China takes its own road of nuclear energy development
The State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC), also abbreviated as the "State Nuclear Energy", founded in May 2007, has been dubbed as a "newborn baby" as compared with "old-name", large central industrial firms or enterprises. Thi ... english.people.com.cn
Tiny Mexican porpoise near extinct from fish nets
SAN FELIPE, Mexico (Reuters) - The vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise found only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, is on the brink of extinction as more die each year in fishing nets than are being born, biologists say. feeds.reuters.com
Fossils Shed Light On Humans In N. America
New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known. feeds.cbsnews.com
Want to Know More? A Reading List
“THE STUFF OF THOUGHT: Language as a Window into Human Nature,” by Steven Pinker, Viking. The author uses language to examine how the mind works, in perception and thought. nytimes.com