The Black Death chose its victims selectively [Subscriber Only]
An analysis of medieval skeletons in England and Denmark finds that the devastating epidemic known as the Black Death killed excess numbers of people who were physically frail to begin with. sciencenews.org
Scientists Say Rules May Keep Timid Fish
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rules that allow only the catching of larger fish may encourage their replacement with slower growing, more timid varieties. That, at least, is the concern of researchers who studied test populations in two artificial lakes and report their findings in this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... hosted.ap.org
Champagne expands domain to answer demand surge
PARIS (Reuters) - Faced with surging demand, France's champagne producers have decided on a very simple way to boost production -- by widening the vineyard. feeds.reuters.com
Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater
Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it. nytimes.com