New York Sues Over a Drilling Rules Plan
By MIREYA NAVARRO
New York State filed a lawsuit against the federal government to force an assessment of the environmental risks posed by drilling for natural gas in the Delaware River Basin.
Science Times: May 31, 2011
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MONITOR Jay S. Famiglietti of the University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling found that from October 2003 to March 2010, aquifers under the state's Central Valley were drawn down by 25 million acre-feet.
Groundwater Depletion Is Detected From Space
By FELICITY BARRINGER
Scientists have used small variations in the Earth’s gravity to identify trouble spots around the globe where people are making unsustainable demands on groundwater.
Chris Young for The New York Times
MENTAL WORKOUT Ellen Bialystok with a neuroimaging electrode cap.
Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.
Inspectors Pierce Iran’s Cloak of Nuclear Secrecy
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
The world’s atomic watchdog unveiled new details of what they call “possible military dimensions” of Iran’s nuclear program.
Graphic: New Evidence on Iran’s Nuclear Aspirations
Despite Advances, Tornado Forecasts Show Limits
By GUY GUGLIOTTA
Tornado fatalities have declined steadily, but many of the circumstances that were beyond science in 1953 are still beyond science today.
SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG
Biodiversity in the Arctic Sky
By KATE STAFFORD
The biodiversity of the Arctic can be found in the water, on the tundra and in the sky.
Health News
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Ken Meeks, photographed in San Francisco in September 1986, died three days later. His skin lesions were the result of Kaposi's sarcoma, a rare cancer that was a harbinger of the AIDS epidemic.
The fight against the disease has altered medicine, shaped research and highlighted the challenges that remain.
WELL
Tuning In to Patients’ Cries for Help
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Hospitals around the country are starting programs to deal with the problem of slow responses to patients' calls for assistance.
BOOKS
Broad Brushstrokes Obscure a View of Brain Trauma
By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
In this tripartite story of brain, art and family life, the author aces the first part but comes up surprisingly short in the other two.
Viral Outbreaks in Dogs Yield Clues on Origins of Hepatitis C
By CARL ZIMMER
Researchers in New York estimate that a newly discovered virus, canine hepacivirus, also known as CHV, shared an ancestor with the hepatitis C virus 500 to 1,000 years ago.
CASES
A Source of Strength to Help Conquer Addiction
By KIM LUTE
An adult addict gains a better appreciation of a beloved father who used to be an alcoholic.
Translation Matters in Choices on Data
Global Update: Pharmaceutical Giant to Give $5.7 Million Toward Health Programs in Poor Countries
Vital Signs: Childbirth: Every Week in Utero Counts, Study Says
Vital Signs: Risks: Hypertension Lurking in Young Adults
Vital Signs: Patterns: Seniors Fare Better Where Doctors Are
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