After 17 Years, a Glimpse of a Lunar Purchase
New NASA photographs of the moon show a 1970s-era Soviet rover that an American space enthusiast bought at auction for $68,500.
Regimens: How Much Exercise Will Prevent Weight Gain?
In one study, Harvard researchers found that an hour of moderate physical activity a day kept women from gaining weight in midlife.
Patterns: Drop in Tuberculosis Rates Is Largest in Single Year
TB cases in the United States fell by more than 10 percent in 2009, federal health officials reported.
A New Use for Medical Marijuana?
Some people with Tourette’s syndrome smoke marijuana to relieve tics. Dr. Robert King and Dr. James Leckman of the Yale Child Study Center respond.
Spartans’ Video Crew, Unseen but Invaluable to Izzo
Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo has a small army of student managers that help him uncover evidence of opponents’ exploitable weaknesses.
Obama Details Plan to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling
President Obama said on Wednesday that the plan would balance the need to produce more domestic energy while protecting natural resources.
Sports of The Times: Butler’s President Values Academics and Athletics
Bobby Fong, the Butler president, has discovered how a winning basketball team can move a university into a national spotlight.
Yankees’ Venditte Remains More a Curiosity Than a Prospect
Pitcher Pat Venditte pitched left-handed and right-handed for the Yankees on Tuesday but remains a long shot to ever play in the majors.
Journalists’ E-Mails Hacked in China
Infiltrations that appeared to be aimed at people who write about China and Taiwan rendered their Yahoo accounts inaccessible, according to those affected.
Leading Off: On the Coaching Carousel, All Is Forgiven
As men’s basketball coaches are continually recycled, the top women’s coach, Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma, stays in place and just keeps winning.
U.S. Plans to Ban Text Messaging by Truck and Bus Drivers
Under the plan, drivers of interstate buses and trucks over 10,000 pounds who text message while driving could face civil or criminal penalties.
Can Humans Manage the Atmosphere?
Humanity’s growing pains on a finite planet include pondering how to “manage” the atmosphere.
Google Links Web Attacks to Vietnam Mine Dispute
Google says it has identified cyber attacks aimed at silencing critics of a Chinese-backed bauxite mining project in Vietnam.
In E-Book Era, You Can’t Even Judge a Cover
The digital age may end the free advertising that publishers got from readers of their books in printed form.
Risks Seen in Wider Use of Statins Like Crestor
A drug giant is about to expand the market for its cholesterol medication, but some experts say that these drugs are not safe as preventive medicine.