TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Indonesia rejects Bali plan for turtle sacrifices JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday.... hosted.ap.org |
Fossil find is 2009's top breakthrough The discovery a "central character in the story of human evolution" is named the scientific breakthrough of 2009. news.bbc.co.uk |
Observatory: DNA Shifts Timeline for Mammoths’ Exit Analysis of DNA in sediment from Alaska suggests that overhunting by early man was not solely responsible for the extinction of woolly mammoths and horses, researchers said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gravel beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spill ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.... hosted.ap.org |
Thames eel populations fall 98% Scientists raise concerns over the River Thames' eco-system after its eel populations crash by 98%. news.bbc.co.uk |