TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Remains of sick whale tested Samples from a whale that was put down in Albany yesterday are being sent to a laboratory for tests. abc.net.au |
Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-20T18:27:29ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill.... hosted.ap.org |
Kids' science kits may take hit from safety ruling By JENNIFER C. KERR 2010-09-29T20:46:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the tools that teachers use to get kids jazzed about science - hands-on science kits - could face an uncertain future amid a debate on safety.... hosted.ap.org |
Jump in whale deaths blamed on krill, ship traffic By 2010-10-11T01:06:16ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An increase in the population of a tiny crustacean and busy shipping lanes are being blamed for a jump in the number of whale deaths in Northern California waters this year.... hosted.ap.org |
Smarter Than You Think : War Machines: Recruiting Robots for Combat New robots — none of them very human-looking — are being designed to handle a broad range of tasks, despite controversy about the impact on future warfare. feeds.nytimes.com |