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http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rssScienceen-usCopyright 2012 The New York Times CompanyTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:45:12 GMTTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:45:12 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/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.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:32:18 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/health/dr-joseph-e-murray-transplant-doctor-and-nobel-winner-dies-at-93.htmlBy CORNELIA DEANSal Veder/Associated PressDr. Joseph E. Murray was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990.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 05:15:36 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/clearing-the-fog-around-personality-disorders.htmlBy BENEDICT CAREYJonathon Rosenhttp://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/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|NYSETue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:02 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 Vreeland 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/2012/11/27/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 04:50:02 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/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://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 04:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/imaging-shows-progressive-damage-by-parkinsons.htmlBy JAMES GORMANhttp://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 04:45:44 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 04:45:44 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 04:45:23 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/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 04:43:01 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 04:40:02 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/2012/11/27/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 04:40:02 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/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'/>EvolutionScience and TechnologyReligion and BeliefRubio, MarcoTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:37:19 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://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. REVKINhttp://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'/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)DoctorsWeatherMedicine and HealthDanielle OfriHospitalsBellevue HospitalFeaturedArchives and RecordsTue, 27 Nov 2012 03:55:48 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/2012/11/26/us/with-ban-on-fracking-colorado-town-lands-in-thick-of-dispute.html?partner=rss&emc=rssLongmont?s ban on hydraulic fracturing has inspired other cities to push for similar prohibitions. But it has also set the city head-to-head with oil companies and the state of Colorado.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f9c6fd/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230774801/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c6fd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Regulation and Deregulation of IndustryHydraulic FracturingColoradoNatural GasOil (Petroleum) and GasolineLongmont (Colo)Suits and LitigationMon, 26 Nov 2012 23:13:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/us/with-ban-on-fracking-colorado-town-lands-in-thick-of-dispute.htmlBy JACK HEALYMatthew Staver for The New York TimesVoters in Longmont, Colo., approved a ban on the drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing, prompting legal threats. "People really didn't think through this too well," the mayor said.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/did-you-save-some-turkey-fat-other-oils/?partner=rss&emc=rssAll that cooking grease can be diverted to avoid clogging pipes and sewers or even generate a little biofuel.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25df7bf5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230780432/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25df7bf5/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>turkey fatPolitics and PolicyNew York CityBiodiesel FuelRecyclingDepartment of Environmental Protection (Fla)LivingThanksgiving DaySewers and SewageWaste Materials and DisposalthanksgivingTurkeysBiofuelssewersRecycling of Waste MaterialsRenewable energysewageMon, 26 Nov 2012 22:31:26 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/did-you-save-some-turkey-fat-other-oils/By EMMA BRYCEhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/investing-in-eyeglasses-for-poor-would-boost-international-economy.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSpending $28 billion in getting people eyeglasses would result in a boost of more than $200 billion, a study suggests.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fd1145/mf.gif' border='0'/>Eyes and EyesightEyeglassesThird World and Developing CountriesMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:15:28 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/health/investing-in-eyeglasses-for-poor-would-boost-international-economy.htmlBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.Michel de Groot for the International Herald Tribunehttp://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 EquipmentMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:13:31 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/2012/11/24/science/earth/new-york-reassessing-building-code-to-limit-storm-damage.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSome developers are not waiting for tougher construction mandates to protect against storm damage, and are already taking steps like placing critical equipment above ground level.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25e9506f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231106455/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25e9506f/a2t.img" border="0"/>New York CityHurricane Sandy (2012)Real Estate and Housing (Residential)FloodsWeatherBuilding (Construction)ArchitectureMon, 26 Nov 2012 21:05:45 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/science/earth/new-york-reassessing-building-code-to-limit-storm-damage.htmlBy MIREYA NAVARROKirsten Luce for The New York TimesThe municipal recycling plant under construction in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, was raised over four feet in anticipation of a projected rise in the sea level.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/on-our-radar-48/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe climate talks get under way in Doha, Qatar, a ship traverses the Arctic and Vancouver finds a way to reuse plastic as sidewalk paving.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25fc1a04/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151231090109/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25fc1a04/a2t.img" border="0"/>recyclingarcticLivingEfficiencyGlobal Warmingclimate changeFloodsAstronomy and AstrophysicsRecycling of Waste MaterialsMon, 26 Nov 2012 20:22:25 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/on-our-radar-48/By EMMA BRYCEhttp://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 InternetMon, 26 Nov 2012 19:43:17 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/2012/11/26/world/asia/hopes-of-home-fade-among-japans-displaced.html?partner=rss&emc=rssWith the slow pace of cleanup efforts, residents of Okuma, a town evacuated in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, have become pessimistic about ever living there again.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25f9c701/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/151230778816/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25f9c701/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan)Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)JapanRadiationEvacuations and EvacueesMon, 26 Nov 2012 18:31:26 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/world/asia/hopes-of-home-fade-among-japans-displaced.htmlBy MARTIN FACKLERKo Sasaki for The New York TimesThe community center of a temporary housing complex in Aizu-Wakamatsu, where some fled after last year?s nuclear disaster.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/opinion/sunday/a-real-life-invisibility-cloak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHow do you make something disappear? Easy ? bend all the light around it.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25b1a3f5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148659066619/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25b1a3f5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Eyes and EyesightLightMagic and MagiciansMicrowaves (Electromagnetic Waves)Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/opinion/sunday/a-real-life-invisibility-cloak.htmlBy DAVID R. SMITH and NATHAN LANDYMorgan Blair

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