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IN TODAY'S PAPER
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CITY NEWSLINES
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WEEKLY FEATURES
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| Extreme mania |
| Why do some people want their limbs amputated' Robin Marantz Henig investigates |
| When the legless man drove up on his own to meet Dr Michael First for brunch in Brooklyn, it wasn’t just to show First how independent he could be, despite his disability. It was to show First that he had finally done it — had finally managed to get both his legs amputated, even though they had been perfectly healthy. ... | Read.. |
| Nicobar people aren’t Africans |
| The ancestors of the Nicobarese arrived on the Andaman and Nicobar islands as recently as 10,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. Indian scientists, exploring the origins of these islanders, have also found that the Nicobarese ... | Read.. |
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| Troublemaker hero |
| Dr Philip Morrison, who helped assemble the first atomic bomb with his own hands, and then campaigned for the rest of his life against weapons that could deliver such devastation, died on April 22 ... | Read.. |
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| Fun in living room |
 Personal computers increasingly fill home entertainment needs. And why not' They are already the repositories for digital photos, music and video collections. With an attached TV or radio tuner and digital video recorder and encoder, they can replace nearly every entertainment device in the house ... | Read.. |
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| QED: Sponsored science |
 Last week another skeleton tumbled out of the closet of big pharmaceutical corporations when a researcher blew the whistle over ghost-written publications in medical journals. The revelation confirms what medical ethicists have been suspecting for yea ... | Read.. |
| Recommended: Of green grass and azure sky |
NATURE CURE
Richard Mabey
Chatto & Windus; £ 15.99 ... | Read.. |
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Why Corner |
| Why is grapefruit banned by some doctors' |
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The cuppa has long been a favourite; and should the brew be green, it now brings an extra cheer for men. That is the finding of the first-ever study in men with risk of prostate cancer. ... | 
