Science Journal Pulls 60 Papers in Peer-Review Fraud

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

A researcher in Taiwan was accused of creating online accounts to judge his own academic papers in the journal called a “peer-review and citation ring.”

Evidence of H.I.V. Found in a Child Said to Be Cured

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

The apparent cure had raised the thrilling possibility that aggressive early treatment might be able to reverse infections in newborns — and perhaps even in newly infected adults.

Space Probe Might Lack Nitrogen to Push It Home

By KENNETH CHANG

Engineers trying to lasso an aged NASA space probe may have run into an insurmountable obstacle: Tanks once full of nitrogen gas, needed to fire the thrusters, appear to be empty.

Matter

Hope for Frogs in Face of a Deadly Fungus

By CARL ZIMMER

A new study says amphibians can acquire defenses against a killer that has made many species extinct, and that one day a vaccine could be developed.

European Effort for Computer-Simulated Brain Draws Fire

By JOSHUA A. KRISCH

Hundreds of neuroscientists from around the world sent an open letter to the European Commission condemning what they see as an absence of feasibility and transparency.

Economic Scene

Blueprints for Taming the Climate Crisis

By EDUARDO PORTER

A report explores the technological paths available for the 15 main economies to maintain growth and cut carbon emissions enough to prevent climatic havoc.

Six Vials of Smallpox Discovered in Laboratory Near Washington

By HENRY FOUNTAIN

The sealed vials were discovered on July 1 in a Food and Drug Administration lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., and were later confirmed to be smallpox.

Russia: New-Design Rocket Is Launched

By REUTERS

Russia launched the Angara rocket, its first new design of space rocket since the Soviet era, from the northern military space port of Plesetsk.

The X-Man Next Door, Claws and All

By LOREN GRUSH

Colin Furze, a garage inventor and do-it-yourself daredevil from England, is a high school dropout who harnessed the powers of the X-Men superheroes to become a YouTube star.