Opinion Archive | November 2013

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November 30th
- What the heck is ... Peripheral Artery Disease?
November 29th
- Frailty Is a Medical Condition, Not an Inevitable Result of Aging (Op-Ed)
- Speciesism Is Bad News for Animals (Op-Ed)
- How Computers Changed Chess (Op-Ed)
- 10 Years After Abu Ghraib, Textbook Story Often Oversimplified (Op-Ed)
November 28th
- Far from the Heart, Watch for Peripheral Artery Disease (Op-Ed)
- Oil Boom is a Bust at Pump (Op-Ed)
- The New World After Oil, Cars and Suburbs (Op-Ed)
- Manipulative Parasites Make Hornets Their Nest (Op-Ed)
- Explainer: What is Gene Therapy? (Op-Ed)
November 27th
- Coffee Farms Falter as the World Heats Up (Op-Ed)
- Climate Change Needs an Elephant Whisperer (Op-Ed)
- Beyond Shellfish, Ocean Acidification is Bad for People (Op-Ed)
- Why the US Fails at Treating Addiction (Op-Ed)
November 26th
- The Turtle That Ate With A Straw (Op-Ed)
- Stopping 23andMe Will Only Delay the Revolution Medicine Needs (Op-Ed)
November 25th
- Women Act Like Men When They Switch Seats at Speed Dating (Op-Ed)
- Your House is Full of Space Dust – It Reveals the Solar System's Story (Op-Ed)
- How Cameras Reveal the Northern Lights' True Colors (Op-Ed)
November 23rd
- Do Animals Typically Think Like Autistic Savants? (Op-Ed)
- Might Some of Doctor Who Actually Be Possible? (Op-Ed)
- Pinto Abalone Slides Toward Endangered Status (Op-Ed)
November 22nd
- Something Is Rotten at the New York Times (Op-Ed)
- Seeking a Russian Silicon Valley (Op-Ed)
- Women Play Key Role Improving Health in Bangladesh (Op-Ed)
November 21st
- Self-driving Cars and Autonomous Robots: Where to Now? (Op-Ed)
- When Dogs Are (Adorably) Stupid (Op-Ed)
- If JFK Lived: 5 Ways History Would Change
- Urbanization Can Actually Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Op-Ed)
- For Some Cancer Patients, Personalized Medicine Has Arrived (Op-Ed)
- People Who Don’t Forget Can Still Be Tricked with False Memories (Op-Ed)
- Visualizing Dinosaurs with Medical Scanners and 3D Printers (Op-Ed)
November 19th
- X-ray Vision for Road Diggers: The Next Quantum Leap? (Op-Ed)
- Science Needs to be More Dangerous (Op-Ed)
- Michael Mann: Super Typhoon Haiyan and the Realities of a Warmed World (Op-Ed)
- In the Wild or at Home, Does an Aging Animal's Status Change? (Op-Ed)
- Warsaw Climate Talks Must Produce Actions, Not Just Words (Op-Ed)
- Shellfish Growers Feeling Economic Hit as Ocean Acidifies (Op-Ed)
November 18th
- Evacuation Modelling: Finding the Best Time (And Way) To Get Going (Op-Ed)
November 16th
- Crushing the Ivory Trade (Op-Ed)
- Electric Vehicles Approach Popularity Tipping Point (Op-Ed)
- President Obama's Upside-Down Nuclear Weapons Policy (Op-Ed)
November 15th
- Humanity in the Age of Frankenstein's Cat (Op-Ed)
- Beyond the Higgs Boson: Five Reasons Physics is Still Interesting (Op-Ed)
- What Bees Don't Know Can Help Them: Measuring Insect Indecision (Op-Ed)
- How 'Truffula' Trees Will Preserve the Sahel (Op-Ed)
- What is ... Histoplasmosis?
November 14th
- The World's Most Dangerous Band Promotes Shelter Pets (Op-Ed)
- Artificial Intelligence Uses Biggest Disease Database to Fight Cancer (Op-Ed)
- Meteorite Impacts Leave Behind Time-Capsules of Ecosystems (Op-Ed)
- Trans Fat Isn't Evil, Ignorance Is (Op-Ed)
November 13th
- Head-Butting Did Not Lure Mates for Horny-Domed Dinosaur (Op-Ed)
- Putting It Off: Some Ideas About Why We Procrastinate (Op-Ed)
- State 'Green Banks' Helping Fund Clean-Energy Expansion (Op-Ed)
- Volcano Detectives Uncover Monster Ancient Eruption (Op-Ed)
- Bullying Does Not End With a High School Diploma (Op-Ed)
- Don't Take Federal Science for Granted (Op-Ed)
- Kiss the Pig Contests, Cheap Laughs and Bullying (Op-Ed)
November 12th
- Touch Screens Help Monkeys Relax (Op-Ed)
- Syria's Polio Outbreak is a Global Public Health Emergency (Op-Ed)
November 11th
- Should Animals Be Used in Laboratory Testing? (Op-Ed)
- Are Crocodiles Secret Fruit-Lovers? (Op-Ed)
- Keep a Lid on It: The Controversy Over Earth's Oldest Rocks (Op-Ed)
November 9th
- In Texas, Standing Up for Science (Op-Ed)
- How Do Dogs Learn Words? Just Like Kids (Op-Ed)
- Eyewitness: Typhoon Haiyan Strikes the Philippines (Op-Ed)
- Does Your Left Brain Know What Your Right Brain is Thinking? (Op-Ed)
November 8th
- Grit Your Teeth: Toothbrush Holder Yields New Germ (Op-Ed)
- From Toothpaste to Cellphones, Reducing Your Fracking Footprint (Op-Ed)
- Everyone Agreed: Cane Toads Would Be a Winner for Australia (Op-Ed)
- Food-Borne Tropical Disease Outbreak Strikes the US (Op-Ed)
November 7th
- Got Science? Nebraska Scientists Stand Up Against Political Interference (Op-Ed)
- HIV 'Invisibility Cloak' Allows Virus to Evade Immune System (Op-Ed)
- Metabolomics: Wine and Cheese, Curing Disease ... No Doping Please (Op-Ed)
- Chelyabinsk Meteor Explosion a 'Wake-up Call', Scientists Warn (Op-Ed)
November 6th
- The Parasite a Cricket's Nightmares are Made Of (Op-Ed)
- The Dog's Telltale Tail (Op-Ed)
November 5th
- Fossil of Giant Platypus Unearthed in Riversleigh (Op-Ed)
- Mullet Over: How Robotics Can Get a Wriggle on With Fishy Locomotion (Op-Ed)
- As Myth Marries Science, the Origin Story Matters (Op-Ed)
- Hunt Club Auctions Opportunity to Kill Endangered Rhino (Op-Ed)
- Can New Rules Finally End Pet-Treat Poisonings? (Op-Ed)
November 4th
- To Cut Carbon, a Decade is Too Long to Wait (Op-Ed)
- Who's Afraid of a 'Science Laureate'? (Op-Ed)
- Why the Fear of Zombies? Look at the Eyes (Op-Ed)
- Conservation Is About Caring for Nature and People (Op-Ed)
November 2nd
- Science Reveals Nature's Hidden Beauty – Artists Should Revel In It (Op-Ed)
- Computer-Generated Images Influence Trial Results (Op-Ed)
- Necks Question ... How Did The Biggest Dinosaurs Get So Big? (Op-Ed)
November 1st
- To Make New York City Safer, Nature Matters (Op-Ed)
- Fewer Millennials Look to Cars for Mobility (Op-Ed)