TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| A medical mystery unfolds at Minnesota meatpacking plant Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness. iht.com |
Bees Gain Advantage From Predecessors WASHINGTON (AP) -- When marauding Vikings decided to settle down they usually "went native," marrying local girls and blending in. Invading honey bees may be doing the same. The invasion of new bee populations has attracted attention in recent years with the spread of so-called Africanized, or "killer bees" moving north from South America.... hosted.ap.org |
Scientists warn of wheat disease Poorer countries face starvation if a disease called Ug-99 hits wheat yields hard enough to push up prices. news.bbc.co.uk |
French Recording May Be World's First SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- At first listen, the grainy high-pitched warble doesn't sound like much, but scientists say the French recording from 1860 is the oldest known recorded human voice.... hosted.ap.org |
First female space station commander to come home The International Space Station's first woman commander will return to Earth early Saturday, winding up the largest and most significant expansion in a decade-long construction project. Flying in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates will land on arid central Asian steppes in Kazakhstan around 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |