Heel. Sit. Whisper. Good Dog.
By SAM DOLNICK
Debarking, a procedure to quiet noisy dogs, is falling out of favor with veterinarians and animal rights advocates.
Post a CommentRussia: No Plans for Moon
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
The exploration goals of the two space agencies would “fully coincide” if America drops its Moon program, said the head of the Russian space agency.
Science Times: Feb. 2, 2010
Up in the Air, and Down, With a Twist
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
George Frey for The New York Times
ON TOP Ryan St. Onge, the men's aerial skiing world champion and an Olympic team member, at Utah Olympic Park.
For aerialists with the United States Freestyle Ski Team, their high-flying feats are a matter of physics, and plenty of preparation.
Inside the Action
Video Feature: Aerial Skiing
United States Olympic aerialist Ryan St. Onge and science reporter Henry Fountain break down the “double full full full,” a jump St. Onge may perform in Vancouver.
Saving Tiny Toads Without a Home
By CORNELIA DEAN
Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo
FRAGILE Spray toads thrived along a river in Tanzania before a dam project altered the animal's habitat. There are 4,000 survivors at two American zoos.
Conservationists who have worked for years to sustain the Kihansi spray toad are unsure it can survive if it is returned to the wild.
Video: Toads on the Brink
Serge Bloch
Researchers have found that the body embodies abstractions the best way it knows how: physically.
Post a CommentIf You Swat, Watch Out: Bees Remember Faces
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Researchers determined that the insect, like humans, used a technique that pieces together the elements of a face to form a recognizable pattern.
Books on Science
Tale of an Unsung Fossil Finder, in Fact and Fiction
By KATHERINE BOUTON
Two books examine the life of Mary Anning, who rarely got the credit she deserved for her early contributions to paleontology.
More Science News
News Analysis
Billions for NASA, With a Push to Find New Ways Into Space
By KENNETH CHANG
The budget would cancel the program to replace the space shuttles in favor of developing new technology.
Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The president’s proposed spending plan would increase money for the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.
Countries Submit Emission Goals
By JOHN M. BRODER
A total of 55 developed and developing countries restated earlier pledges to curb emissions by 2020.
Panel Suggests 100 Ways Buildings Can Be Greener
By MIREYA NAVARRO
The task force’s recommendations include rules for insulating skyscrapers and a plan to install thermostats in individual apartments.
Study Finds a Tree Growth Spurt
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Forests in the eastern U.S. appear to be growing faster in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide.
Health News
ETHICS Henrietta and David Lacks around 1945. Doctors gave a sample of the cancer that killed her to a researcher without telling the family.
Without her family’s knowledge, doctors used cancer cells from Henrietta Lacks to develop vaccines and life-saving drugs, a case examined in a book that looks at the issue of “tissue rights.”
Vaccine-Autism Study Is Retracted
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Lancet, a major British medical journal, on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.
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Infection Persists, Despite Vaccine
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Progress Is Slow on Moving Surplus Swine Flu Vaccine to Countries That Need It
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Global Update: Seattle Group Paying F.D.A. for Work on a Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine
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First Mention: Paul Ehrlich, 1908
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Vital Signs: Children: Quality of Life With Cochlear Implants
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Vital Signs: Aging: Higher Co-Payments Tied to Costlier Care
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Vital Signs: Prevention: An Alternative for Treating Arrhythmia
Multimedia
A Guide to the Cosmos, in Words and Images Dazzling and True
In his new book "Far Out, A Space-Time Chronicle," photographer and journalist Michael Benson has reprocessed images from the Hubble Space Telescope and other telescopes to take readers on a lush tour of some of time's creations.
Audio Slide Show: Birds of Courage
Theodore Cross, who has spent decades photographing waterbirds, tells the stories behind the pictures.
Interactive Feature: On Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’
Evolutionary biologists and historians of science comment on Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.”
Opinion
Opinionator Blog
Fearless
By OLIVIA JUDSON
How did the animals of the Galapagos get so tame and fearless?
Science Columns
Observatory
Why Asexual Organisms Are on Their Last Legs
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
One hypothesis is that asexual organisms have locked up their genome, while their pathogenic enemies are constantly evolving to defeat them.
Observatory
How Seabirds Follow Fishing Boats’ Routine
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Researchers report that fishing-boat discards can affect seabirds’ patterns of movement on large scales.
Observatory
No Place Like Foam for Tropical Frogs
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
There are hundreds of species of frogs that build their nest out of foam, as a home for eggs or larvae.
Mann's Fate in Climategate
February 3, 2010,
Why Not Prairie Dog Day, Activists Ask
February 2, 2010
(Climate) Information Wants to Be Free
February 2, 2010
Growing Pentagon Focus on Energy and Climate
February 1, 2010
On Water Vapor and Warming
January 29, 2010
Monday Puzzle: The Toiling Antomatons
February 1, 2010
Monkeys, Candy and Cognitive Dissonance
January 27, 2010
Who's Conflicted Now?
January 25, 2010
Monday Puzzle: Stashing Llamas
January 25, 2010
Monday Puzzle: The Golden Ratio Treasure
January 18, 2010
Podcast: Science Times
David Corcoran, a science editor, explores some of the topics addressed in this week’s Science Times.
Health Columns
Personal Health
Rules Worth Following, for Everyone’s Sake
By JANE E. BRODY
Michael Pollan’s new book, “Food Rules,” is an easy-to-digest guide to health and eating that could do almost anybody good.
Really?
The Claim: Heart Attack Rates Rise During the Super Bowl
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Is the Super Bowl a health hazard for diehard football fans?
Cases
Homeless, Shoeless, Even Nameless
By EVELYN SHARENOV
A young woman who received treatment at a psychiatric ward in Portland, Ore., lamented the loss of the voices in her head.
Well
The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype?
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Imagine a treatment that could build bones, strengthen the immune system and lower the risks of illnesses like diabetes, heart and kidney disease, high blood pressure, and cancer.
Doctor and Patient
Practicing on Patients, Real and Otherwise
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.
Medical simulation can improve teamwork among doctors, nurses and other clinicians.
Letters
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- Q & A: Meeting the Heat
- Study Finds a Tree Growth Spurt
- In Texas, Resistance Over Stricter U.S. Smog Limits
- News Analysis: Billions for NASA, With a Push to Find New Ways Into Space
- Books on Science: Tale of an Unsung Fossil Finder, in Fact and Fiction
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Not Exactly Rocket Science
Why does the gunslinger who draws first always get shot?
February 2, 2010
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