Thursday, November 20, 2008

Science

An intact skeleton of a woolly mammoth that is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.
S. C. Schuster

An intact skeleton of a woolly mammoth that is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh.

A new report suggests that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated from DNA extracted from clumps of the animal’s hair.

Found: An Ancient Monument to the Soul

A monument in Turkey may be the first written evidence that the people in the region held to the religious concept of the soul apart from the body.

The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To

The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.

Space Shuttle Endeavour: STS-126

Tool Bag Is Lost During Spacewalk

Astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to do repair work, but lost a bag of tools they had taken along.

Interactive Feature: Meet Endeavour’s Crew

The space shuttle Endeavour is headed to the International Space Station. Read about the crew of STS-126.

For Tasmanian Devils, Hope Against a Wily Cancer

A deadly cancer has preyed on the Tasmanian devil, causing it to be listed as endangered, and scientists have begun an experimental inoculation program.

If a Baby Has a Fever, Treatment All Depends

Children between the ages of 1 and 3 months with slight fevers fall into a gray zone of treatment guidelines.

Congo Violence Reaches Endangered Mountain Gorillas

With the recent violence in eastern Congo, there are no trained rangers now to protect the mountain gorillas in the region.

Cases

To Treat Properly, First Deal With the Fear

In a profession where anxiety is often the starting point of a doctor-patient relationship, the standard patient questionnaire will never go deep enough.

Multimedia
Science

Video: America's Disappearing Forests

The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine.

Interactive Map: Mapping the World's Fastest Supercomputers

While the U.S. has the world's fastest supercomputers, it faces increased pressure from countries like India and China.

Science Times
Findings

In Bias Test, Shades of Gray

Are there problems with the way researchers have been using split-second reactions on a computer test to diagnose an epidemic of racial bias?

Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West

From New Mexico to British Columbia, an infestation of mountain pine beetles is turning a blanket of green forest into a blanket of rust red.

Podcast: Science Times

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

Observatory

Using a Variety of Tools, Researchers Unravel Tale of German Graves

Researchers have uncovered the oldest molecular genetic evidence of a nuclear family ever obtained.