Scientists Fight a Deadly Oak-Tree Disease
By JOHN UPTON
Sudden oak death, a killer disease, is attacking coastal oak trees. But scientists have found one healthy swath of forest that could be the perfect laboratory for a preventive treatment.
Food Companies Act to Protect Consumers From E. Coli Illness
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Tired of waiting for federal regulators to act, Costco and Beef Products Inc. are requiring broader testing for more strains of the bacteria in their food.
No Vacancies, but Some Reservations
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
Meggan Haller for The New York Times
The Gulf Coast is on the rebound, with families like Nolan White's back on the beach, and BP has taken notice.
BP says the formula used to determine compensation for businesses hurt in last year’s spill is too generous.
GREEN BLOG
After 8 Decades, Tiny Toad Resurfaces in Asia
By THOMAS LIN
A research team tracks down the tree-dwelling Borneo rainbow toad in an area along the Malaysia-Indonesia border that had formerly been inaccessible.
Baboon Study Shows Benefits for Nice Guys, Who Finish 2nd
By JAMES GORMAN
Alpha males may hold power and attract females, but a study of baboon troops in Kenya shows they also have very high levels of stress.
Video: Better Being a Beta
New Herbicide Suspected in Tree Deaths
By JIM ROBBINS
The product, Imprelis, was hailed as environmentally friendly but is now a suspect in thousands of fallen trees.
Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
By PATRICIA COHEN
Subjects were more likely to remember information that they would not be able to retrieve from a computer.
Genetic Code of E. Coli Is Hijacked by Biologists
By NICHOLAS WADE
Harvard researchers devised a method for making hundreds of changes in the bacterium’s genome simultaneously, paving the way to replace the deleted genetic function with another.
Latest Drilling Rules Draw Objections
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Environmental groups say that New York State has moved toward a safer plan regulating the form of drilling known as hydrofracking, but that it is still coming up short.
Science Times: July 12, 2011
AT YOUR SERVICE A robot programmed at the University of California, Berkeley, folds laundry — very slowly.
In Search of a Robot More Like Us
By JOHN MARKOFF
They can crank out cars, conduct surgery and win on “Jeopardy!” But in challenges of perception and motion that humans handle effortlessly, robots have a long way to go.
GraphicScientists Turn to Crowds on the Web to Finance Their Projects
By THOMAS LIN
As research budgets tighten, a new crop of Web-savvy scientists is hoping the wisdom and generosity of crowds will come to the rescue.
In Midwest, Flutters May Be Far Fewer
By ANDREW POLLACK
While the evidence is still preliminary and disputed, some experts say the growing use of genetically modified crops is threatening the butterfly by depriving it of habitat.
ON VIEW
Specialized Windows on the Natural World
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
The American Museum of Natural History is putting on an exhibit of large-format images, many taken with advanced technology.
Slide Show: Picturing ScienceHealth
Two Studies Show Pills Can Prevent H.I.V. Infection
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Trials conducted in Africa were the first to show protection in heterosexuals whose partners had H.I.V.
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The Takeaway: Donald McNeil speaks about a pill that can prevent H.I.V. infection.
Drive to Stem Shingles Meets Few Expectations
By PAULA SPAN
As a result of myriad obstacles, just 10 percent of adults over age 60 were vaccinated against shingles in 2009 in the United States.
More Multimedia
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: 30 Years of the Space Shuttle
An interactive timeline of the 135 space shuttle missions.
VIDEO: Nora Volkow
An interview with the neuroscientist in charge of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who also happens to be the great-granddaughter of Leon Trotsky.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: What Makes Music Expressive?
What makes music expressive? Quiz yourself based on new research.
Rock-Paper-Scissors: You vs. the Computer
Test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game illustrating basic artificial intelligence.
‘Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet’
By TIM FLANNERY
Reviewed by ANDREW C. REVKIN
While detailing the great harm done by humans, Tim Flannery also writes hopefully about the earth’s future.
SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG
Returning Upriver With Very Few Fish
By JOHN S. SPARKS
Despite being located within a popular and important national park in Madagascar, a critical habitat for a number of rare endemic fishes has been devastated.
Lighting the Hopes of the Grid-less
July 15, 2011
Lead in New York Tap Water Is Back to Normal
July 15, 2011
Science Columns
OBSERVATORY
To Survive Ice Ages, Gray Whales Adapted
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
A study says that until the whaling industry depleted their ranks, California gray whales thrived for millions of years during ice ages that cut off their migration routes and compromised their diets.
OBSERVATORY
Cosmic Dust, Detected in Colossal Quantities
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
With the aid of the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers detected enough cosmic dust, emitted from a supernova first seen almost 25 years ago, to form 200,000 Earths.
OBSERVATORY
Simpler Fish Held On Long Past Jaws’ Arrival
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
A study suggests that even after sophisticated jaw types emerged, fish with and without them coexisted for at least 10 million years.
Q & A
What Makes Teeth Chatter
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
There are several kinds of involuntary jaw movements, and it is important to distinguish chattering from grinding.
Podcast: Science Times
This week: Designing robots, depending on the kindness of strangers, and jaws, the prequel.
Health Columns
PERSONAL HEALTH
Water Holds Pleasures, and Menaces That Lurk
By JANE E. BRODY
Unseen pollutants can cause ailments of the ears, eyes, skin, nervous system, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, and any cut or scratch you may have.
REALLY?
The Claim: A Tennis Ball to Cut Snoring
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Attaching a tennis ball to the back of one's pajamas may thwart back sleeping, but it does not appear to significantly reduce snoring.
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