Well: Rustle, Tingle, Relax: The Compelling World of A.S.M.R.

A few months ago, I was on a Manhattan-bound D train heading to work when a man with a chunky, noisy newspaper got on and sat next to me. As I watched him softly turn the pages of his paper, a chill spread like carbonated bubbles through the back of...

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Dot Earth Blog: New Approach to Being There: ‘Fan-bots’ Will Cheer Korean Baseball Team

Starting with childhood visits to dusk summer softball games in East Greenwich, R.I., and then a couple of memorable trips to Fenway Park, baseball always had a visceral feel for me that was never matched on a television screen. Now television is looking...

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Dot Earth Blog: Fresh Focus on Siberian Permafrost as Second Hole is Reported

Photo Scientists recently inspected a hole discovered in the Siberian tundra. It's a natural feature that will likely become a lake like the one at left.Credit Press service of the Governor YaNAO Photo A hole in the Siberian permafrost probably...

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Dot Earth Blog: Scientists Begin to Demystify Hole Found in Siberian Permafrost

After a flood of speculation — meteorite collision, methane explosion related to gas drilling, UFO — following the discovery of a gaping crater in the permafrost near big gas fields on the Yamal peninsula in Siberia, scientists are starting to offer...

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Dot Earth Blog: Scientists Begin to Demystify Hole Found in Siberian Permafrost

After a flood of speculation — meteorite collision, methane explosion related to gas drilling, UFO — following the discovery of a gaping crater in the permafrost near big gas fields on the Yamal peninsula in Siberia, scientists are starting to offer...

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Well: A Vasectomy May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Men with vasectomies may be at an increased risk for the most lethal form of prostate cancer, researchers have found. But aggressive cancer nonetheless remains rare in these patients. Earlier studies had hinted at a connection between vasectomies and...

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Well: A Vasectomy May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Men with vasectomies may be at an increased risk for the most lethal form of prostate cancer, researchers have found. But aggressive cancer nonetheless remains rare in these patients. Earlier studies had hinted at a connection between vasectomies and...

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