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Ponytail Shape Is Determined by Complex Physics
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 02:01 AM, Sat
A head of 100,000 hairs is an intricate system. Elasticity, density, curl and length determine the shape of a ponytail when all those strands are bundled together.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
National Briefing | Environment: E.P.A. Is Sued Over Delays in Soot Standards
International Herald Tribune - Feb 11, 2012, 01:30 AM, Sat
Eleven states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over its delays in tightening air quality standards involving soot.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon
International Herald Tribune - Feb 11, 2012, 01:30 AM, Sat
Hundreds or even thousands of lives are at risk after a major manufacturer suspended production of methotrexate, a treatment for childhood leukemia.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
On Religion: Recovery Rabbi Shais Taub Finds Wide Audience - On Religion
International Herald Tribune - Feb 11, 2012, 01:27 AM, Sat
Addiction, Rabbi Shais Taub argues, is less a chemical dependency or a mental illness than the consequence of an individual’s absence from God.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Energy Dept. Loan Program Needs Oversight, Audit Finds
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 01:23 AM, Sat
Stricter supervision and standards would help the Energy Department’s loan guarantee program avoid a Solyndra repeat, a government report said.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Obama Offers ‘Accommodation’ on Birth Control Rule
International Herald Tribune - Feb 11, 2012, 12:46 AM, Sat
The decision to soften a requirement that religious-affiliated organizations pay for insurance plans offering free birth control was meant to appease Catholics on the left — not bishops.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Editorial: The Freedom to Choose Birth Control
International Herald Tribune - Feb 11, 2012, 12:17 AM, Sat
President Obama’s accommodation to church groups was not needed, but it preserves the basic principle of free access to birth control for any woman.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
After Fukushima Disaster, a Confused Effort at Cleanup
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 12:04 AM, Sat
Some of the companies that built Japan’s nuclear plants are now cashing in on the cleanup, though their knowledge of decontamination is a work in progress.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist: The Politics of Keystone, Take 2
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 11:19 PM, Fri
Building the oil pipeline is not going to lead to apocalypse.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Editorial: Ice-Fishing in the Deepest Depths
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 11:19 PM, Fri
In an extraordinary feat, Russian scientists reached an enormous freshwater lake more than two miles beneath the ice-covered surface of Antarctica.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Experts build crab-like robot to remove stomach cancer
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 09:26 PM, Fri
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Inspired by Singapore's famous chilli crab dish, researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Green Blog: States Sue E.P.A. Over Delayed Soot Rules
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 05:06 PM, Fri
Eleven states argue that drafting new rules in vital to public health. But the Obama administration faces pressure from Republican critics who say that tighter air pollution rules could hurt the economy.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 04:51 PM, Fri
FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Janice Voss, Shuttle Astronaut and Scientist, Dies at 55
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 02:17 PM, Fri
Dr. Voss explored the behavior of fire in weightlessness, how plants adapt to extraterrestrial flight and an array of other phenomena while logging nearly 19 million miles circling Earth.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
State Dept. Cleared of Impropriety in Pipeline Case
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 01:58 PM, Fri
The department’s inspector general found no improper political influence by officials but faulted the department’s oversight of contractors who prepared an environmental impact analysis.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Bishops Planned Battle on Birth Control Coverage Rule
International Herald Tribune - Feb 10, 2012, 01:24 PM, Fri
Roman Catholic bishops began mobilizing months ago for a major campaign against a requirement that religious-affiliated institutions cover birth control in their insurance plans.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Well Blog: Hearty Winter Recipes for Health
International Herald Tribune - Feb 10, 2012, 01:13 PM, Fri
Heat up your winter dinners with these hot vegetable dishes from Martha Rose Shulman.
Source URL: http://www.iht.com
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Trump Assails Wind Farm
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 12:55 PM, Fri
The Scottish government is on the outs with Donald Trump, having proposed an offshore wind farm in view of his luxury golf resort.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Green Blog: The Forensics of Snake Venom
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 12:30 PM, Fri
Genetic analysis of venom allows Indian investigators to determine whether it came from an endangered cobra, helping them to prosecute traffickers.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Treated Wastewater Used for Drinking Supplies
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 11:57 AM, Fri
As water becomes more precious, suppliers are beginning to overcome public aversion to treating and reusing wastewater.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
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