TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Timeline: From the February 12, 1938, issue Radio tower reaches for the sky, making a canyon the hard way, and forecasting the next big drought. sciencenews.org |
Spanish breeder to clone fighting bull MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish breeder of fighting bulls has decided to clone his favorite stud rather than risk buying a traditionally bred replacement. feeds.reuters.com |
Scientists spot organic molecule on distant planet WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An organic molecule has been spotted for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, a key step toward possibly finding signs of life on a distant world, scientists said. feeds.reuters.com |
Sex and Financial Risk Linked in Brain WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles - sex. When young men were shown erotic pictures, they were more likely to make a larger financial gamble than if they were shown a picture of something scary, such a snake, or something neutral, such as a stapler, university researchers reported.... hosted.ap.org |
Disney cartoons, and the possible rise of the environmental movement In "The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation," David Whitley, a lecturer at Cambridge University, argues that the finely wrought imagery and emotional power of Disney movies like "Bambi" and "Finding Nemo" helped inspire generations of environmentalists. iht.com |