For example, much research in the past decade investigates moderation of environment-trait correlations by candidate genes, following one of the most highly cited papers in the behavioral sciences reporting that the influence of life stress on depression depends on DNA variation in a serotonin transporter (Caspi et al. 2003).
Last spring, an article in the journal Science reported that we are capable of discriminating more than a trillion different odors.
In 1935, Popular Science reported that an 18-inch model of a wave-powered boat traveled five miles per hour in a test off Long Beach, Calif.
The study, in the journal Science, reports that while a strong immune system helps female sheep live longer, it is also associated with reduced reproductive success.
In April, the magazine Science reported that a wealthy 73-year-old Abu Dhabi man fell ill shortly after contact with a sick racing camel in his stable.
According to The Sun, The Edinburgh Journal of Science reported that Sir John Herschel, the British astronomer, was testing a new type of powerful telescope at the Cape of Good Hope and making remarkable discoveries on the moon.
Meanwhile a recent paper in Science reported that deforestation in the Amazon has declined by 47.5 percentt over the past year, according to a satellite survey – one of the biggest declines in 20 years.
The kind of science reporting that Leveson extols can only be done by newspapers with the resources to keep their existing specialist reporters, and right now the declining sales of newspapers is as much of a threat to good science coverage as sloppy standards or editorial hysteria.
Promising drugs have also been scuttled by safety problems or technical glitches.Last year, for example, a paper in Science reported that bexarotene, a drug approved for use against skin cancer, boosted the production of ApoE, a protein that clears amyloid beta in mice.
In April, Science reported that the regime had begun weeding out academics opposed to Ahmadinijad through firings and forced retirements.
Two days ago, Science reported that astronomers were predicting an asteroid impact for the first time (ScienceNOW, 6 October).
