The New York Times: In early 2003, a plume of methane gas rose from the surface of Mars. The big unanswered question is, What belched?Subsurface Martian cows are highly unlikely. But scientists are seriously considering the possibility of bacteria.
The Week in Physics" is likely a reference to the regular updates or summaries of new physics research, such as those found in publications like Physics Today from AIP Publishing or on news aggregators like Phys.org.