TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Observatory: When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak Mountain lions seem to actively seek out mule deer infected with chronic wasting disease. feeds.nytimes.com |
NASA to launch sky-mapping spacecraft LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger to Earth. The sky-mapping WISE, or Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, is scheduled to launch no earlier than before dawn Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast aboard a Delta 2 rocket.... hosted.ap.org |
Obama raced clock, chaos, comedy for climate deal WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was almost unthinkable. The president of the United States walked into a meeting of fellow world leaders and there wasn't a chair for him, a sure sign he was not expected, maybe not even wanted.... hosted.ap.org |
Scientists find clue to killer of Tasmanian devils WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils can't beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they've found the disease's origin, a step in the race to save Australia's snarling marsupial.... hosted.ap.org |
Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School A simple scheduling switch -- moving recess before lunch -- may improve children's eating habits and behavior in school. feeds.nytimes.com |