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From the Clash of White Dwarfs, the Birth of a Supernova
By DENNIS OVERBYE
Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics said they had “revealed the source of the most important explosions in cosmology.”
Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Johan Spanner for The New York Times
Istanbul has a program to secure its schools against earthquakes. Above, construction at the Atakoy Lisesi school.
In many cities, populations have swelled faster than the capacity to house them safely, so that a quake could surpass Haiti’s devastation.
Hiring Freezes Hamper Weatherization Plan
By MATTHEW L. WALD and LESLIE KAUFMAN
The lack of progress on President Obama’s plan to create jobs and lower energy costs is “alarming,” a report said.
Science Times: Feb. 23, 2010
Viktor Koen
There’s plenty of menacing talk about the perils of excess sodium. But where’s the evidence?
Computers Turn Flat Photos Into 3-D Buildings
By JOHN MARKOFF
Researchers are developing a system to create renderings of neighborhoods and potentially even entire cities.
A Murder Suspect’s Worth to Science
By GINA KOLATA
In Web postings, some suggest that Amy Bishop, the suspect in six shootings, three of them fatal, could still contribute to medicine.
Leaving the Trash Behind
By CHRISTINE NEGRONI
Of 7.5 million pounds of trash air travelers generate daily, 75 percent is recyclable, but only 20 percent reaches a recycling center.
Health News
Transplants That Do Their Job, Then Fade Away
By DENISE GRADY
Thanks to the liver’s ability to regenerate, a small number of children in the United States have undergone an unusual type of surgery that offers a normal life.
Target Cancer
After Long Fight, Drug Gives Sudden Reprieve
By AMY HARMON
The trial of a melanoma drug offers a glimpse at a new kind of therapy tailored to the genetic profile of a cancer.
Video: Last Chances, First Responses
An Apology With Echoes of 12 Steps
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Sex addiction is not yet recognized as a psychiatric disorder, but doctors have long realized that some patients ruin their lives because of sex.
Mind
Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much
By BENEDICT CAREY
New research analyzed physical contact to see whether a rich vocabulary of supportive touch is in fact related to performance.
A Face-Off on the Safety of a Drug for Diabetes
By GARDINER HARRIS
A cardiologist recorded a meeting with executives from GlaxoSmithKline in 2007 about the drug Avandia.
Murky Path in Deciding on Care at the End
By GINA KOLATA
Decisions about aggressive treatment at the end of life are far from clear-cut.
Books
Doing an About-Face on ‘Overmedicated’ Children
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
Judith Warner thought she would find pushy parents and irresponsible doctors behind children on drugs like Ritalin and Prozac. She did not.
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Global Update: Newborns: Training in Birth Basics May Save Lives
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E.P.A. Plans to Phase in Regulation of Emissions
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U.S. Offers Solar Project a Crucial Loan Guarantee
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Arizona: Condors Died of Lead Poisoning
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Vital Signs: Children: Rate of Chronic Health Problems Rises
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Vital Signs: Pets in Airline Cabins Pose Allergy Risk, Doctors Say
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Vital Signs: Behavior: Napping Can Prime the Brain for Learning
Multimedia
Video: Military Bases as Wildlife Havens
In recent years, U.S. military lands have become safe areas for endangered species.
Visualizing Science
Some of the winning photographs and illustrations from the 2009 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, sponsored by the journal Science and the National Science Foundation.
Innovations in America's Cup Sailing
America's Cup rivals USA-17 and Alinghi 5 are built of carbon fiber and have towering masts and enormous multihulls.
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.
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
Stand Up While You Read This!
By OLIVIA JUDSON
Too much sitting still, recent studies in rats and humans suggest, can offset the benefits of even regular exercise.
A Megacity Girds for a Major Quake
February 24, 2010,
Signs of Life, and Change, in Climate Inquiry
February 24, 2010,
Back to Basics on Climate and Energy
February 23, 2010
Whaling Compromise Proposed, and Panned
February 22, 2010
Cats on Camera
February 18, 2010
Salt Wars
February 22, 2010
Monday Puzzle: Getting Something From Nothing
February 22, 2010
Biology Rappers Return
February 19, 2010
Monday Puzzle: The Case of the Carnival Cups
February 15, 2010
Does Awe, or Something Else, Move You to E-Mail Articles?
February 8, 2010
Multimedia
Science Illustrated
A Boat From Bottles
The Plastiki, a boat built from recycled plastic, is expected to begin a 100-day crossing of the Pacific Ocean in March to test the seaworthiness of new materials and draw attention to ocean-borne plastic waste.
Science Columns
Observatory
Forgetting, With a Purpose
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
New research suggests that short-term memory is erased by the brain on purpose, so that new, more relevant memories can be recorded.
Observatory
Puzzle Solved: How a Fatherless Lizard Species Maintains Its Genetic Diversity
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Despite reproducing without a male partner, a whiptail lizard species has a strong presence in the wild.
Observatory
Crickets Warn Young Before Birth of Dangers of Wolf Spiders
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Crickets born to mothers that were exposed to spiders were more predator-savvy than those whose mothers were not, researchers found.
Q & A
Fruit and Fermentation
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Must you eat fruit on an empty stomach, so it won’t mix with other foods and cause fermentation and rot?
Podcast: Science Times
David Corcoran, a science editor, explores some of the topics addressed in this week’s Science Times.
Health Columns
Personal Health
Medical Paper Trail Takes Electronic Turn
By JANE E. BRODY
Hospital systems around the country are taking advantage of financial incentives to foster the creation and use of electronic records.
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The Claim: To Cut Calories, Eat Slowly
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Can stopping to savor every bite help you lose weight?
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