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A Venerable Birding Club, at an Epicenter of All Things Feathered
By CORNELIA DEAN
The Nuttall Ornithological Club, the nation’s oldest birding group, serves as a collective memory on the changing landscape of birds.
Science Times: Nov. 29, 2011
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In his latest book, Steven Pinker, a leading advocate of evolutionary psychology, says our brains have produced a far less violent world.
Essay
How Do Eminent Physicists Tackle the Higgs Boson? With Chocolate
By ROBERT GARISTO
In a castle in Sweden, two of the world’s leading particle physicists made a bet about an elusive, long-sought and much-theorized particle.
Health News
Lines Grow Long for Free School Meals, Thanks to Economy
By SAM DILLON
Steve Hebert for The New York Times
More than 100 students eat a free dinner daily after classes at Ingels Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo. The Hickman Mills C-1 district feared students would otherwise go to bed hungry.
Millions of students are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time after their parents lost homes or jobs in the economic crisis.
Post a CommentSenators Question Deals to Block Generic Lipitor
By DUFF WILSON
Three senators asked Pfizer to detail their agreements to block prescriptions of generic versions of Lipitor, saying they were against the idea of drug makers manipulating the marketplace.
Gingrich Gave Push to Clients, Not Just Ideas
By MIKE McINTIRE and JIM RUTENBERG
Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but in the eight years since he started his health care consultancy, he has made millions of dollars while helping companies promote their services.
Y.M.C.A. Adopting Health Policies for Youth
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
The Y.M.C.A., one of the nation’s largest child-care providers, will offer fruits, vegetables and water for snacks, increase exercise time and limit video games.
The Certainty of Memory Has Its Day in Court
By LAURA BEIL
Rather than the centerpiece of prosecution, witness testimony should be viewed more like trace evidence, scientists say, with the same fragility and vulnerability to contamination.
New Hope of a Cure for H.I.V.
By ANDREW POLLACK
The experiences of two patients now suggest to many scientists that a cure may be achievable even if it is years away.
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DNA Sequencing Caught in Deluge of Data
By ANDREW POLLACK
DNA sequencing is becoming faster and cheaper, outrunning the ability to store, transmit and analyze the data.
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Where No Museum Has Gone Before
A sneak peek at the exhibition “Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration,” which opens Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History.
Scientist at Work Blog
At El Pedregal, Rain and Doves
By JENNIFER CALKINS
Tracking down the little-known elegant quail in Mexico proves easier than trapping the birds.
Fukushima Meltdown Was More Severe Than Thought, Study Says
December 1, 2011
Among Hundreds of Dead Dolphins, an Intriguing Survivor
December 1, 2011
A New Look for Green Blog Comments
November 30, 2011
Science Columns
Q & A
Cool, Clear Water
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
The well-known rule that a preoperative patient should have “nothing by mouth after midnight” was not based on scientific evidence, and many medical organizations now have more flexible guidelines.
Observatory
Different Strokes With a Baby on Board
By RITCHIE S. KING
When a dolphin is within weeks of giving birth, she faces a drastic increase in drag and changes the way she swims.
Observatory
Skills in Advanced Angling, From Another Age
By RITCHIE S. KING
Fish remains and pieces of what are now the oldest known fishhooks show the maritime skills of people tens of thousands of years ago.
Observatory
A Bacterial Platoon With Fungi Engineers
By RITCHIE S. KING
A new study reveals how a particular bacterium-and-fungus pair may be cooperating as it inches through the rhizosphere.
Podcast: Science Times
This week: The decline of violence, a medical adventure story and a hunt for the cure for AIDS.
Health Columns
Personal Health
It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12
By JANE E. BRODY
Low levels of the essential vitamin can bring on symptoms including muscle weakness, fatigue, shakiness, unsteady gait, incontinence, low blood pressure and depression.
Really?
The Claim: Coffee Can Prevent Some Medications From Working
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Coffee and espresso can have consequences in people taking certain medications, by either blocking their absorption or enhancing their effects.
Opinion
Dot Earth Blog
A Better Room for an Argument?
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
New comment tools are introduced on The New York Times Web site.
Wordplay Blog
Numberplay: Beads on Wire
By GARY ANTONICK
One bead slides down-up-down. The other slides down-down-up. Which will win?
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