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Most E-mailed news on 1 July 2009 |
Blink Twice if You Like Me
In many fireflies, pairs stay coupled for hours while the male, lower, gives the female a protein package injected with sperm, called a nuptial gift.Researchers have found seduction and deceit in the coded flashing of fireflies.
New Plan Ties Reduced College Loan Payments to Income
Starting Wednesday, the federal Education Department will begin offering a repayment plan that lets college graduates reduce their loan payments, based on their income.
A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
There is now somewhere to take some of the 99.1 million television sets that sit unused in closets and basements.
Television Review | 'Nova: Musical Minds': Our Brains on Music: The Science
?Musical Minds,? the season premiere of ?Nova? on PBS, is based on the neurologist Oliver Sacks?s most recent book, ?Musicophilia.?
Well: A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by Diabetes
Eight cyclists show what vigilance about health can accomplish.
New Flu Vaccine Approved ? for Dogs
Sophie, left, and Pugsly, adopted from Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue, may be susceptible to the dog flu because of their short, bent respiratory tracts.A vaccine has been approved for a new form of the flu virus which has affected horses first, then dogs, but no humans so far.
Frugal Paris
Even for those on a budget, summer in the City of Light can offer unexpected pleasures.
Op-Ed Columnist: Betraying the Planet
Climate change poses a clear and present danger to our way of life. How can anyone justify failing to act?
Op-Ed Columnist: Vince Lombardi Politics
Leading Democrats seem open to nearly any idea so long as it will lead to passing legislation, perhaps at the expense of passing sensible legislation.
Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really.
The in-flight safety instructional video and a companion ad series show employees of Air New Zealand unclothed, concealed only by body-painted uniforms and strategically placed props.
Op-Ed Columnist: Genius in the Bottle
With his Argentine lover, Mark Sanford was no longer the penny-pinching governor, but someone more fascinating: Marco, international man of mystery.
Study Warns of Hazards for Elderly Using Walking Aids
About 47,000 elderly Americans are treated in emergency rooms each year from falls associated with walkers and canes, according to a study.
Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular Painkillers
A federal advisory panel voted to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.
A Historian Is on a Quest to Locate Lost Events
An amateur historian is working to locate, mark and preserve the places where historic events occurred ? and then were forgotten from memory.
Op-Ed Contributor: The Court Changes the Game
In its ruling on employment discrimination law, the Supreme Court upended the rules that Sonia Sotomayor and her colleagues previously played by.
Collecting: The Fiat Offers Italian Flair at Blue-Collar Prices
If ever there were a threat to the reputation of ?60s British sports cars as the most heartbreaking form of transportation sold in America, it probably would have come from Fiat.
Personal Health: The Damage of Reflux (Bile, Not Acid)
The symptoms are similar to heartburn, but failure to properly diagnose bile reflux can result in serious, sometimes life-threatening problems
Paleontology and Creationism Meet but Don?t Mesh
Peter Dodson, left, of the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Foote of the University of Chicago and Jon Todd of the Museum of Natural History in London watching a video at the Creation Museum.Seventy paleontologists visited the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky for a jarring alternate view of geological history.
Constant Fear and Mob Rule in South Africa Slum
Crime in South Africa is often portrayed as an onslaught against the wealthy, but it is the poor who are conveniently accessible to criminals.
Findings: Calculating Consumer Happiness at Any Price
Could it be that humans are not quite as gullible as advertised? Researchers can?t always sway diners with the lure of a bargain.
It?s Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado
New laws allow residents to begin rainwater harvesting, a practice that water rights laws once prohibited.
Journeys: Chicago?s New Wave of Microbrews
With local beers popping up all over town, the city is experiencing a brewing renaissance.
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