TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Traveling tubers [Subscriber Only] Potato varieties from Chile arrived in Europe several years before the blights of the mid-1800s, a new analysis of DNA from old plant collections reveals. sciencenews.org |
U.S. Ends Protections for Wolves in 3 States Animal advocates say that gray wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho still need protection, despite considerable growth in their numbers. nytimes.com |
Geologist Spots Oreodont Fossil in N.M. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A geologic mapping project led to the finding of a 10 million-year-old fossil that's now being studied at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.... hosted.ap.org |
California Lowers Auto Emissions Rule SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California air regulators on Thursday slashed the number of battery-powered and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that must be sold in the state, a setback for environmentalists and health advocates.... hosted.ap.org |
Imagine a world without plastic, and you don't get very far A century ago, the Belgian-born chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland ushered in a materials revolution with his invention of Bakelite. We have been emotional bobbleheads about plastics ever since. iht.com |