New York Times: Science http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html Headlines, abstracts and links for the latest New York Times articles, for Radio UserLand. en-us Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company Sat, 26 Jun 2004 22:00:37 GMT rssUpdates http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.0 webmaster@userland.com No Skeeters, No Problem? Not So Fast http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22side.html?ex=1403236800&en=299fd91e07066a23&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND In the grand scheme of things, mosquitoes do have some value. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT James Gorman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22side.html This Derby Will Be Won by a Bird http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22bird.html?ex=1403236800&en=46ce4ab4a54bfa87&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND This week, more than 12 young albatrosses will soar into the homestretch of what might be called the Big Bird version of the Belmont Stakes. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT Eric Dash http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22bird.html Cones, Curves, Shells, Towers: He Made Paper Jump to Life http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22orig.html?ex=1403236800&en=48e57540cc74481f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A computer science professor who died in 1999 was a pioneer in computational origami, an emerging field with surprisingly practical applications. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT Margaret Wertheim http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22orig.html But the Air Was Clean http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22obox.html?ex=1403236800&en=2bcf021f56c30bf4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Sure, it disrupted the lives of millions and cost the North American economy billions, but last summer's blackout had one benefit. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT Henry Fountain http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22obox.html Preserving a Delicate Balance of Potassium http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brod.html?ex=1403236800&en=30b3c93e3bb25ab9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Western-style diets are relatively poor in potassium, a crucial nutrient. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:52 GMT Jane E. Brody http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brod.html Letters http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/books/review/0620books-letters.html?ex=1403323200&en=e72d055f8f554017&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Of Subjects and Participants. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/20/books/review/0620books-letters.html Persistent Smells http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22qna.html?ex=1403236800&en=3883ece4361959c7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND I recently spent a day in a home full of strong-smelling lilies. For the next week, I smelled the same smell. What could cause this? Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT C. Claiborne Ray http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22qna.html Prevention: Weapons in the War on Glaucoma http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22prev.html?ex=1403236800&en=dfc332373320b5bd&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Treating elevated blood pressure within the eye can cut in half the risk of glaucoma for African-Americans, according to a new study. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22prev.html Behavior: An Epileptic Child's Best Friend http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22beha.html?ex=1403236800&en=9bdc4275ba657ab8&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND When a child has a seizure, the family dog may be the first to respond, according to a recently released study. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22beha.html Remedies: A Mute for the Roar of the Snorer http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22reme.html?ex=1403236800&en=fad167dfe970446a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND If you cannot stop a snorer from snoring, how can you cut down on the noise? Here's one possible solution. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22reme.html Outcomes: Acupuncture and Neck Pain http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22outc.html?ex=1403236800&en=a559dda0b618eecf&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Acupuncture may have lasting benefits for neck pain, the authors of a new study say. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22outc.html Paying Homage to the Wisdom of Voices From Medicine's Past http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22case.html?ex=1403236800&en=19c909fd86386258&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Without fanfare, decades-old journal articles go online. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Abigail Zuger, M.d. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22case.html Bringing Them Back, Healthy, From the Ends of the Earth http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22kkam.html?ex=1403236800&en=0b2e248cc80403fb&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Kenneth Kamler is a man with a double life. For much of the year, he is a microsurgeon; but in his other guise, he is an eminent adventure physician. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Claudia Dreifus http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22kkam.html The Early Days of Hearing http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22obse.html?ex=1403236800&en=cc49fca3ed48a19b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND For those who study human evolution, the thinking is that the sensitivity range of human ears is related to the rise of spoken language. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Henry Fountain http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22obse.html Mars' Round, Smooth Stones Have a Counterpart in Utah http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/space/22mars.html?ex=1403236800&en=c07dfabd1f87ba49&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The almost perfectly round Martian pebbles, nicknamed blueberries, are intriguing. Similar spherical pebbles, it turns out, are also strewn around southern Utah. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Kenneth Chang http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/space/22mars.html New Creams Smooth Wrinkles, but They're Not Botox http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22cons.html?ex=1403236800&en=f05ebd12f7b2857a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Welcome to the world of anti-aging cosmetics, a vast and chaotic bazaar where hundreds of products vie for dollars. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Mary Duenwald http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22cons.html A Debate on How to Treat Precancerous Breast Disease http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brea.html?ex=1403236800&en=96b15c932b262ec7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND There is a mounting debate among experts over how aggressively to treat ductal carcinoma in situ, which has a 10-year mortality rate hovering around 1 percent. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Laurie Tarkan http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brea.html The Claim: Too Much Sleep Is Bad for You http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22REAL.html?ex=1403323200&en=cad323445686119a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Averaging more than seven hours of sleep a night is associated with a shorter life span. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Anahad O'connor http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22REAL.html A Retrospective Diagnosis Says Lenin Had Syphilis http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22leni.html?ex=1403236800&en=dd0ceebd43a5864c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A new study turns speculation over the death of the Bolshevik leader into a diagnosis of the sexually transmitted disease. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT C. J. Chivers http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22leni.html Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/psychology/22bull.html?ex=1403236800&en=ca26eb069980a4ef&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Researchers are turning their attention to the bullies of the workplace. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Benedict Carey http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/psychology/22bull.html Kerry Vows to Lift Bush Limits on Stem-Cell Research http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/politics/campaign/22kerry.html?ex=1403323200&en=a942e9cb963646a3&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Backed by the unusual endorsement of 48 Nobel laureates, Senator John Kerry on Monday accused the Bush administration of letting ideology trump science. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:51 GMT Jodi Wilgoren http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/politics/campaign/22kerry.html At One Point, 'I Was Deathly Afraid,' New Space Visitor Admits http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/national/23pilot.html?ex=1403409600&en=b4bc8eba0895865a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Michael W. Melvill, the first person to reach space in a project developed with private financing, said he had considered aborting the flight miles above Earth. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT John Schwartz http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/national/23pilot.html Craft Confirms a Comet Link for Peculiar Moon of Saturn http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/science/space/24saturn.html?ex=1403409600&en=c57122d1a418fa27&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The Cassini spacecraft bearing down on Saturn has confirmed that its farthest moon, Phoebe, is an icy remnant of the solar system's birth more than four billion years ago. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT Warren E. Leary http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/science/space/24saturn.html New Look for NASA for the Next Space Age http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/politics/25nasa.html?ex=1403496000&en=9ec86a4a346f153a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Responding to outside recommendations, NASA has begun a top-to-bottom reorganization that will make it leaner and more focused on its goals. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT Warren E. Leary http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/politics/25nasa.html When Science Was Simple: Watching Mr. Wizard http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/arts/television/27WEIN.html?ex=1403668800&en=7abdbc19936f582a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND While screening an episode of "Watch Mr. Wizard" on DVD, Don Herbert talked about being the most famous unaccredited scientist in America in the 1950's. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/arts/television/27WEIN.html Debate Swirls Around the Status of a Protected Mouse http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/science/27mouse.html?ex=1403668800&en=4ce1e498f16ea0b1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A Colorado scientist says that the Preble's meadow jumping mouse is on the Federal Endangered Species list based on guesswork and outdated science. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:37:50 GMT Kirk Johnson http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/science/27mouse.html