| US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides By MATT LEINGANG 2010-08-31T03:40:34ZCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.... hosted.ap.org |
George C. Williams, 83, Theorist on Evolution, Dies Dr. Williams was a biologist who helped shape the theory that natural selection works at the level of the individual and not for the benefit of the group. feeds.nytimes.com |
Old Trees May Soon Meet Their Match Bristlecone pines, which live in extreme conditions about two miles above sea level, are being challenged by a fungus and the native pine bark beetle. feeds.nytimes.com |
A Conversation With David J. Weatherall: Studying Tropical Genetic Blood Diseases Sir David Weatherall, 77, an Oxford researcher-physician, was among the first to use the tools of molecular biology to understand thalassemia. feeds.nytimes.com |
Hubble reveals furthest galaxy yet A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant object in the universe: a galaxy 13 billion light years away. abc.net.au |