6 percent of Americans were current smokers in 2008, a drop from 20.9 percent in 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Global Update: Congo’s Army Accused of Striking Villages as Refugees Waited for Measles Shots

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:53 GMT

The medical charity Doctors Without Borders has accused the Congolese Army of attacking the villages of Rwandan refugees as they waited for measles shots offered by the charity.

Study Ties Restrooms to Illnesses on Cruises

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:52 GMT

A study found dirtier restrooms on ships with outbreaks of gastrointestinal sickness.

First Mention: Fluoride, 1931

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:54:29 GMT

The New York Times reported the link between fluoride and cavity prevention on June 14, 1931.

Vital Signs: Screening: One More Reason to Get Up Early

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:10:27 GMT

The new study looked at the results from colonoscopies performed on 477 patients at the West Los Angeles Veterans Medical Center in 2006 and 2007.

Vital Signs: Prognosis: Lingering Pain After Surgery for Breast Cancer

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:09:36 GMT

Almost half the patients in a Danish study reported chronic pain two to three years after treatment.

Business of Green: Seeking Wind Energy, Some Consider the Sea

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:46:43 GMT

The hope among advocates is that deepwater turbines will solve some of the problems of land-based turbines and those that are built on foundations in shallow water.

Business of Green: Storm Over the Chamber

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:02 GMT

Thomas Donohue, the United States Chamber of Commerce’s president, expressed hostility toward climate legislation, which led several businesses to resign in protest.

Q & A: In Search of the Geep

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:51:32 GMT

If a sheep and a goat mate, is the offspring a geep?

Observatory: When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:56:59 GMT

Mountain lions seem to actively seek out mule deer infected with chronic wasting disease.

Observatory: Digging Into the Science of That Old-Book Smell

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:24 GMT

Is the smell of old books — musty, slightly acidic, even grassy — quantifiable or useful?

Observatory: Changes in the Climate and a Windier Great Lake

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:45 GMT

Chalk up another effect of climate change: it’s getting windier over Lake Superior.