TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Fossils of New Meat-Eating Dinos Found CHICAGO (AP) -- Fossil hunters say they have discovered bones of two massive meat-eating dinosaurs in Africa. In the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno and co-author Stephen Brusatte named one Kryptops palaios, or "old hidden face," because of a horny covering over its face.... hosted.ap.org |
The Moon’s Craggiest Stretch Comes Into Focus New images of the Moon’s south polar region reveal spectacularly rugged terrain. nytimes.com |
National Briefing | Science and Environment: Death Sentence for Hungry Sea Lions Oregon and Washington officials will try to catch the sea lions that arrive at the base of the Bonneville Dam and hold them 48 hours to see whether an aquarium, zoo will take them. nytimes.com |
Observatory: Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass New research indicates that Amazon river dolphins display prizes of river grass or rocks to try and attract mates. nytimes.com |
Study says near extinction threatened people 70,00 years ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.... hosted.ap.org |