The Periodic Table Expands Once Again
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elements 114 and 116 were made by scientists smashing atoms of other elements together.
U.S. Is Falling Behind in the Business of ‘Green’
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Strong incentives in European and Asian countries have given them the lead in clean energy technologies.
Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, Christie Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals
By MIREYA NAVARRO
The plan sets the amount of electricity to be obtained from renewable sources at 22.5 percent by 2021, down from 30 percent.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Elusive Explanations for an E. Coli Outbreak
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
The German health authorities are struggling to identify the contaminated food behind the deadly E. coli outbreak.
SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG
Before the Mosquitoes Come
By NATALIE BOELMAN
Scientists studying birds, plants and insects on the tundra have to watch out for mosquitoes and moose.
Science Times: June 7, 2011
Anders Garm and Jan Bielecki
The Caribbean box jellyfish, Tripedalia cystophora, has two complex eyes with a lens, cornea and retina, as well as one or more simple eyes that can distinguish light and dark.
So Much More Than Plasma and Poison
By NATALIE ANGIER
Jellyfish have long been dismissed as so much mindless protoplasm with a mouth. Now, in a series of new studies, researchers have found that there is far more complexity and nuance to a jellyfish than meets the eye.
Slide Show: The Complexity of Jellyfish
After 90 Years, a Dictionary of an Ancient World
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Scholars at the University of Chicago have completed a project that includes 28,000 words from ancient Mesopotamia, covering a period from 2500 B.C. to A.D. 100.
FINDINGS
Could Liquid Nitrogen Help Build Tasty Burgers?
By JOHN TIERNEY
To produce the best burger, one needs advanced scientific cooking techniques, a former Microsoft executive says.
Women Atop Their Fields Dissect the Scientific Life
By GINA KOLATA
Four researchers taking part in the World Science Festival talked with The Times about their lives as scientists, the joys and struggles of research, and the specific challenges women in science face.
Women in Science: Gina Kolata Interviews Elena Aprile, Joy Hirsch, Mary-Claire King and Tal Rabin
Health News
Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas
By BENEDICT CAREY
Traditional classroom learning is generally rules first, application later. However, researchers are finding that repeated exposure to patterns seems to deepen understanding.
WELL
Piercing the Fog Around Cellphones and Cancer
By TARA PARKER-POPE
So what do we really know about cellphones and health? Here are some answers to common questions about the issue.
A Doctor Who Must Navigate a Contentious Divide
By TARA PARKER-POPE
An international agency’s finding that cellphones are “possibly carcinogenic,” has put Dr. Jonathan Samet in the middle of a scientific debate.
More News
Radiation Understated After Quake, Japan Says
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Japan said that emissions from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the early days of the March 11 disaster might have been more than twice as large as a previous estimate.
TEMPERATURE RISING
A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself
By JUSTIN GILLIS
As global warming puts stresses on farmers feeding a growing world population, financing to develop new crop varieties and new techniques has been slow to materialize.
World Science Festival
When the Melody Takes a Detour, the Science Begins
By PAM BELLUCK
Jazz musicians and brain scientists in a World Science Festival panel discussion riffed on spontaneity, the power of listening and whether all this analysis kills the joy. (It doesn’t.)
Inquiring Minds on Governors Island
By THOMAS LIN
At the World Science Festival “Science on Site” event, the island was turned into a classroom and laboratory.
Wielding Genomes in the Fight Against Cancer
By DENISE GRADY
Experts at the World Science Festival mused on individualized therapies, global involvement in clinical trials and the potential of genetic research to find a cure. Hint: It could take a while.
More Multimedia
An Ecological Ambassador
According to the owl researcher Denver Holt, snowy owls are a charismatic ambassador to the world to warn of problems caused by climate change.
INTERACTIVE FEATURE: What Makes Music Expressive?
What makes music expressive? Quiz yourself based on new research.
Readers’ Photos: A Family’s Best Friend?
Photos and stories of pets that were viewed differently by family members.
Rock-Paper-Scissors: You vs. the Computer
Test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game illustrating basic artificial intelligence.
F.A.O. Sees Stubbornly High Food Prices
June 8, 2011
Answering Questions About Food Supply
June 8, 2011
A Voice From (and for) the Wilderness
June 8, 2011
Science Columns
Q & A
Flies in the Dark
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Most species of flies, with mosquitoes one notable exception, are indeed just daytime fliers.
OBSERVATORY
Protein-Rich Diet Helps Gorillas Keep Lean
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Protein makes up about 17 percent of the total energy intake for mountain gorillas in Uganda. That’s close to the 15 percent protein intake the American Heart Association recommends for people.
OBSERVATORY
Waves of Warmth In a Penguin Huddle
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
A coordinated movement allows every emperor penguin a chance to move from the colder outer region of the huddle into the warmer inner region.
OBSERVATORY
Gold Mine Treasure: A New Worm
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
A tiny nematode from a shaft of the Beatrix mine in South Africa is the first known multicellular organism to dwell at such depths.
Podcast: Science Times
This week: The science of hamburgers, women scientists and the brain of a jellyfish.
Health Columns
PERSONAL HEALTH
Law on End-of-Life Care Rankles Doctors
By JANE E. BRODY
Doctors are pushing back against a new law in New York State that requires them to discuss palliative care with terminally ill patients.
The Claim: Cranberry Juice Can Cure Ulcers.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Cranberry juice has a long history as a home remedy for bladder infections. But may it also work against Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for most ulcers?
From Opinion
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The Gas Is Greener
By ROBERT BRYCE
Sunlight and wind are naturally replenished, but converting them into electricity requires vast amounts of other natural resources.
Opinion
DOT EARTH BLOG
On Limits and Leaps
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
How resource limits vanish in the face of innovations.
WORDPLAY BLOG
Numberplay: The Museum and the Casino
By PRADEEP MUTALIK
A puzzle asking for the best strategy in a hypothetical casino game, provided by Glen Whitney, a founder of the Museum of Mathematics, which plans to open in New York City in 2012.
