Busiest Hurricane Season on Record Ends
By JENNIFER BAYOT The busiest hurricane season on record ends today with 26 named storms, including a tropical system that formed on Tuesday over the central Atlantic.
Study Shows Weakening of Atlantic Currents
By ANDREW C. REVKIN Atlantic Ocean currents that make northern Europe warmer than it would otherwise be have weakened by about a third over the last 50 years, British oceanographers are reporting.
Bats May Play Role in Spread of Ebola Virus, Study Says
By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN New evidence of symptomless Ebola virus infection in three species of fruit bats has added to earlier suggestions that they are the likely reservoir.
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Is There a Link Between Stress and Cancer?
By GINA KOLATA A new insight is changing the direction of research: it now appears that cancer cells make proteins that tell the immune system to leave them alone.
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Poisonings From a Popular Pain Reliever Are Rising
By DEBORAH FRANKLIN The number of severe, unintentional poisonings from acetaminophen is increasing.
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