I know, I know, it’s a dog bites man story at this point, but today the New York Times came out with its weekly special section devoted to Science.  There was a story in there about some schoolchildren and a giant prehistoric frog, a review of some recent developments in Cretan archaelogy, a fascinating story about animals that imitate other animals and plants, and a very short piece about warm sea water melting glaciers in Greenland.

But what, you ask, did the paper of record have to say about the biggest story to hit the world of science in many years — the swirl of conflicting claims, counterclaims and investigations that the rest of the world knows as Climategate? The stunned chaos in the environmental movement as a bewildered and enraged leadership confronts the possible meltdown of its grand international agenda?  The fear and loathing in Congress at the prospect of  divisive votes on climate change in a dangerous election year?  The cascading difficulties of both the IPCC and the East Anglia CRU?  The agonized deliberations taking place involving foundations and their clients?

There was, once again, zero.  Zip.  Nada.

Nothing happening out there, I guess. All quiet on the climate front.

But it was a really cool prehistoric frog.  The size of a beachball, honest.  The schoolchildren were very impressed.