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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyWed, 28 Nov 2012 10:10:21 GMTWed, 28 Nov 2012 10:10:21 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/2012/11/28/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 10:07:24 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/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 07:35:05 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/world/middleeast/yasir-arafats-body-is-exhumed-for-poison-tests.htmlBy ISABEL KERSHNERhttp://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://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.Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:00:02 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/2012/11/27/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.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/on-our-radar-is-canada-retreating-from-climate-action/?partner=rss&emc=rssA round-up of environmental news.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2605ef1e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230944271/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2605ef1e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230944271/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2605ef1e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230944271/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2605ef1e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Yale UniversityFossil Fuelspublic landsTester, JonAssociated PressMontanaEuropeland useclimate changepine beetlesNorth Dakotacoral reefsCanadaGreenhouse Gas EmissionsEuropean Space AgencyhuntingScienceTue, 27 Nov 2012 19:20:45 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/on-our-radar-is-canada-retreating-from-climate-action/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/business/mit-lab-hatches-ideas-and-companies-by-the-dozens.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDr. Robert Langer?s lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is on the front lines of turning discoveries into drugs and drug delivery systems.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25ee150f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231031641/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25ee150f/kg/321-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Nordstrom Inc|JWN|NYSEPfizer Inc|PFE|NYSEInventions and PatentsDrugs (Pharmaceuticals)Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQScience and TechnologyResearchLanger, RobertMomenta Pharmaceuticals Inc|MNTA|NASDAQMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyLaboratories and Scientific EquipmentTue, 27 Nov 2012 19:06:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/business/mit-lab-hatches-ideas-and-companies-by-the-dozens.htmlBy HANNAH SELIGSONEvan McGlinn for The New York TimesDr. Robert Langer?s research lab is at the forefront of moving academic discoveries into the marketplace.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/us/hit-by-drought-mississippi-river-may-face-more-challenges.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAn annual process meant to maintain irrigation systems may affect the shipment of $7 billion in agricultural and other projects.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/26037411/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231126995/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037411/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231126995/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037411/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231126995/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/26037411/a2t.img" border="0"/>American Electric Power Co Inc|AEP|NYSEMissouri RiverAgriculture and FarmingArmy Corps of EngineersMississippi RiverDroughtWaterRiversTue, 27 Nov 2012 18:25:25 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/us/hit-by-drought-mississippi-river-may-face-more-challenges.htmlBy JOHN SCHWARTZJeff Roberson/Associated PressBarges on the Mississippi River in St. Louis on Friday. A plan approved by Congress for maintaining irrigation systems is likely to affect shipping in the region.http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/really-breathing-exercises-can-relieve-asthma/?partner=rss&emc=rssSome exercises, like hyperventilation-reduction techniques and yoga breathing exercises, can help asthmatics, a comprehensive review finds.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd39db/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231129824/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39db/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231129824/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39db/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231129824/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39db/a2t.img" border="0"/>Really?YogaBodyExerciseMedicine and HealthAlternative MedicineAsthmaFeaturedTue, 27 Nov 2012 18:09:48 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/really-breathing-exercises-can-relieve-asthma/By ANAHAD O'CONNORhttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/a-return-to-bellevue-after-the-storm/?partner=rss&emc=rssAfter Bellevue Hospital was evacuated during Hurricane Sandy, many doctors and staff members underwent the feelings of loss and confusion that are not dissimilar to the experience of being ill.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd39da/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231231717/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39da/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231231717/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39da/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231231717/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fd39da/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)DoctorsWeatherMedicine and HealthDanielle OfriHospitalsBellevue HospitalFeaturedArchives and RecordsTue, 27 Nov 2012 16:53:31 GMThttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/a-return-to-bellevue-after-the-storm/By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.Karsten Moran for The New York TimesAfter Bellevue Hospital's basement was flooded, ambulances lined up to evacuate patients.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/scientists-see-advances-in-deep-learning-a-part-of-artificial-intelligence.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAdvances in an artificial intelligence technology that can recognize patterns offer the possibility of machines that perform human activities like seeing, listening and thinking.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e887b7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231104530/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e887b7/kg/321-335-342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQArtificial IntelligenceMicrosoft Corporation|MSFT|NASDAQScience and TechnologyResearchVoice Recognition SystemsNuance Communications Inc|NUAN|NASDAQDeep LearningApple Inc|AAPL|NASDAQComputers and the InternetTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/scientists-see-advances-in-deep-learning-a-part-of-artificial-intelligence.htmlBy JOHN MARKOFFHao Zhang/The New York TimesA voice recognition program translated a speech given by Richard F. Rashid, Microsoft?s top scientist, into Mandarin Chinese.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/safeguarding-subways-1-letter.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA letter to the Editor.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fcaab9/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230787546/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fcaab9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Inventions and PatentsSubwaysTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/science/safeguarding-subways-1-letter.htmlhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/exploring-urban-coastlines-and-rising-seas/?partner=rss&emc=rssDrivers and implications of coastal losses in a warming world.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f12e03/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230855512/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f12e03/a2t.img" border="0"/>Coast ErosionGlobal WarmingDisasters and EmergenciesClimate ChangeFloodscitiesdisastersHistory (Academic Subject)Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:55:57 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/exploring-urban-coastlines-and-rising-seas/By ANDREW C. 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