TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Migrating people had 20,000-year campout WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who migrated from Asia to the New World camped out for 20,000 years on land now submerged under the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia, according to a genetic analysis published on Tuesday. feeds.reuters.com |
Study Finds Dogs, Robots Cheer Elderly ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department. A study by Saint Louis University found that a lovable pooch named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were about equally effective at relieving the loneliness of nursing home residents and fostering attachments.... hosted.ap.org |
Gene for brain connections linked with autism WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gene that helps the brain make connections may underlie a significant number of autism cases, researchers in the United States reported on Tuesday. feeds.reuters.com |
Dead Birds Washing Up at Great Salt Lake SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Thousands of dead birds are washing up on the Great Salt Lake shore. "We've received a lot of calls - everybody's worried about avian influenza," said Leslie McFarlane, wildlife-disease coordinator at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.... hosted.ap.org |
NanoWhat? Totally tiny technology! Nottingham University: The 2008 East Midlands Nanotechnology Roadshow will be travelling around the region between April and June to explain just that. nanoforum.org |