Last summer (of 2002) or early winter, I read an article on the front
page of the Science section of the New York Times about the top 10
science frauds or hoaxes of all time, which included the one about
evolution that "proved" it since the black moths population grew after
the Industrial Revolution in England, and the white moth population
shrunk. I want to show this paper to a friend-- I have access to a
college library so I don't need your help finding a PDF of it online,
but I do need the title, author, and other relevant information to
help me pull it up. I'll close the question when I have a copy printed
out... but it would save me time if you could, if you have access to
the database, post a link to the PDF which is online.

Hello.

The article is "On Scientific Fakery and the Systems to Catch It," 
By KENNETH CHANG, The New York Times, October 15, 2002.
Register at NYtimes.com and view it free using this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/15/science/15FRAU.html?ex=1036234731&ei=1&en=143daa8806495f7b

The part about the moths isn't in the main text of the article. The
article apparently had an accompanying chart of science's "rogues'
gallery." The web version has this information in a little section
called: "Interactive Feature:  Painting the Mice." On the web page,
it's in a little box on the right side of the screen. You may also use
this link (after you've registered):
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2002/10/15/science/20021015_FRAUD_GRAPHIC.html

In that section, there are photos and brief descriptions of six
scientific frauds: J. Hendrik Schön, Ptolemy, Peppered Moths, Paul
Kammerer, Sir Cyril Burt
William T. Summerlin.

For "Peppered Moths," there are two photos and this accompanying text:

"Experiments purporting to show evolution in action — that dark-winged
peppered moths grew more common when soot from factories blackened the
trees — may have been fudged. The photographs are misleading: the
moths were dead, pinned to the trees."
Source: The New York Times
"On Scientific Fakery and the Systems to Catch It," 
By KENNETH CHANG, October 15, 2002.

search strategy: science, "scientific fraud", 2002, "new york times"

I hope this helps.