| Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano By BINSAR BAKKARA 2010-08-31T16:19:34ZTANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) -- Thousands of villagers returned to their homes along the ash-covered slopes of an Indonesian volcano that exploded after four centuries of dormancy, even though officials warned they could be putting their lives at risk.... hosted.ap.org |
George C. Williams, 83, Theorist on Evolution, Dies Dr. Williams was a biologist who helped shape the theory that natural selection works at the level of the individual and not for the benefit of the group. feeds.nytimes.com |
Polar Sidekicks Earn a Place on the Map Dogs will be honored ahead of the centennial celebration of the race to reach the South Pole. feeds.nytimes.com |
Moonlighting as a Conjurer of Chemicals The scope and details of Sir Isaac Newton’s interest in alchemy are only now becoming clear. feeds.nytimes.com |
Antarctic summer science voyage departs Australia's Antarctic scientists are again heading south to study a tiny sea creature which acts like a "miner's canary" in detecting the health of the Southern Ocean. abc.net.au |