Aug 31 2010

Google Offers Respite From Inbox Overload

Google is introducing a new feature in Gmail called Priority inbox that it hopes will better highlight important e-mails.

Aug 31 2010

A Nuclear Giant Moves Into Wind

Exelon, which recently backed away from building new nuclear plants, announced that it was buying John Deere Renewables.

Aug 31 2010

Study Shows SAMe May Ease Depression

A popular dietary supplement called SAMe may help depressed patients who don’t respond to prescription antidepressant treatment, a new study shows.

Aug 31 2010

Homeowners Must Pay Off Energy Improvement Loans

Homeowners who participated in a program that let them repay the cost of solar panels and other energy improvements through an annual surcharge on their property taxes must pay off the loans before they can refinance their mortgages, two government-chartered mortgage companies said Tuesday

Aug 31 2010

The Race to Replace Warfarin

Leading drug makes are developing new anticoagulant drugs to prevent stroke and systemic blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat disorder.

Aug 31 2010

A Warming Contrarian Calls for a Global Tax

Bjorn Lomborg’s latest book is unlikely to bolster his popularity among those opposed to drastic immediate action to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Aug 31 2010

New Warnings on Nuclear Power Costs

Politicians in Britain and Bulgaria are seeking ways to make nuclear energy affordable.

Aug 31 2010

Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips

Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.

Aug 31 2010

Jacob Bigeleisen, Isotope Chemist on Manhattan Project, Dies at 91

Dr. Bigeleisen’s approach was ultimately unsuccessful, but he went on to open a new field of chemistry that studied ways to speed up or slow down chemical reactions.

Aug 31 2010

Recipes for Health: Grilled Leeks With Romesco Sauce

Steamed and grilled leeks are paired with romesco sauce, a nut-thickened pepper purée.

Aug 31 2010

Recipes for Health: Grilled Mushrooms in Foil Packets

Prepare these packets at home, then toss them on the grill at a cookout.

Aug 31 2010

Egg Farms Violated Safety Rules

Inspections, the F.D.A. said, found barns infested with flies, maggots and rodents, as well as overflowing manure pits.

Aug 31 2010

Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks

Some lenders are taking a stand on practices like mining and deforestation that may be risky to their reputations.

Aug 31 2010

Making Soldiers Fit to Fight, Without the Situps

The goal of a new training program is to reduce injuries and better prepare recruits for the rigors of combat.

Aug 31 2010

Fighting the Muscle Loss That Comes With Age

Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies and aging baby boomers.

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