To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons
By PAM BELLUCK
Milton Glaser
Scientists are trying to understand and quantify what makes music expressive, and the results are contributing to a greater understanding of how the brain works.
Music Perception Quiz
Whales’ Grandeur and Grace, Up Close
By YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE
Bryant Austin
EYE-CATCHING Bryant Austin's "Dwarf Minke Whale Portrait 1186" is a life-size work from the Great Barrier Reef.
A photographer has created 25 true-scale pictures, including two full portraits — each composed from dozens of photographs of different sections of the whale’s body.
BOOKS ON SCIENCE
Eighty Years Along, a Longevity Study Still Has Ground to Cover
By KATHERINE BOUTON
Researchers find conscientiousness might be the key to a long life.
Reptiles Eat With the Bones Humans Hear With, Fossil Proves
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
A well-preserved fossil bears the first paleontological evidence showing the close relationship between the lower jaw and the middle ear.
Experts Busy Assessing Ferocity of Storms
By GARDINER HARRIS
A small cadre of meteorologists was busy figuring out just how many tornadoes touched down on Saturday in North Carolina and how powerful they were.
NASA Awards $269 Million for Private Projects
By KENNETH CHANG
The awards, part of NASA’s commercial crew development program, are a bet that commercial companies will be able to get people to and from orbit more quicker and cheaper.
Health News
Drug That Stops Bleeding Shows Off-Label Dangers
By GINA KOLATA
A $10,000-per-dose drug is being used in cases in which it was not rigorously tested 97 percent of the time, new studies show.
Come On, I Thought I Knew That!
By BENEDICT CAREY
Most of us think bigger is better in terms of font size and memory, but new research shows we are wrong.
WELL
New Lessons to Pave a Road to Safety
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Short of keeping teenagers off the road entirely, is there a way to make their driving safer - for them and for the rest of us?
PERSONAL BEST
For an Exercise Afterburn, Intensity May Be the Key
By GINA KOLATA
One study finds a hard workout’s calorie-burning benefits continue after the exercise is done.
Lack of Success Terminates Study in Africa of AIDS Prevention in Women
Guidelines Allow Earlier Definition of Alzheimer’s
Vegan Promoter Uses Photos of Meat and Dairy Items, and Fury Follows
Plant Owner Sues Vermont Over License for Reactor
Global Update: Syria: Fighting the Fungi That Threaten Wheat
Vital Signs: Patterns: Treating Other Conditions May Stave Off Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
Vital Signs: Hazards: More Culprits in Hair Loss Than Just the Salon
Vital Signs: Exercise: Fewer Healthy Habits for Young Mothers
Science Columns
Q & A
Name Your Poison
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Taking small doses of arsenic may help someone survive what could be a fatal dose.OBSERVATORY
A Recording Studio Found Under the Pacific
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Whales all over the Pacific Ocean pick up the songs of humpbacks, turning them into worldwide hits.OBSERVATORY
Some Dinosaurs Liked the Night Life, Eye Bones Show
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The eye structure of the creatures shows that some functioned capably in the dark, contrary to popular belief.OBSERVATORY
Warblers Have Ways to Resist Impostor Eggs
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The cuckoo finch’s habit of laying its eggs in other birds’ nests provokes a variety of defense mechanisms in three species of warblers in Zambia, researchers say.Health Columns
PERSONAL HEALTH
The Nose May Not Know What It’s Missing
By JANE E. BRODY
Smell and taste disorders can affect more than the ability to “smell the roses” in life and to enjoy food.REALLY?
The Claim: To Reduce Snoring, Try Sleeping on Your Side
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Advice long given to snorers may not work for everyone.To Catch a Frigate Bird
April 15, 2011The Mayan Collapse
April 14, 2011Tracing Nitrogen's Path Through the Ocean
April 12, 2011The Koch Brothers and Climate Science, Redux
April 18, 2011An Oil Drilling Regulator Remakes Itself
April 18, 2011Natural Gas Study Stirs Debate
April 18, 2011
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