TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece. nytimes.com |
Martian surface hints at groundwater torrents Scientists said surface features of the Red Planet hint at a watery past where torrents of groundwater carved out deep canyons, formed sweeping fans of sediment and cemented together huge fault lines, media reported Tuesday. "Groundw ... english.people.com.cn |
Global winter coldest since '01, but still warmer than usual Winter storms and snow notwithstanding, this winter was still warmer than average worldwide, the government reported Thursday. It was the Earth's 23rd consecutive warmer-than-average winter. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
NASA’s Science Chief Resigns S. Alan Stern, an experienced planetary scientist who came to NASA less than a year ago to lead the agency’s science division, did not publicly give a reason for his resignation. nytimes.com |
New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam. nytimes.com |