TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Spain gets back pre-Columbus map A stolen 15th century map dating to the dawn of modern printing, a decade before Christopher Columbus sailed to America, was returned to Spain on Monday. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
The creation of the Prozac myth In the 20 years since its launch, 40m people worldwide have taken the so-called wonder drug - but research revealed this week shows that Prozac, and similar antidepressants, are no more effective than a sugar pill. So how was the myth created? Psychoanalyst Darian Leader traces the irrepressible rise of the multibillion dollar depression industry, while others explore the clinical and cultural impact of Prozac, its perceived personal benefits - and sometimes terrible costs guardian.co.uk |
High hopes for EU shark plan A senior marine scientist welcomes European Commission plans for an EU-wide shark protection scheme. news.bbc.co.uk |
The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought The Archimedes Project studies the history of mechanics and how people turned their thoughts about simple machines into theories and principles. nytimes.com |
World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers creating a map of human metabolism around the world have found compounds in urine that point to some surprising differences affecting blood pressure, based not on genes but on what people eat and their gut bacteria. feeds.reuters.com |