January 31, 2012: Morning
- Hong Kongers bristle against mainland tourists.
- Through meticulous infiltration...members have carried out shocking acts of cultural preservation and repair.
- Franzen: Serious readers will always prefer print.
- Forensics lab finds it takes Texas vultures 37 days to find a body but only five hours to "skeletonize" it.
- Introduction of Burmese Pythons linked to decline in Everglades mammal population.
- The oddity of animals with noxious abilities.
- Critics need to attack ACTA on the correct grounds; knee-jerk reactions spread misinformation.
- Ultrasound good not only for viewing babies, but also for preventing them.
- Ketamine investigated as depression cure that starts acting within hours.
- Man creates fake cycling team that's irrelevant, less serious than pros, gets real sponsors.
- After recession, invention—Japan now makes almost everything better than anyone else.
- A history of the red plastic cup.