Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate and Eat It
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Erik Olsen/The New York Times
Although the lionfish appears off-putting, some see a growing place for it on American plates."
While most invasive species are not popularly regarded as edible food, that is mostly a matter of marketing, experts say.
- Video: An Exotic Predator (Nov. 22, 2010)
Shreds of Moon History on the Block
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
The flag that was put on the moon had to be trimmed to make it fit the staff, and the expected selling price of the shreds is $100,000.
PROTOTYPE
Science to Art, and Vice Versa
By AMY WALLACE
A sculptor and a lighting artist have very different techniques but the same goal: to promote understanding by finding new ways of seeing the world.
AN APPRAISAL
3, 2, 1, and the Last Shuttle Leaves an Era Behind
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
The Atlantis launch was festive, but raised worries about the future of American spaceflight.
Slide Show
Graphic: 30 Years of the Space ShuttlePOSSESSED
There’s No Quiet Without Noise
By DAVID COLMAN
It doesn’t take an oscilloscope to see that reality contains both concord and discord.
Atlantis Lifts Off for Last Space Shuttle Mission
By KENNETH CHANG
Though thunderstorms threatened, Atlantis was launched for NASA’s 135th and final shuttle flight, bound for the International Space Station with four astronauts.
A Demonstration of Science Seemingly Made for TV
By BRIAN STELTER
Did the news networks’ decreasing coverage of the space program lead in part to the shuttles’ declining popularity?
Only 4 Fliers for Last Shuttle Launch
By KENNETH CHANG
With no spare spacecraft available to rescue the astronauts if something goes wrong, NASA is sending four people, rather than the usual six or seven.
Governor Says Montana Was Misled on Oil Spill
By JIM ROBBINS
He said Exxon Mobil withheld documents and reported that the pipe had been turned off within six minutes, even though records that show it was nearly an hour.
THE SATURDAY PROFILE
Bomb Took 3 Limbs, but Not Photographer’s Can-Do Spirit
By C. J. CHIVERS
A hidden bomb in Afghanistan made Giles Duley a triple amputee, but after rehabilitation, he’s ready to go back into the field.
SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG
Chasing Down Sea Lilies
By RICH MOOI
Scientists on expedition in the Philippines discover new echinoderms deep in the sea, along with plastic discarded by humans.
Science Times: July 5, 2011
Pleistocene Treasures, at a Breakneck Pace
By KIRK JOHNSON
Among the findings, clockwise from top left, mastodon teeth, a bison jaw, more mastodon teeth and a mastodon humerus.
Scientists had only 70 days to search an old lake bed in Snowmass, Colo., for remnants of ancient animals, like mammoths, mastodons, supersize bison, camels and horses.
Slide Show: Ice Age FossilsESSAY
As Shuttle Era Ends, Dreams of Space Linger
By DENNIS OVERBYE
After 30 years, the last shuttle flight is scheduled for Friday, ending a program that was to have made spaceflight cheap and almost as routine as air travel.
Thirst for Fairness May Have Helped Us Survive
By NATALIE ANGIER
Darwinian-minded analysts argue that Homo sapiens have an innate distaste for hierarchical extremes, the legacy of our long nomadic prehistory as tightly knit bands.
Laid-Back in the Lab, Maybe, but They Spurred the Weapons Race
By JOHN MARKOFF
A trove of photographs reveals the casual approach to designing weapons that prevailed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the 1950s, and sheds light on weapons innovation.
Health
Science Columns
OBSERVATORY
Getting a Handle on Cosmic Dust Caused by Supernovas
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
With the aid of the European Space Association’s Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers detected enough cosmic dust, emitted from a supernova almost 25 years ago, to form 200,000 Earths.
OBSERVATORY
Jawless Fish Held Their Own Long After Being Upstaged
By SINDYA N. BHANOO
Though only two types of jawless fish remain, a new study suggests that even after sophisticated jaw types emerged, fish with and without them coexisted well for at least 10 million years.
Q & A
Life Cycle of a Primate’s Bite
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Humans are not unique in shedding and replacing their teeth.
From Opinion
OPINION
In Defense of Antidepressants
By PETER D. KRAMER
It’s all the rage to question their effectiveness. But critics don’t understand the research.
Drilling Into New York's Fracking Report
July 8, 2011
Fish Ingesting Plastic Waste, Study Finds
July 8, 2011
Ethanol Industry Welcomes Compromise
July 8, 2011
Podcast: Science Times
This week: A big dig for big fossils, reflections on the space shuttle and the stroke belt in the south.
Health Columns
PERSONAL HEALTH
For Many Millions, Psoriasis Means Misery
By JANE E. BRODY
The chronic skin disease can cause embarrassment, employment problems, reduced income, social discrimination and diminished quality of life.
Patient Voices: PsoriasisREALLY?
The Claim: Hospital Mortality Rates Rise in July
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Does an influx of medical trainees mean a spike in medical mistakes? In numerous studies, a majority have found little evidence of such an effect.
Opinion
DOT EARTH BLOG
On Strokes and (Personal) Sustainability
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
A pause to step back and sift for ways to foster progress that fits on a finite planet.
