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For Aquariums, the Small Fry Swept North Become a Big Catch
By BINA VENKATARAMAN
Published: August 5, 2008

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Fishing season has begun in northern waters, not for prize tuna or marlin, but for tropical fish small enough to fit on an angler’s fingertip. Luckily, the fishermen here are seeking neither trophies nor dinner.

In the Hills of Nebraska, Change Is on the Horizon

August 4, 2008
This Land
In the Hills of Nebraska, Change Is on the Horizon
By DAN BARRY

AINSWORTH, Neb.

Driving south out of the agricultural town of Ainsworth, you cant miss its newest crop: wind turbines, three dozen of them, with steel stalks 230 feet high and petal-like blades 131 feet long, sprouting improbably from the sand hills of north-central Nebraska, beside ruminating cattle.

Though painted gray, the turbines stand out against the evening backdrop of battleship-colored thunderclouds and bear an almost celestial whiteness when days light is right. Airplane pilots can spot them from far away, and rarely does a bird make their unfortunate acquaintance. More

The Nose...

The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine
By NATALIE ANGIER

Here is a fun and easy experiment that Rachel Herz of Brown University suggests you try at home, but only if you promise to eat your vegetables first, floss afterward, and are not at risk of a diabetic coma. Buy a bag of assorted jelly beans of sufficiently high quality to qualify, however oxymoronically, as gourmet. Then, sample all the flavors in the bag systematically until you are sure you appreciate just how distinctive each one is, because expertise is important and you may never get another excuse this good. More

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