TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA says a piece of old space junk that it's been tracking for a few days is no threat to the International Space Station.... hosted.ap.org |
Giant iceberg off Australia breaking up SYDNEY (AP) -- A massive iceberg edging slowly toward Australia's southwestern coast is breaking up into hundreds of smaller icebergs as it drifts into warmer waters, creating potentially hazardous conditions for ships trying to navigate the region, a scientist said Tuesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Give me a genome among the gum trees Eucalyptus trees define the Australian landscape, but it is researchers in the United States who are getting to know the gum tree better than anyone else. abc.net.au |
Remarkable Creatures: When Built-In Antifreeze Beats a Winter Coat Many insects, and other animals, defend themselves against direct exposure to subfreezing temperatures through biochemical ingenuity. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rare bird's breeding ground found in Afghanistan BANGKOK (AP) -- The first known breeding area of one of the world's rarest birds has been found in the remote and rugged Pamir Mountains in war-torn Afghanistan, a New York-based conservation group said Monday.... hosted.ap.org |