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Heat-ray gun in Afghanistan
A heat-ray gun that causes "intolerable heating" but doesn't kill is now with US troops in Afghanistan.
Tylenol Plant Lays Off 300
Johnson & Johnson cuts staff in overhaul of troubled manufacturing plant outside Philadelphia.
Shard Bears Oldest Writing Found in Jerusalem
Tiny Clay Fragment Dates Back to 14th Century B.C.; Predates Next-Oldest Text by 600 Years
Asian Carp Threat: Real or Overblown?
Are fears of an influx of Asian carp in the Great Lakes scientifically valid? With some caveats, the answer is probably yes.
Ancient birds from North America colonised the South
Scientists studying ancient species migration believe northern birds had the ability to colonise continents that southern species lacked. The research, published in Ecography, reveals how the ancient 'land bridge' of...
Earliest evidence of pet tortoise
The earliest archaeological evidence of a tortoise kept as a family pet in Britain is unearthed by researchers.
Tyrannosaurs may have been dainty scavengers
As fearsome as giant tyrannosaurs such as T. rex were, scientists have found what may be the first evidence of these "terrible lizards" being dainty scavengers. ...
Large-mammal decline seen in African parks
LONDON, July 13 (UPI) -- African national parks, favorites of tourists hoping to see the continent's wildlife, have seen steep declines in large-mammal populations, researchers say. ...
Ethnobotany Role In Relation To Medicinal Plants In India
Ethnobotany is usually defined as anthropological approach to botany. There are several methods of ethnobotanical research and those relevant to medicinal plants are archaeological search in literature, herbaria and the...
Homo sapiens: A species torn between love and war
In a series of four short films released on guardian.co.uk this week, Steven Pinker, Frans de Waal and Richard Wrangham grapple with human nature. Carole Jahme introduces the films and the sponsor whose...
Baan Na Kum Journal: Old Bones Yield a New Age of Dinosaurs
Giant bones found regularly in the Khorat Plateau of northeastern Thailand turned out to be a trove of dinosaur artifacts.
Books on Science: Seashells by the Thousands, and the Stories They Tell
A big and heavy guide to mollusks and the external skeletons they call home.
Solving art's mysteries: New technology visualizes how Matisse changed 'Bathers'
Henri Matisse was a painter of vivid colors. From 1913 to 1917, however, he radically changed his style and palette. Collaborators from Northwestern University and The Art Institute of Chicago...
Study: Humans moved north much earlier
LONDON, July 12 (UPI) -- A new discovery suggests early man may have moved into Northern Europe's colder climates hundreds of centuries earlier than previously thought, scientists say. ...
Poor Suburbia: Rethinking the geography of American poverty
(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, suburban living has been synonymous with America`s upper middle class, a stereotype that emerged from the "Leave it to Beaver" era and morphed into today`s gated...
Core values set new date for birth of the Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Earth could be up to 70 million years younger than scientists previously thought, a study has found.
Meet the mummies
A new exhibition in the US puts on display an incredible array of mummies – and only a few from EgyptA 4,500-year-old Peruvian child, an 18th-century Hungarian family and a German nobleman...
Where time is no longer standing still
The Pygmies living in Congo's Ituri Forest are on the verge of destroying their way of life while trying to preserve it. ...
Head of aboriginal warrior finally laid to rest
The head of an aboriginal hero killed by settlers in Western Australia in 1833 is finally buried after being returned from England.
From Museum Basement, a ‘New’ Dinosaur
A paleontologists chose a name for an unknown dinosaur genus that has brought him more publicity than any of his other discoveries.
Human ancestors lived in Britain 840,000 years ago
Their presence dates to more than 100,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously believed, researchers say. ...
Can wasps help save Britain's conker trees?
Wasps, regarded by many as a pest, could be the salvation of Britain`s imperilled conker trees currently under threat by an ‘alien` species of moth that is rapidly spreading damage...
Homeowners can take some steps to control mosquitoes around their homes
(PhysOrg.com) -- South Dakota's mosquito population is back in force this summer.
1 in 4 Don't Cover Coughs and Sneezes
Only 1 in 4 people cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze, a new study suggests
Scientists Hunt for Signs of Earliest Life on Earth
Scientists search for ancient life forms across the globe
Computing power cracks egg shell problem
Researchers in the UK have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation. The work may also give a partial answer to the age old question “what...
60 Years Of End Of The World Sci-Fi: 1956
Survivalism, British Style John Christopher’s 1956 No Blade of Grass is an extremely compelling page turner that portrays our moral traditions and social glue as being so fragile that they can...
Coral tests show fast construction pace for Polynesian temples
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient Polynesians went from building small-scale temples to constructing monumental, pyramid-shaped temples in just 140 years, not in four or five centuries as previously calculated, according to research...