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An Interview with John Glenn
Mon, Feb 13, 2012
John Schwartz talks with the astronaut John Glenn about his mission as the first American to orbit the Earth.
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California’s Coastline Controversy
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
On January 1, 2012, a controversial series of marine reserves that restrict fishing went into effect in Southern California.
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Planting the Beach
Fri, Dec 30, 2011
American demand for year-round organic fruits and vegetables has incited a farming boom in the arid deserts of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.
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Faceless
Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Dori Frame has a neurological disorder called prosopagnosia. She cannot recognize human faces, and even close friends and relatives can look unfamiliar to her.
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Love on the Spectrum
Sun, Dec 25, 2011
Jack Robison and Kirsten Lindsmith, two college students living in Greenfield, Mass., discuss how autism affects their lives and relationship.
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Edith Widder's New Crusade
Mon, Dec 19, 2011
The marine biologist Edith Widder has spent a career studying bioluminescent sea creatures. Now she is using the phenomenon to fight pollution.
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Dual Diagnosis
Mon, Dec 19, 2011
Antonio Lambert, diagnosed with a mood disorder and addiction, manages through faith, medication and companionship - leaning the same "peer specialist" skills he teaches.
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An Awakening
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
A mother describes the surprising effect that the pharmaceutical sleeping drug Ambien has had on her brain-damaged son.
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Steven Pinker
Mon, Nov 28, 2011
An interview with the Harvard psychologist and linguist on violence, language and Twitter.
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Meaning in Madness
Fri, Nov 25, 2011
Milton Greek, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, believes that decoding the messages in delusions can help some people recover.
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Becoming Bionic
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Robert Woo regains the ability to walk with help from an exoskeleton.
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Japan's Failed Breakwaters
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Nori Onishi reports on the failure of breakwater systems in protecting against large waves along Japan's coastline.
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Coming Into a Crowded World
Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Lynsey Addario photographs a maternity ward in Delhi, India as the world population reaches seven billion.
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Michael Gazzaniga
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
An interview with the neuroscientist and professor of psychology known for his studies, and stories, about the brain's split personality.
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A Village Divided
Tue, Oct 25, 2011
A plan to begin offshore drilling next year could change the way of life for the Inupiat Eskimos of Point Hope, Alaska.
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Finding a Life That Fits
Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Keris Myrick, who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, finds ways to manage her illness.
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Pitching Green
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
A video from Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, where teaching fans about composting their beer cups isn’t always easy.
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A Sacred Whale Hunt Endures
Sun, Oct 16, 2011
In Barrow, Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, the whaling tradition is ancient, but the means of carrying it out are anything but.
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Susan Desmond-Hellmann
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
An interview with the oncologist, translational scientist and former Genentech executive now leading the University of California, San Francisco.
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The Forest for the Trees
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
In Arizona, trees are cut down to save forests from massive fires and to combat climate change.
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Small Fixes: Paper Diagnostics
Mon, Sep 26, 2011
Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science reporter for The New York Times, explains a liver damage test that fits on a postage stamp and could cost less than a penny.
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Religion in the Rainforest
Sun, Sep 25, 2011
Morgan Harrington, an Australian anthropologist, is studying traditional beliefs in small villages deep in the rainforest of Indonesia.
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The Wild Dolphin Project
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
For 25 years, Denise Herzing has returned to the same place in the Bahamas to study a group of wild dolphins. Next year, she will pioneer a project to communicate with them.
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Richard Dawkins
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
An interview with the evolutionary biologist, best-selling author and outspoken atheist.
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Picture This: Cancer
Mon, Aug 15, 2011
Understanding how cancer begins and then grows is fundamental to one day preventing the disease. Here, we explain three new theories for how cancer may form.
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Long Island's Lost Lobsters
Sun, Aug 07, 2011
For Long Island lobstermen, the good old days ended in 1999 when a great die-off in Long Island Sound rocked the local industry and stumped researchers.
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Living With Voices
Sat, Aug 06, 2011
Joe Holt, a computer consultant and entrepreneur who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, describes how he's learned to manage the voices in his head.
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Life Out There: Eden in a Test Tube
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
To better recognize extraterrestrial life should they come upon it, scientists are working to create simple life forms in a lab. But, as Dennis Overbye reports, they first have to agree what life is.
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Every Day at the Museum
Fri, Jul 22, 2011
The American Museum of Natural History now offers its own biology degree.
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Safeguarding Spent Nuclear Fuel
Tue, Jul 05, 2011
The Times's Matthew L. Wald looks at options for safely storing spent nuclear fuel as the American nuclear industry faces new scrutiny following the nuclear incident in Japan.
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Ecoexistence Project
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
A Palestinian and an Israeli engineer crossed borders and barriers to work together on establishing a sustainable future for their joint environment.
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The Smokies Light Show
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
Thousands of tourists are drawn every year to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to witness the mating ritual of a species of fireflies that blink in beautiful synchrony.
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Nora Volkow
Mon, Jun 13, 2011
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.
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Love Endures Even Cancer
Mon, May 16, 2011
Gavin Snow found out he had stage 3 melanoma two months before meeting Haley Tanner. Together they have endured the ups and downs of living with a tragic disease.
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Donating Lives
Mon, May 16, 2011
Julio Garcia died unexpectedly in 2010. His widow decided to donate his organs to seven different people. And they recently had the opportunity to thank her in person.
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Homegrown Drones
Sun, May 15, 2011
A growing group of hobbyists and engineers are designing and selling do-it-yourself drones of near military caliber.
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Two, United as One
Fri, May 13, 2011
Krista and Tatiana Hogan are craniopagus conjoined twins — joined at the head, they share a neural bridge.
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They Call Me 'Birdman'
Wed, May 04, 2011
James Cataldi, an Inwood resident, transformed a forgotten corner of Manhattan into a wildlife sanctuary, because, as he says, it was the right thing to do.
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The Dry Season
Wed, May 04, 2011
A drought in the Oklahoma Panhandle is poised to do what the Dust Bowl couldn't — drive towns in this parched region out of existence.
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Cultivating Dinner
Sun, May 01, 2011
Americans ate 475 million pounds of tilapia last year, making this once obscure African native the most popular farmed fish in the United States.
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Energy or Eyesore?
Wed, Apr 27, 2011
To some New Jersey residents, the thousands of solar panels being installed on utility poles are an eyesore, to others they're evidence of the state's commitment to green energy.
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The Family Practice
Fri, Apr 22, 2011
Changes in the health care landscape have left Dr. Ronald Sroka with a family practice he cannot sell.
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The Sea Turtles’ Plight
Tue, Apr 19, 2011
A year after the BP oil spill, endangered sea turtles still wash up dead on Gulf of Mexico shores in large numbers. A federal investigation suggests that the culprit is likely not oil.
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A Conversation With Ted Danson
Tue, Apr 19, 2011
Mark Bittman talks with actor and "Oceana" author Ted Danson about fish and the world's oceans.
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Amazon Dolphins in Danger
Sat, Apr 16, 2011
The pink river dolphin is a storied symbol of the Amazon, but local fishermen are slaughtering the animal for catfish bait.
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Food Fight
Sun, Mar 27, 2011
Michael Moss investigates the relationship of our brain's reward system and the bottom line.
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TimesCast | Inside a Nuclear Reactor
Wed, Mar 16, 2011
A look at the workings and problems of a nuclear reactor.
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Opinion: Earthquakes in Japan
Sat, Mar 12, 2011
Andrew Revkin of Dot Earth on what earthquake-prone countries can learn from Japan's resilience, motivation and planning.
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Colombia's Coffee Crisis
Thu, Mar 10, 2011
Abnormal rains and high temperatures are having a huge impact on coffee growers in Colombia.
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Colombia's Gold Rush
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
As the Colombian government works to eradicate the coca trade, guerrillas have turned to local gold mining for cash. Now the government is cracking down on illegal mines.
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Natural Gas and Polluted Air
Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Garfield County is at the heart of Colorado's natural gas gold rush. Residents there complain of air quality problems.
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Less Surgery for Breast Cancer?
Tue, Feb 08, 2011
New York Times reporter, Denise Grady, reports on a new study that finds lymph node surgery may not be necessary.
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A Safe Place
Mon, Feb 07, 2011
In Vancouver, a controversial strategy against H.I.V. and AIDS includes a site where drug users can inject themselves using clean needles -- then get tested and treated if they have the virus.
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The Fisherman's Son
Thu, Jan 06, 2011
A Gulf Coast fisherman comes of age in the wake of the BP oil spill.
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The Uranium Conundrum
Sun, Dec 26, 2010
A proposal for a uranium mill in western Colorado is drawing objections from local environmentalists, but to many others in the area, it may be the only hope for economic survival.
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Escape From the Deepwater Horizon
Sat, Dec 25, 2010
Caleb Holloway survived the fatal blowout and oil spill. Using 3-D animation, and newly uncovered images, The New York Times reconstructs his escape from the burning oil rig.
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Power Off the Grid
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
Elisabeth Rosenthal reports form rural Kenya, where cheap Chinese solar panels are providing decentralized small-scale electricity to towns that have little chance of being connected to the grid.
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Spacesuit Archives
Mon, Dec 20, 2010
In a National Air and Space Museum storage facility, there is a collection of 200 historic spacesuits. Science writer Henry Fountain takes a look at these NASA relics.
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Protecting Peru's Fossils
Sat, Dec 11, 2010
Simon Romero reports on Peru's efforts to halt the illegal trade of fossils that are found in the Peruvian desert.
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The Magician and the Crossword
Mon, Dec 06, 2010
David Kwong's performance draws on his talents as a magician and as a crossword puzzle creator.
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Robotic Rodeo
Sun, Nov 28, 2010
John Markoff reports from Fort Benning, Ga., where he attended a demonstration by military contractors of robots intended for surveillance, logistics and war fighting.
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South Korea's War on Dementia
Thu, Nov 25, 2010
In South Korea, thousands of people, including children, are being trained to help care for dementia patients.
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The Price of a Smile
Mon, Nov 22, 2010
Dentist and orthodontists have embraced a new technology in dental radiology. But some experts are concerned about excessive radiation exposure among younger patients.
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An Exotic Predator Threatens the Keys
Mon, Nov 22, 2010
An invasive species of fish called the lionfish could change the balance of sea life in the waters of the Florida keys.
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Los Animadores de la Vida
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Building on decades of research and mountains of data, scientists and animators are now recreating in vivid and sometimes jaw-dropping detail the complex inner machinery of living cells.
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Tracking Greenland's Glaciers
Sat, Nov 13, 2010
A team of scientists traveled to Greenland to track the island's glaciers, which have sped up recently and are losing ice mass. This could lead to rising sea levels.
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Troubles on Russia's Lake Baikal
Mon, Nov 08, 2010
Workers at an ailing paper mill in Siberia are clinging to their jobs in the face of financial pressure and criticism from environmentalists.
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Becoming Han Solo
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
In Brooklyn, New York, a nearly paralyzed boy, who cannot talk, uses an iPad to tell his mother what he wants to be for Halloween.
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The Fight Over Wind Power in Vinalhaven
Tue, Oct 05, 2010
A small group of island residents are fighting three wind turbines built on the island of Vinalhaven off the coast of Maine.
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Passive House
Sat, Sep 25, 2010
A European-style home that requires no heating is built in Vermont.
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Can't Attend? Send Your Robot Instead
Sat, Sep 04, 2010
Nick Bilton and David Pogue try out a new telepresence robot that allows users to remotely drive a video chat screen down hallways and to meetings.
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Robots at Work
Sat, Sep 04, 2010
Robots help employees who telecommute stay better in touch with their colleagues in the office.
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Moose Arthritis
Mon, Aug 16, 2010
A study of arthritis in moose leads to new information about human nutrition in childhood.
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A Fight for a Mountaintop
Sat, Aug 14, 2010
As mountaintop removal mining has become increasingly controversial across Appalachia, the debate over the fate of Coal River Mountain has become something of a symbolic line in the sand.
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Pathology of Errors
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
As pathologists help doctors diagnose breast cancer at an earlier more survivable stage, the potential for mistakes has grown.
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Pathology of Errors
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
As pathologists help doctors diagnose breast cancer at an earlier, more survivable stage, the potential for mistakes has grown.
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Lessons From an Old Oil Spill
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
The 1969 West Falmouth oil spill is the most closely monitored in history. Scientists have used it to understand the long term impacts of oil on coastal ecosystems.
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What's Killing the Sea Turtles?
Wed, Jul 14, 2010
A massive investigation is under way to find out what killed hundreds of endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico in the weeks following the BP oil spill.
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Interview With a Robot
Thu, Jun 24, 2010
National correspondent Amy Harmon sits down to talk with the Bina48 about what it's like to be a robot.
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The Morning Meeting
Thu, Jun 24, 2010
A peek inside the daily session where leaders of the oil spill cleanup in Venice, La., develop their constantly evolving approach to fighting back the oil spreading along the gulf coast.
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Battle Over the Bottle
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
In Concord, Mass., 82-year-old Jean Hill has taken a shot at plastic bottle waste by campaigning to ban bottled water. While some residents are pleased, others question the effect of the new law.
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The Boom Menders
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
The overwhelming scale of the spill in the gulf is taxing the available supply of protective boom. Pete Parker, an oil spill expert, patches up urgently needed used boom to continue fighting the spill.
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A Tourism Director for the Gulf Coast
Sat, Jun 19, 2010
There is no sign of oil in Mississippi. There's also no sign of tourists. Therein lies the dilemma of the state's governor, Haley Barbour.
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Fear Grips a Family
Tue, Jun 01, 2010
A look at the world's largest family suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and the hope that they may help scientists find answers for everyone else.
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O Caminho do Jaguar
Tue, May 11, 2010
Grupos de preservação animal trabalham para estabelecer caminhos para os grandes felinos cruzarem áreas habitadas por humanos. Um desses corredores protege os jaguares da Costa Rica.
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Can Babies Tell Right From Wrong?
Tue, May 04, 2010
Babies at Yale University's Infant Cognition Center respond to "naughty" and "nice" puppets.
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Oil Spill Threatens Wetlands' Ecosystem
Sat, May 01, 2010
If the oil spills were to hit Terrabonne Bay's wetlands in Louisiana, the environmental impact could be a catastrophe for the species living there.
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City of Endangered Languages
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
New York has long been a city of immigrants, but linguists now consider it a laboratory for studying and preserving languages in rapid decline elsewhere in the world.
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Hope for Sharks and Reefs in Belize
Mon, Apr 26, 2010
Glover's Reef in Belize is a Marine Protected Area where strict limits on fishing have helped shark populations.
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Blood Journey
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
The Havasupai Indians gave DNA samples for the study of diabetes, a disease that ravages their community, but say they were devastated when they realized it was also used for other research.
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Eliminating Lead Poisoning
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Lead poisoning among children has decreased so sharply over the last decades that some view the problem as a thing of the past. But federal health officials say that eradication may be years away.
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Obama Proposes New Offshore Drilling
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Reporter John M. Broder discusses the announcement made on Wednesday.
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Embryo Screening
Mon, Mar 29, 2010
The Times's Amy Harmon talks about the increasingly common practice of the embryo screening procedure known as PGD.
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City Critic | Eagles in Inwood?
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Ariel Kaminer goes on a birding expedition in New York.
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Uncharted Waters, Fragile Hopes
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
As many of the trial participants experience dramatic recoveries, patients and doctors face the uneasy task of managing expectations in this new scientific frontier. The third in a series.
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Last Chances, First Responses
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
What happens when a new science delivers on its promise? As terminal cancer patients begin to respond to an experimental drug, new hopes and challenges emerge. The second in a series.
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A Patient, a Pioneer
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
After surgeries and chemotherapies failed, the last hope for Sam Spero, a cancer patient, is an experimental drug with high promise. The first in a series.
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Military Bases as Wildlife Havens
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
In recent years, U.S. military lands have become safe areas for endangered species.
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City Critic | Salt in the City
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Ariel Kaminer visits a popular New York restaurant to get the lowdown on how chefs really cook with salt.
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Radiation Safety Falls Behind
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
As medical radiation technology advances, a patchwork of regulations does not always protect patients from radiation injury.
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Medical Physicists: Protecting Patients
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
As medical radiation technology advances, a patchwork of regulations does not always protect patients from radiation injury.
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Haiti's Legacy of Environmental Disaster
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Even before the recent earthquake Haiti's environment teetered on the brink of disaster. Brent and Craig Renaud report on the country's deforestation problems.
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Hospital Infections Increase
Wed, Jan 06, 2010
The Times's Pam Belluck on the increasing number of patients who are getting infections in hospitals.
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A Face of Hope
Mon, Dec 21, 2009
Recent medical advances have allowed Emily Haager to live longer with Cystic Fibrosis.
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MSNBC: New York Times Edition
Fri, Dec 18, 2009
John Harwood of CNBC and The New York Times discusses climate talks in Copenhagen, the latest in the health care debate, and the re-appearance of Monica Lewinsky.
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Negotiators Remain Hung Up Over Disputes
Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Negotiators in Copenhagen continue to discuss emissions targets, financial aid for developing countries and how to measure and monitor emissions.
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Copenhagen Climate Change Q&A
Mon, Dec 14, 2009
New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin answers reader questions about the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this week.
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Poorer Countries Upend Climate Talks
Mon, Dec 14, 2009
The Times' Libby Rosenthal talks about Bolivia, one of the countries that feels economically powerless to manage climate change.
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Bolivia's Glaciers Melt Away
Sun, Dec 13, 2009
Bolivia's Chacaltaya glacier - once the "world's highest" ski resort and a crucial source of water for millions of people - melted away in 2009.
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Protests and a Financial Pledge
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Tom Zeller of The New York Times reports on protesters and the European Union's $3 billion pledge in climate aid to poorer nations.
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Climate Talks in Copenhagen
Tue, Dec 08, 2009
A new report says the decade of the 2000s will likely be the warmest in modern times.
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Climate Talks Open in Copenhagen
Mon, Dec 07, 2009
The New York Times reporter Andrew C. Revkin reports from the global meeting.
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Copenhagen 101
Mon, Dec 07, 2009
The Times's Tom Zeller Jr. and Andrew C. Revkin, along with some people in Times Square, discuss the science and diplomacy behind the climate conference.
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A Conversation With Ken Salazar
Mon, Nov 30, 2009
John Broder of The New York Times interviewed Ken Salazar, the interior secretary, about the challenges facing the federal agency.
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Dominican Town Explores Ecotourism
Mon, Nov 23, 2009
In the Dominican Republic, a small town long troubled by poverty is fighting to hold onto its beaches and transform them into a low-key, environmentally sustainable tourist destination.
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Saving Sea Turtles, One Nest at a Time
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Global warming and coastal development are decimating Pacific sea turtle populations. In Costa Rica, a group of one-time poachers is giving baby sea turtles a chance at survival.
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The Frustrated Left
Sat, Oct 17, 2009
For Earl Blumenauer and other members of the left wing of the Democratic Party, it's been a tougher year than they expected.
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Tainted Meat
Sat, Oct 03, 2009
Stephanie Smith's reaction to a strain of E. coli was extreme, but neither the system meant to make meat safe, nor the meat itself, is what consumers have been led to believe.
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Hamburger Confidential
Sat, Oct 03, 2009
Can consumers prevent cross-contamination by simply following directions on a package of ground beef?
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Ways of Seeing
Sat, Sep 26, 2009
After losing her eyesight during adolescence to retinitis pigmentosa, Barbara Campbell recently received an artificial retina -- an experimental technology that might restore her vision.
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U.N. Summit on Climate Change
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Neil MacFarquhar of The New York Times summarizes Tuesday's United Nations session on climate change.
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The Debate on Climate Change
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Andrew C. Revkin reports Tuesday from the United Nations, where world leaders have gathered to discuss climate change.
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Toxic Waters: Coal in the Water
Sat, Sep 12, 2009
Jennifer Hall-Massey explains how water pollution, which she believes is caused by nearby coal companies, has impacted her family and community.
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Open Season on Idaho Wolves
Thu, Sep 10, 2009
Wolf hunting is now legal in Idaho, after Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar removed the animal from the endangered species list. This video is the first in a series about the challenges facing Mr. Salazar.
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Balancing Brazil's Forests
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
In Brazil's breadbasket, Matto Grosso, a push to fight climate change by paying landowners to preserve forests. Twenty percent of global emissions are traced to deforestation by some accounts.
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The Buses of Bogotá
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
Over the last decade, cities in developing countries around the world have been adopting bus systems like Bogotá's Transmilenio because they are cheaper and ease traffic and pollution.
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Paper, Plastic and Persistence
Fri, Jul 03, 2009
An energetic group of volunteers spreads the word about recycling to residents of one of New York City's public housing projects.
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Performance and Safety in Ice Skating
Mon, Jun 22, 2009
The Ice Skating and Development Center at the University of Delaware is focused on improving the jumps and spins of elite skaters as well as minimizing their risk of injury.
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Coping With: Childhood Obesity
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Childhood obesity is a risk factor for many adult illnesses, including heart disease and diabetes. Here is a a look at two teens' mission to lose weight.
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Envisioning Our Distant Past
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Viktor Deak works from his home studio, crafting heads of distant human ancestors. His work can be found in the American Museum of Natural History.
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An Eventual Switch to All LED
Sat, May 30, 2009
Ted Van Hyning, director of Event Technology at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, represents one of many businesses that are beginning to switch to LED lighting in their establishments.
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The Super Memory Club
Thu, May 21, 2009
The Times's Benedict Carey sits in on the weekly bridge game at Laguna Woods and discusses the longest and largest ongoing study of people 90 and over and the potential benefits of mental exercise.
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The Super Memory Club
Thu, May 21, 2009
The Times's Benedict Carey sits in on the weekly bridge game at Laguna Woods and discusses the longest and largest ongoing study of people 90 and over and the potential benefits of mental exercise.
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Mission Impossible
Wed, May 13, 2009
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is rampant in Karachi's dense slums. And health dedicated to solving the crisis are challenged by a series of cultural barriers.
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Popular Science?
Mon, May 11, 2009
Forensic science has grown into a popular choice for many students at New Rochelle High School in New York.
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Dealing With Swine Flu
Wed, Apr 29, 2009
Experts say countries should focus on mitigating the effects of swine flu, not closing borders or creating travel restrictions, because the virus cannot be contained.
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Living With Asthma
Tue, Apr 28, 2009
While doctors do not know why asthma rates are higher in cities, they can treat the disease using medication and allergy shots.
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Questions About Swine Flu
Mon, Apr 27, 2009
As swine flu appears across North America and various parts of the world, officials are attempting to explain and contain this disease.
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Cases: Dana Jennings
Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Having both experienced serious illnesses, Dana Jennings and his son, Owen, have created a bond that is much different from what they have with the rest of their family.
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Home Green Home: Rich Green, Poor Green
Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Tom Zeller Jr., editor of the Green Inc. blog, goes downtown to learn more about "Sierra Club Green Home," a Web resource for eco-living that was unveiled at a luxury green apartment building.
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Green Inc.: Shedding Light on C.F.L.s
Fri, Mar 27, 2009
Green Inc. editor Tom Zeller Jr. looks at improvements in — and lingering concerns over — compact fluorescent light bulbs.
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Coping With: Prostate Cancer
Tue, Mar 17, 2009
Fifty-nine-year-old Mark Spindel is faced with difficult choices after a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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Reporter's Notebook: A Fragile Optimism
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
The mountain gorillas in Eastern Congo stand to benefit from the recent departure of rebels under General Laurent Nkunda.
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Battling Alien Algae
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
On the Island of Oahu, the Nature Conservancy has teamed up with the state of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii to create a novel means of algae removal. They call their creation the "Supersucker".
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Darwin in Song
Mon, Feb 09, 2009
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species," the Times profiles Richard Milner, a singing Darwinian scholar.
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Obama Seeks to Curb Auto Pollution
Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Mr. Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the Bush administration's past rejection of a California application to regulate auto pollution.
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The Truth About Moving
Wed, Jan 21, 2009
Moving with reusable plastic bins instead of disposable cardboard boxes.
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Science Homework
Sat, Jan 17, 2009
A new generation of scientists are using is using their own children in their research.
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America's Disappearing Forests
Tue, Nov 18, 2008
The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine.
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Saving Green While Going Green
Fri, Oct 10, 2008
Times reporter Kate Galbraith gets some tips on saving money and energy while getting the laundry done.
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Scientist at Work
Tue, Feb 12, 2008
Carl Zimmer visits Dr. Roger Hanlon in his lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.
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Manhattan's Secret WWII War Effort
Tue, Oct 30, 2007
Building the Atomic Bomb
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