TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Geology professor drills into earth-shaking questions Two months aboard an ocean-going ship might sound like a luxurious vacation. With 16-hour workdays amid the clamorous hubbub of an industrial drilling rig, however, Harold Tobin’s recent voyage was far from relaxing. Tobin, an associate professor in the geology department, sailed last fall into the western Pacific in a quest to peer into the heart of one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet. news.wisc.edu |
China finds fossil of new dinosaur species BEIJING (Reuters) - Scientists have found the fossil of a new herbivorous dinosaur species that stood five metres (5.5 yards) high and lived 60 million years ago, the official Xinhua agency reported on Thursday. feeds.reuters.com |
Shuttle Aims For A Tuesday Night Flight With a smooth countdown and good forecast, everything seemed to be going NASA's way for Tuesday's planned liftoff of shuttle Endeavour on a long and arduous space station mission. feeds.cbsnews.com |
Alaska settles suit against Eli Lilly The prospect of a pending Supreme Court case that could sweep away many lawsuits against drug companies loomed over Alaska's $15 million settlement with Eli Lilly. iht.com |
Observatory: Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater Scientists report a strong correlation between the intensity of sound recorded by an undersea microphone and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it. nytimes.com |