TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Satellite spotters glimpse secrets, and tell them Hobbyists around the world are using binoculars, a stop watch and star charts to uncover some of the deepest of the U.S. government's expensive secrets and share them on the Internet. iht.com |
Researchers Map Corn Plant's Genome ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Scientists at universities and corporations are about to get a major leg up in their tireless - and profitable - effort to reinvent the corn plant. 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.... 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 |
Volunteers use computers to name the dead Four days a week Todd Matthews earns $11.50 an hour working for an automotive parts supplier. He punches in at 4:15 a.m., punches out nearly 11 hours later, then drives half a mile to his little beige house on a hill where, in the distance, he can glimpse the Appalachian mountains. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Research: Older adults are happiest Americans Research has found the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests. The two go hand-in-hand being social can help keep away the blues. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |