TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| NASA May Buy Russian Transport Services LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NASA hinted that it might rely on Russian rockets to deliver crew and cargo to the international space station when the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010 if private space companies fail to fill the gap.... hosted.ap.org |
Scientists: Eat More Bugs A panel of scientists says insects and other creepy crawly things should be part of the solution to feeding the world's hungry, particularly in times of drought or disaster. feeds.cbsnews.com |
Priest-Cosmologist Wins $1.6 Million Templeton Prize Michael Heller has spent his life asking, and perhaps more impressively, answering, questions like “Does the universe need to have a cause?” nytimes.com |
Link to Global Warming in Frogs’ Disappearance Is Challenged A new research paper argues that the die-offs of harlequin frogs reflect the spread and repeated introductions of the chytrid fungus but questions the link to climate change. nytimes.com |
Is That a Fair Coin in Your Pocket? I've got the answers to last week's Mr. Smith's gambling problem and Mr. Smith's 3-Card Monty problem, plus one new problem. The good news for this new one is that you don't need much expertise in probability to answer it: Suppose you take a coin from your wallet. You toss it eight times, and get [...]. tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com |