Just for a break: National Geographic has posted their Top Ten of 2010...

[Adsos Letter]

Many categories, all graced by their most excellent photographic slideshows. :)

The Best of 2010

Best of Archaeology 2010
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Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010
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Top Space Blog Posts of 2010
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Best News Pictures of 2010
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Top Ten Discoveries of 2010
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Best Space Pictures of 2010
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Best Space Finds of 2010
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Most Watched Videos of 2010
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Best Cosmic Mindblowers of 2010
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Ten Most Overlooked Stories of 2010
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The link takes you to their top 10 archaeology discoveries, but the rest of the categories are lower on the page.

Link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/photogalleries/101214-best-of-2010-science-archaeology/

[Pirate Smile]

1. Another spot - the Smithsonian has more then they can ever display - except online there is no limit

http://www.si.edu/

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3. Thanks, Pirate Smile!

That looks like a site wherein I could spend WAY too much time. :D It was hard enough for my wife to drag me away from the physical Smithsonian.

[azurnoir]

2. I liked the arctic hybrids which was called "the last straw"

in a species disappearing but it seems to me may well be evolutions last word in survival who knows this may have been going on all along

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4. New understandings are formed every day!

We spend so much on space exploration, but our own planet has so many unanswered questions.

[exboyfil]

5. By far being the biggest chunk for the International Space Station

which many scientists did not want to begin with. It was part of the touchy feely cooperation between nations. I would have preferred to spend the dollars on more robot missions and orbitting telescopes. Far better bang for your buck. We learn alot about our own geology and weather patterns by studying other planets. Also the possibility always exist of finding unique chemistries - possibly even self organizing or replicating chemistries.