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Subject: Science Times: Toxic Algae, Rembrandt's Mirrors and the Inverted Cheerios Effect
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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Monday, July 18, 2016 NYTimes.com/Science » Monday, July 18, 2016 Get The Times for as low as 99¢. Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post, via Associated Press A Toxic Floating Menace of Algae By LES NEUHAUS Algal blooms like the ones that hit southeastern Florida waters have been accelerating, and climate change could be part of the reason. • A Dreaded Forecast: Algae, and Lots of It​ Kari Lounatmaa/Getty Images Fecal Transplants Can Be Life-Saving, but How? By CARL ZIMMER Fecal transplants have proved effective against a bacterial infection. But scientists still have a lot to learn. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The Mirrors Behind Rembrandt's Self-Portraits By STEPH YIN A new paper outlines optical techniques that the 17th-century Dutch painter may have used to make accurate self-portraits. Getty Images Can Running Make You Smarter? By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS To strengthen your mind, you may first want to exert your leg muscles, according to a sophisticated new experiment involving people, mice and monkeys. David Duprey/Associated Press 'Inverted Cheerios Effect' Brings Physics to the Breakfast Table By JOANNA KLEIN Scientists' discovery that liquids are repelled from one another on a thin enough surface could have implications for materials science and bioengineering. LIKE SCIENCE NEWS? DON'T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF Forward this newsletter to your friends and let them know they can sign up here. ADVERTISEMENT Lost in Academia So Many Research Scientists, So Few Openings as Professors By GINA KOLATA There is such a surplus of Ph.D.s that in the most popular fields, like biomedicine, fewer than one in six reach their goal in academia. Zika Data From the Lab, and Right to the Web By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. A primate lab's free sharing of information, contrary to the norm of saving data for publication, may lead to a model for responding to epidemics. • Confronting a Lingering Question: How Zika Enters the Womb • Zika Case in Utah Baffles Health Officials • New York Case Shows Women Can Spread Zika to Men Personal Health The Narcissist Next Door By JANE E. BRODY Know anyone who is highly competitive, and portrays himself as a winner and all others as losers? Too Many Deer on the Road? Let Cougars Return, Study Says By JAMES GORMAN Why Jet Lag Can Feel Worse When You Travel From West to East By JOANNA KLEIN Grinding Chemicals Together in an Effort to be Greener By XIAOZHI LIM The New Old Age No Hearing Aid? Some Gizmos Offer Alternative to 'Speak Up!' By PAULA SPAN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to sciencenewsletter@nytimes.com. ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW SCIENCE FACEBOOK @nytscience Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Science Times newsletter.   (...)| Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018