TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| On the Origin of Species: Chapter VI, Difficulties on theory - on the absence or rarity of transitional varieties Darwin confesses that "a crowd of difficulties" will have occurred to his reader by this point and that some are "so serious that to this day I can hardly reflect on them without being in some degree staggered" guardian.co.uk |
'Doomsday' Seed Vault Opens in Arctic LONGYEARBYEN, Norway (AP) -- Norway opened a frozen "doomsday" vault Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain where millions of seeds will be stored to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out food crops around the globe.... hosted.ap.org |
Observatory: When Bringing Back the Mangoes, Ants Specialize for the Job Geometry can explain why the largest ants are responsible for cutting up fruit, a new study suggests. nytimes.com |
Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to get hooked on tobacco, causing them to smoke more cigarettes, making it harder to quit, and leading more often to deadly lung cancer.... hosted.ap.org |
Scary landing tests "beginner" S.Korean astronaut STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Only the cool composure of her crewmates calmed South Korea's first astronaut when she saw flames swirling around their capsule during an unusually steep descent to Earth, she said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com |