鈥淲e trapped them. We breached their dam. Nothing works.鈥�
Beavers in the US have thrived under conservation efforts and it is now proving difficult to control them, according to engineer David Pavlik in Lexington, Massachusetts, where dams have sent water flooding into sewers (The New York Times, 8 June)
鈥淭he deeply embedded view is that Christ is returning soon, so why should we care about the environment?鈥�
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Evangelical Christian Craig Sorley, a self-proclaimed 鈥渆nvironmental missionary鈥� trying to encourage green practices in Kenya, laments the attitude of his church colleagues back in the US (The Observer, London, 7 June)
鈥淲e know that Hwang is involved in litigation, but we concluded that he deserves credit.鈥�
A member of a scientific award committee in South Korea explains why they honoured Woo Suk Hwang for his work on stem cells and dog cloning. Hwang was unable to attend due to a court appearance on charges of embezzlement and violating bioethics laws (The Korea Times, 8 June)
鈥淭he patient is conscious throughout the operation and this helps the doctor and patient work together.鈥�
Belgian surgeon Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville describes the benefits of hypnosis over general anaesthesia during surgery 鈥� even for hysterectomies 鈥� following calls in the UK for hypnosis to be added to a list of approved therapies (The Guardian, London, 7 June)
鈥淚f you do come for a visit, please don鈥檛 kidnap us and poke us. We hate that.鈥�
One of the online suggestions for how to open the conversation with aliens, after the SETI Institute called for ideas (Los Angeles Times, 7 June)