TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Tooth Scan Reveals Neanderthal Mobility ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Analysis of a 40,000-year-old tooth found in southern Greece suggests Neanderthals were more mobile than once thought, paleontologists said Friday.... hosted.ap.org |
Arctic vault to safeguard world's seeds The Svalbard global seed vault will be the repository of the most important crop varieties and will dispense seeds to be regrown when all other known samples are gone ft.com |
A Space Robot With Arms to Make R2D2 Jealous The space shuttle takes off on Tuesday with a robot named Dextre in its cargo bay, which will be assembled during three of the mission’s five scheduled spacewalks. nytimes.com |
Gene hunting catches big DNA discoveries Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
How Epidemics Helped Shape the Modern Metropolis A cholera outbreak in New York in 1832 led to broad efforts to clean up the city and others like it. nytimes.com |