The Top 10 Science Stories of 2005

These were the best science stories of the year — according to my own personal taste. They are not necessarily the most important stories, just the ones I found most exciting and wanted to tell people about when I first heard of them. In some cases, they may even be old news (in one case, 100 years old). They are the stories I did not cover, though I wish I did. Come back at the end of the year for my 2006 picks.

To read more about each story, just click on the title.

#1 - VIRUSES
The Resuscitation of the Spanish Flu

#2 - COSMOLOGY
Can a Local Pancake Defeat the Axis of Evil?

#3 - PALEONTOLOGY
Rubbery T-Rex

#4 - THE EINSTEIN YEAR
So Much Energy in the Air

#5 - ARCHEOLOGY AND PHYSICS
Cosmic Messages from Ancient Pyramids

#6 - ASTRONOMY
The Star That Wasn’t There

#7 - PHYSICS
Tabletop Nuclear Fusion

#8 - PHYSIOLOGY
Breaking News: The Sky Is Blue

#9 - EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Was Lamarck Right?

#10 - NANOTECHNOLOGY
I Think I Gained a Few Zeptograms

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