Saturday, February 3, 2007

**Top Science News Stories for 2006**

Neanderthal Genome, Arctic Ice, Origin of the Solar System

In the top science news of 2006, scientists mapped sections of the genetic code of Neanderthals, discovered that arctic ice is melting at a faster rate than before, and found clues about the origin of the solar system by examining comet dust. Learn more about these stories in an exclusive interview with John Rennie, the editor of Scientific American magazine, and Andrew Revkin, science reporter for the New York Times and author of the book "The North Pole was Here."