TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf LONDON (AP) -- An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.... hosted.ap.org |
Vital Statistics: Aviation Injuries, Aloft and on the Ground Many hospitalizations result from accidents involving private planes and parachutists, researchers said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Aussie scientists find coconut-carrying octopus SYDNEY (AP) -- Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter - unusually sophisticated behavior that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal.... hosted.ap.org |
[press release] New research sheds light on Earth’s coldest temperatures Results from the first detailed analysis of the lowest ever temperature recorded on the Earth’s surface can explain why it got so cold and how cold it could possibly get.During the Antarctic winter of 1983 (July) temperatures plunged to a record-breaking −89.2°C at the Russian Vostok research station — more than 30°C lower than the average winter temperature. Until this... antarctica.ac.uk |
Sighted, blind men both wowed by women's tiny waists "What does a woman want?" Freud famously asked in scientific frustration, undecided after three decades of study about what women desired. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |