TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Scientists to send fish on rocket ride STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists plan to launch 60 tiny fish on a zero gravity rocket ride from above the Arctic Circle on Monday to try to plumb the secrets of motion sickness. feeds.reuters.com |
Group: Corn plant's genome mapped A group of researchers led by Washington University in St. Louis have mapped out the corn plant's massive genome, and is posting the research on the Internet rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Rocket Lifts Off With Secret Satellite VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- An Atlas 5 rocket carrying a secret U.S. satellite lifted off before dawn Thursday, officials said.... hosted.ap.org |
Japan space agency searches for new astronauts TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's space agency began recruiting astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade on Tuesday amid growing interest in the space program spurred by a Japanese astronaut's journey on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour. feeds.reuters.com |
John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term ‘Black Hole,’ Is Dead at 96 Mr. Wheeler helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. nytimes.com |