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Paper Details Sites on Mars With Plumes Of Methane

By KENNETH CHANG 1 minute ago

Subsurface Martian cows appear unlikely, but scientists are seriously considering the possibility that bacteria are generating the methane.

"If I am confirmed,
political appointees
will not compromise
the integrity of
E.P.A.’s technical
experts to advance
particular regulatory
outcomes." LISA P. JACKSON

E.P.A. Pick Vows to Put Science First

By JOHN M. BRODER

Lisa P. Jackson, chosen to head the Environmental Protection Agency, said at her confirmation hearing that her first task would be to restore scientific and legal integrity to the agency.

Times Topics: Lisa P. Jackson

Arne Naess, Norwegian Philosopher, Dies at 96

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Mr. Naess’s ideas about promoting an intimate and all-embracing relationship between the earth and the human species inspired people around the world.

Dot Earth

Bush Sets Priorities for Arctic

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

President Bush on Monday released long-awaited security directives laying out American military, economic and diplomatic priorities in increasingly accessible Arctic waters.

Space Shuttle Discovery Readies for Feb. Launch

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASA has moved space shuttle Discovery to its launch pad for a February supply run to the International Space Station.

Science Times: Jan 13, 2009

GIANT KELP Macrocystis pyrifera, which is found along the Pacific Coast of North America.

Mapping the Sea and Its Mysteries

By WILLIAM J. BROAD

“Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas,” details how surprising discoveries are illuminating the sea, its immense impact on the planet and its habitability.

Findings

Anti-Love Drug May Be Ticket to Bliss

By JOHN TIERNEY

The genetics of romance suggest that love potions, or love vaccines, could be on the horizon.

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Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.

A Bicycle Evangelist With the Wind Now at His Back

By CORNELIA DEAN

Earl Blumenauer, the founder and proprietor of the Congressional Bicycle Caucus, advocates cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity.

Research Ties Human Acts to Harmful Rates of Species Evolution

A Breakthrough in Imaging: A New Way to See a Virus

Observatory: Coloring the Mice to Trace a Potential Virus

Observatory: A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human Hand

Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade

Observatory: For Mating Mosquitoes, ‘Harmonic Convergence’

My Genome, My Self

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Slide Show: Underwater Discoveries

Images from “Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas,” which catalogs the mysteries of the oceans.

Sources: Rob Holman; Oregon State University Coastal Imaging Lab

Interactive Map: The World, Grain by Grain

A look at some of the samples of sand in Rob Holman’s international collection.

Slide Show: Postcards From Mars

Over its two-year mission, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provided images with more color and detail than could be seen before.

Interactive Graphic: A New Fleet of Spacecraft

The new generation of spacecraft, expected to be in use beginning in 2015.

Weather Mavens Honor Climate Maven

January 14, 2009

Selling Fuel-Sipping Cars Despite $2 Gas

January 14, 2009

Chu Confirmation Update: Answering for Past Statements

January 13, 2009

Ice Retreat Prompts Bush Shift in Arctic Policy

January 13, 2009

Next Layoff: Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine?

January 13, 2009

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A Love Vaccine?

January 12, 2009

How Many Planets Do You Want in the Solar System?

January 10, 2009

How I (Ken Chang) Tormented Neil deGrasse Tyson

January 8, 2009

Salt Trumps Bitter

January 7, 2009

Religion and Self-Control

December 29, 2008

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Podcast: Science Times

David Corcoran, a science editor, explores some of the topics addressed in this week’s Science Times.

At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard

By SARA RIMER

After years of debate and research, M.I.T. has replaced a large introductory physics course with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive learning.