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Horse racing was best before British, says historian
(PhysOrg.com) -- American horse racing was kinder to the animals, more sporting and more socially egalitarian in the days before the 'ruthless' English version was introduced, according to a historian.
How did flowering plants evolve to dominate Earth?
To Charles Darwin it was an 'abominable mystery' and it is a question which has continued to vex evolutionists to this day: when did flowering plants evolve and how did...
Seamount diary: In Pictures
Strange jellies, amphipods, fish and giant ostracods are sighted by IUCN scientists at two Indian Ocean seamounts called Samper Bank and Middle of What.
The deciding factor: Empathy distinguishes modern humans from their primate ancestors
(PhysOrg.com) -- What, exactly, distinguishes humans from apes? It`s certainly more than just our genes, renowned anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy told a Harvard audience recently (Nov. 18).
Naked Mole Rats Survive Extreme Oxygen Deprivation
These blind and nearly hairless creatures have adapted to survive in low-oxygen environments.
In praise of… the Royal Society
Gravity, evolution, the atomic nucleus, DNA. You name it, and the person who discovered it was a Royal Society fellow. While the individual glories of those on its membership roll are well established,...
A Lost European Culture, Pulled From Obscurity
A little-known people existing before Ancient Egypt and Greece’s glory worked with metal and had an evolved visual language.
Royal Society celebrates 350 years of discovery
Dozens of epoch-changing moments are preserved in the library of Britain's Royal Society, an academy of scientists founded in 1660 to gather, discuss and spread scientific knowledge — a role...
Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months
In the film, 'The Day After Tomorrow' the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks.
Face of Jesus Appears on Clothing Iron
Mary Jo Coady recently saw an image of Jesus Christ in brownish burn residue on an iron.
8 ‘extinct’ species found alive and kicking
Amid all the doom and gloom of an extinction crisis, a bit of fleeting good news appears every now and again, when a species thought gone for good surprisingly reappears. ...
Our own witlessness is much scarier than Paranormal Activity | David Cox
The most profitable film in history owes its success to a mysterious blind spot in the contemporary human mindNowadays vampires are heart-throbs, monsters are neurotics, zombies are comic turns, serial killers are bores...
Greening Of The Sahara Desert Triggered Early Human Migrations Out Of Africa
Scientists have determined that a major change in the climate of the Sahara and Sahel region of North Africa facilitated early human migrations from the African continent. Among the key...
Lifts for a core balance
Develop your lower body as well as core strength with these challenging rear-leg balancing poses. You'll immediately feel the work in your legs, buttocks, back and abdominals. Begin with your...
Artificial meat grown in laboratory
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Meat has been grown in a laboratory for the first time, Dutch researchers say.
Video: Exhibition about human identity at London's Wellcome Collection
Identity: Eight Rooms, Nine Lives is a new installation at London's Wellcome CollectionAndy DuckworthRobin McKie
The cautionary tale of The Whale | SE Smith
The killing of a blue whale by a research vessel off the Californian coast raises larger questions about marine protectionFort Bragg, with a population of 7,000, is a ragged former timber town on...
Study pits man versus machine in piecing together 425-million-year-old jigsaw
Reconstructing ancient fossils from hundreds of thousands of jumbled up pieces can prove challenging. A new study tested the reliability of expert identification versus computer analysis in reconstructing fossils. The...
Pictish throne reproduced
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- National Museum of Scotland researchers have built what they hope is an accurate reproduction of a wooden throne used by Pictish leaders 1,000...
Anglo-Saxon gold trove valued at $5.5 million
The largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, unearthed by a metal-detector enthusiast in a farmer's field, has been valued at $5.5 million by a committee of experts. ...
Polio: India's final push to end the disease
Polio has almost been wiped out, but a few stubborn areas of resistance remain and India is on the frontline against the crippling diseaseIn a school courtyard in Lucknow on a dusty...
Look Ma, No Mercury In Fillings!
Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria,...
Stephen Hawking portrait unveiled at the Royal Society
The painting, by the London-based artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg, was commissioned by Dame Stephanie ShirleyThe Cambridge cosmologist Stephen Hawking arrived in London yesterday for the official unveiling of the portrait by...
Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress
When spider mites attack a bean plant, the plant responds by producing odours which attract predatory mites. These predatory mites then exterminate the spider mite population, thus acting as a...
You Say Po-TAY-to, And I Say Pot-AAH-to! Language Evolves Through Our Own Use Of It
Change in language can be compared with evolution in the world of animals and plants. According to a Dutch researcher, an individual user of language can spark off an evolution...
Video: What are You Thankful for?
Thankfulfor.com gives people a way to share with others the things and people that bring happiness to their lives. Shira Lazar interviews Jen Consalvo and Frank Gruber, the site's founders.
Variable Temperatures Leave Insects wtih a Frosty Reception
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists at The University of Western Ontario have shown that insects exposed to repeated periods of cold will trade reproduction for immediate survival.
Destruction spreads 'like a disease'
(PhysOrg.com) -- People have cleared more than a quarter of the world`s forests and half of its grasslands, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the Royal...