Headlines from February 9, 2010

Study: A surplus of men in China equates to more savings for the country.
A study of the Times's most-emailed articles shows people want to spread positive, awe-inspiring news.
N.A.S.A. launches David Bowie concept mission.
Someone leaked a memo about Operation Stardust to the papers...I ate Dexamyl for dinner.
I work on the Bowie principal--do something once and it's a mistake; do it three times and it's an arrangement. L.R.B. personals editor serves up his favorite ads.
As the Olympics roll up once again, editors cringe over writers who verb "podium" and "medal."
Arizona Tea Partier plans a summer run against McCain, who counters with an awkward move to the far right.
White House proposes a new climate service to provide farmers and water regulators with global warming forecasts.
Matthew Lickona explains why he wrote a comic book about an aborted fetus.
British designers draft a safer pint glass.
A man turns the detritus of his life into a yard of scrap memories, and his neighbors hate him for it.
Google Voice poetry.
Matthew Baldwin's 2010 "Make-Yer-Own Oscar Pool" is now open and ready for your party's picks.
Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to concede in Ukraine, but many doubt she'll have time to prove there were violations.
Five possible benefits to the U.S. should Iran build a bomb.
Mexico City's homicide rate today is less than a third of that for Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin and Kansas rated as top states for spotting highway-side sculpture.
Story of a professor's response when a student is jailed on a terrorism charge (including what books she sent him in prison).
Distance is no protection these days. Change is invading Patagonia by sea and hydropower.
Account of what it's like to visit a plate boundary on land, "the line demarking the collision of two massive tectonic plates."
Audio slideshow explores the colorful world of plankton.
Scientist tells Sunday Times they got a story wrong about blondes; Times says he misunderstands his own data.
Video footage of the launch of STS-130 (see also photos), the last night launch.
Video analysis on how to perform a triple lutz-triple toe loop.
Tuesday poem: "The Fluffer Talks of Eternity," by D.A. Powell.
Only 1,289 independent bookstores remain in the U.K.