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Science
Training Birds to Aid a Scientific Breakthrough
In a first, researchers directly measured the aerodynamic force of a flying animal, as parrotlets were taught to fly into a box and to a perch.Science
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock, and Burying It
Researchers are working on a carbon storage process to inject gas emissions and water into volcanic rock, with the mixture eventually turning into solid minerals.Science
Panel Urges More Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change
The National Academy of Sciences panel said that with proper governance, experiments of climate intervention technologies should pose no significant risk.Science
Bringing the Ocean to a Sea
Has anyone suggested piping or channeling water from the Pacific Ocean to the Salton Sea to replenish the disappearing body of water?Opinion
Medicine Just for You
President Obama is right to push a personalized approach to health care forward, though high costs remain a concern.World
Hong Kong Court Convicts Employer in Abuse of Domestic Worker
The Indonesian servant in the case, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, said she hoped the conviction of her former employer on 18 counts would improve treatment of domestic workers.Science
Training the Mind Not to Wander
Students at Princeton had their brain activity monitored, and learned to recognize that their attention was lagging.Sports
Princeton Women Cruise Against Columbia
Michelle Miller scored 16 points to lead No. 18 Princeton to an 83-44 rout of visiting Columbia.
"STORRS,
Conn. — The showdown got away, as so many Connecticut women’s
basketball games do, before the Huskies’ opponent realized what was
happening.
A 3-pointer. Two free throws. A layup. Another 3. Then another.
The game, a highly anticipated battle between the top two teams in N.C.A.A. Division I, was over just like that." . . .
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Business Day
A Biofuel Debate: Will Cutting Trees Cut Carbon?
Governments across the world are incorporating bioenergy into transportation fuels, hoping to limit dependence on gasoline. But not everyone is convinced it’s a good idea.U.S.
Oklahoma Debates Use of Nitrogen Gas for Executions
Republican legislators are pushing to make Oklahoma the first state to allow the use of nitrogen gas in executions.The Upshot
The Parent Agenda, the Emerging Democratic Focus
A reinvigorated liberal agenda has emerged in the months since the midterm elections, aimed at issues of interest to the middle class.World
Old Ways Prove Hard to Shed, Even as Crisis Hits Kimono Trade
The island of Amami Oshima has fallen harder than most of Japan’s famous kimono production centers.World
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Says He Didn’t Engage in ‘Unbridled’ Behavior
The former finance minister of France stands accused with 13 other defendants of pimping and of aiding and abetting the prostitution of seven women.Opinion
Herbal Supplements Without Herbs
An investigation in New York holds a message for consumers and legislators countrywide.Opinion
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