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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyThu, 29 Nov 2012 06:15:37 GMTThu, 29 Nov 2012 06:15:37 GMT2http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pnghttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/science/earth/un-agency-says-2012-ranks-among-hottest-years.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe World Meteorological Organization is warning that a warming trend and the melting of Arctic ice are increasing the risks of weather disasters.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26144b7b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231009446/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26144b7b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231009446/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26144b7b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231009446/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26144b7b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Arctic RegionsHurricane Sandy (2012)Global WarmingIceUnited NationsWorld Meteorological OrganizationThu, 29 Nov 2012 05:54:32 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/science/earth/un-agency-says-2012-ranks-among-hottest-years.htmlBy NICK CUMMING-BRUCEhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/health/dr-joseph-e-murray-transplant-doctor-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-93.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDr. Murray died in the hospital where he performed the first successful human organ transplant in 1954, when he gave a 23-year-old?s kidney to his identical twin.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fe7ef9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231205571/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fe7ef9/a2t.img" border="0"/>DoctorsTransplantsDeaths (Obituaries)Nobel PrizesBrigham and Women's HospitalKidneysMurray, Joseph E.Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/health/dr-joseph-e-murray-transplant-doctor-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-93.htmlBy CORNELIA DEANEric Miller/Associated PressDr. Murray was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/on-our-radar-approaching-the-doha-climate-talks/?partner=rss&emc=rssEnvironmental news highlights for Wednesday, November 28.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26130bf0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231188257/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26130bf0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231188257/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26130bf0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231188257/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26130bf0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Doha Climate TalksVermont Yankee Nuclear Power StationU.S. Fish & WIldlife ServiceWoodland CaribouEndangered speciesclimate changeWorld Meteorological OrganizationforestsScienceThu, 29 Nov 2012 01:00:36 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/on-our-radar-approaching-the-doha-climate-talks/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe little creature of the sea that appears to debunk the most fundamental law of the natural world: you are born, and then you die.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26144b7a/mf.gif' border='0'/>Genetics and HeredityKubota, ShinScience and TechnologyJellyfishWed, 28 Nov 2012 23:26:58 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.htmlBy NATHANIEL RICHTakashi MuraiThe "immortal jellyfish" can transform itself back into a polyp and begin life anew.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/another-step-to-smaller-reactors/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe American nuclear industry is trying a new construction model for nuclear reactors that will be built more in the factory and less in the field.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26121731/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231185246/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26121731/kg/341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231185246/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26121731/kg/341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231185246/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26121731/kg/341/a2t.img" border="0"/>nuclear powerPolitics and PolicyPennsylvaniaBabcock & Wilcox CoexportsCorbett, Thomas WEnergy DepartmentNuclear EnergyBusinessFactories and ManufacturingWed, 28 Nov 2012 22:44:04 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/another-step-to-smaller-reactors/By MATTHEW L. WALDBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear EnergyBabcock & Wilcox, which once manufactured full-sized reactors, is now working on a small one, with about one-sixth the output of most new models, ?that can be built in a factory, shipped to a distant site and put into service on a predictable schedule and budget. (Click for an enlarged view.)http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/research-animals-lost-in-wolf-hunts-near-yellowstone/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe recent loss of seven Yellowstone wolves wearing high-tech research collars is renewing the decades-old arguments about when and where hunters should be allowed to shoot the charismatic predators.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/260f1fb3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231174455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f1fb3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231174455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f1fb3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231174455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f1fb3/a2t.img" border="0"/>IdahohuntersYellowstone National ParkSmith, Douglas WScience and TechnologyMontanaEndangered speciesWolvesEndangered and Extinct SpeciesGreater Yellowstone CoaltionHunting and TrappingWyomingwildlifeBig Game ForeverWed, 28 Nov 2012 22:31:10 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/research-animals-lost-in-wolf-hunts-near-yellowstone/By NATE SCHWEBERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/world/middleeast/yasir-arafats-body-is-exhumed-for-poison-tests.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe remains of Yasir Arafat were exhumed on Tuesday as part of an investigation into whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned eight years ago.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26037410/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230829711/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037410/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230829711/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037410/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230829711/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037410/a2t.img" border="0"/>Poisoning and PoisonsPalestiniansArafat, YasirRamallah (West Bank)Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:37:57 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/world/middleeast/yasir-arafats-body-is-exhumed-for-poison-tests.htmlBy ISABEL KERSHNERhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/a-certified-path-to-environmental-progress/?partner=rss&emc=rssA group pursues ways to certify that commodities are produced with the environment in mind.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/261131dd/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151710391735/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/261131dd/kg/341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151710391735/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/261131dd/kg/341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151710391735/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/261131dd/kg/341/a2t.img" border="0"/>transparencyAgriculture and FarmingEco-TourismKenyaBrazilTeaRainforest AllianceForests and ForestryConservation of ResourcesGuatemalaAccreditationforestsyour dotAfricabusinessAgriculturewildlifeWed, 28 Nov 2012 20:52:19 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/a-certified-path-to-environmental-progress/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/science/space/undisclosed-finding-by-mars-rover-fuels-intrigue.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA hint of exciting data soon to be announced has set off a flurry of speculation, testament to the enduring fascination that Mars exerts.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2609a20f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231150177/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2609a20f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231150177/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2609a20f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231150177/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2609a20f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Phoenix (Ariz)Public Relations and PublicityMars (Planet)American Geophysical UnionCuriosity (Mars Rover)National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSpaceWed, 28 Nov 2012 17:52:04 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/science/space/undisclosed-finding-by-mars-rover-fuels-intrigue.htmlBy KENNETH CHANGNASA/JPL-Caltech, via Malin Space Science Systems, via EPAThe Curiosity rover in a self-portrait stitched together from 55 images taken by a camera at the end of one of its arms. Data from the rover?s first soil sample is now being analyzed by scientists.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/us/california-poisonous-mushroom-soup-kills-another.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA fourth person has died from eating a soup made with poisonous wild mushrooms this month at a senior care facility in Northern California.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/260f207a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230873944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f207a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230873944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f207a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230873944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260f207a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Deaths (Fatalities)MushroomsCaliforniaWed, 28 Nov 2012 17:50:03 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/us/california-poisonous-mushroom-soup-kills-another.htmlBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESShttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/bidding-farewell-to-the-jewel-of-the-lotus/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe expedition is over. Now comes the analysis. If scientists can use the record of past mountain glaciation to determine how past climate changes have influenced mountain snowline altitudes, it will be easier to anticipate how rapidly the snowpack will diminish with future warming.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/260d0ba6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231165984/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260d0ba6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231165984/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260d0ba6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231165984/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260d0ba6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Putnam, DavidAaron PutnamGlobal WarmingBhutanGeologyClimate ChangeColumbia UniversityGlaciersHimalayaWed, 28 Nov 2012 15:17:54 GMThttp://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/bidding-farewell-to-the-jewel-of-the-lotus/By AARON PUTNAMhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/amid-hurricane-sandy-a-race-to-get-a-liver-transplant.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA 4-year-old girl at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital got a new liver, flown in just in time as Hurricane Sandy hit the region.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd1142/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230904992/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd1142/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)TransplantsLiverMedicine and HealthHospitalsMorgan Stanley|MS|NYSEWed, 28 Nov 2012 06:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/amid-hurricane-sandy-a-race-to-get-a-liver-transplant.htmlBy DENISE GRADYCharles Manley/The New York TimesVin and Dolores Dreeland with their daughter Natalia and Dr. Tomoaki Kato, second left, and Dr. Nadia Ovchinsky, center, at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children?s Hospital.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/grappling-with-the-permafrost-problem/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe math of controlling climate change could get even trickier as scientists begin to factor in emissions of carbon that is expected to be released from the melting of permafrost.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2600280d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231213254/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2600280d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231213254/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2600280d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231213254/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2600280d/a2t.img" border="0"/>emissionsEmissions ReductionIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeclimate changepermafrostDoha (Qatar)Greenhouse Gas EmissionsScienceTue, 27 Nov 2012 21:57:12 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/grappling-with-the-permafrost-problem/By JUSTIN GILLISJosh Haner/The New York TimesNear the Alaskan city of Fairbanks, melting permafrost is causing trees to lean at crazy angles.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/clearing-the-fog-around-personality-disorders.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new proposal to clarify diagnoses of recognized personality disorders and better integrate them into clinical practice, to extend and improve treatment, is meeting resistance.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcbe6d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231093903/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcbe6d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mental Health and DisordersPsychiatry and PsychiatristsNarcissismDepression (Mental)Medicine and HealthTherapy and RehabilitationTue, 27 Nov 2012 21:08:27 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/clearing-the-fog-around-personality-disorders.htmlBy BENEDICT CAREYJonathon Rosenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/imaging-shows-progressive-damage-by-parkinsons.html?partner=rss&emc=rssImaging has been able to show in living patients the damage Parkinson?s disease causes to two structures deep in the brain, researchers report.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcaab8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787547/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab8/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Science and TechnologyBrainMedicine and HealthParkinson's DiseaseTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:26:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/imaging-shows-progressive-damage-by-parkinsons.htmlBy JAMES GORMANhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/biblical-literalists-clash-with-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBy allowing that evolution is a theory, scientists would hand fundamentalists the fig leaf they need to insist, at least among themselves, that the Bible is the literal, not metaphorical, truth.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd32a5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231231716/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd32a5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231231716/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd32a5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231231716/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd32a5/a2t.img" border="0"/>EvolutionScience and TechnologyReligion and BeliefRubio, MarcoTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:21:09 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/biblical-literalists-clash-with-science.htmlBy NICHOLAS WADEA detail from an 1861 church window depicting the Genesis story.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/for-dogs-learning-words-size-matters.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA new study suggests that dogs tend to associate words with size rather than shape.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e73f83/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230814382/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e73f83/a2t.img" border="0"/>ResearchDogsTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:20:39 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/for-dogs-learning-words-size-matters.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOSally SmithGable, a 5-year-old Border collie, understands more than 40 words.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/space/makemake-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto-has-no-atmosphere-study-suggests.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRecent observations of the dwarf planet Makemake indicate that it lacks a significant atmosphere and reflects about as much sunlight as dirty snow.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e5c889/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230812994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e5c889/a2t.img" border="0"/>Solar SystemAstronomy and AstrophysicsMakemake (Dwarf Planet)SpaceTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:20:39 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/space/makemake-dwarf-planet-beyond-pluto-has-no-atmosphere-study-suggests.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOONick Risinger/ESOAn artist's rendition of the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake. A new study now shows that?Makemake is not surrounded by a significant atmosphere.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/holes-in-art-prints-help-map-beetle-populations-in-europe.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA study of prints from 1462 to 1899 found that wormholes from wood blocks tell a story about the geographic distribution of beetles in Europe.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fb090b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230778815/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fb090b/a2t.img" border="0"/>ArtEuropeBeetlesTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:20:27 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/holes-in-art-prints-help-map-beetle-populations-in-europe.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOChris Gashhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/in-nature-fatal-attractions-can-be-part-of-life.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers say instances of misdirected mating between different species are simply mistakes and examples that ?nature is not perfect.?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd113e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230904994/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Reproduction (Biological)Sexual HarassmentAnimalsTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:20:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/in-nature-fatal-attractions-can-be-part-of-life.htmlBy INGFEI CHENTristan ScottAn Antarctic fur seal trying to mate with a king penguin.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/the-possible-peril-of-the-toilet-plume.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDo many germs escape into the air when a toilet is flushed, and do they affect our health?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcb59b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231092620/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcb59b/a2t.img" border="0"/>InfectionsBathrooms and ToiletsMedicine and HealthBacteriaTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:20:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/the-possible-peril-of-the-toilet-plume.htmlBy C. CLAIBORNE RAYVictoria Robertshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/studying-cities-to-find-global-warmings-benefits.html?partner=rss&emc=rssCities, whose conditions can mimic what life may be like in the temperate zone of a heated planet, offer insight into how rising levels of heat and emissions could provide some benefits.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcada0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787944/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcada0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Global WarmingUrban AreasGreenhouse Gas EmissionsCarbon DioxideTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:17:16 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/studying-cities-to-find-global-warmings-benefits.htmlBy GUY GUGLIOTTANicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesScientists have been looking more closely at urban plant growth in places like Central Park.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/organ-transplant-pioneer-talks-about-risks-and-rewards.html?partner=rss&emc=rssIn the 1950s Sir Roy Calne found ways to stop the human immune system from rejecting implanted hearts, livers and kidneys.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd113f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230905126/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd113f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Calne, Roy YTransplantsSurgery and SurgeonsMedicine and HealthTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/organ-transplant-pioneer-talks-about-risks-and-rewards.htmlBy CLAUDIA DREIFUSUniversity of CambridgeRoy Y. Calnehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/technology/customized-skis-tailored-by-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA custom-ski business in Colorado is trying to encourage customers to change the way they shop for skis and snowboards.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25ee1510/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231031640/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee1510/kg/321-335-341-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Shopping and RetailNordstrom Inc|JWN|NYSESkiingTelluride (Colo)Wagner Custom SkisFactories and ManufacturingComputers and the InternetTue, 27 Nov 2012 20:09:14 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/technology/customized-skis-tailored-by-science.htmlBy NICOLE LaPORTEBranson Reynolds for The New York TimesPete Wagner at his custom-ski shop, which is heated by solar panels. Customers fill out ?Skier DNA? questionnaires before their skis are built with help from computer algorithms.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/us/prosthetic-arms-a-complex-test-for-amputees.html?partner=rss&emc=rssWar veterans who have lost their upper limbs have found that replicating their complex actions with robotic arms can be excruciatingly difficult.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/260501be/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231131336/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260501be/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231131336/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260501be/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231131336/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/260501be/a2t.img" border="0"/>Brooke Army Medical CenterUnited States Defense and Military ForcesGallegos, SebastianProsthesesAfghanistan War (2001- )AmputationSeriesArms (Body Part)Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:57:16 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/us/prosthetic-arms-a-complex-test-for-amputees.htmlBy JAMES DAOTodd Heisler/The New York TimesCpl. Sebastian Gallegos of the Marines received pioneering surgery that is intended to simplify the use of prosthetic arms.

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