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70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton found
Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.
Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer
Figure of the fossil ostracod from the Dry Valleys. The specimen is less than 1 mm long, but preserves an array of soft tissues including legs and mouth parts. A...
Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal
McCain and Obama reveal personal styles in their body language.
Dinosaurs Did Not Evolve Quickly In Last 50 Million Years, New Dinosaur Super-tree Shows
It has long been debated whether dinosaurs were part of the 'Terrestrial Revolution' that occurred some 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous when birds, mammals, flowering plants, insects and...
'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ
UK computer scientists sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.
Church surrenders ground zero lot
The World Trade Center site's owner has offered $20 million to acquire the 1,200-square-foot lot of a church destroyed on Sept. 11, freeing one more piece of land needed to...
Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt
A small but significant find made during a geological survey provides evidence of the oldest human presence yet discovered along the northernmost margin of Egypt's Nile delta.
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“Do you really know who people are?” That’s the slogan for pay site People Search's freshly launched (and totally free!) companion site, CriminalSearches.com. Do you want to know? Everybody has...
New light thrown on Roman villa remains
Complete set of 30 glass counters discovered, almost 1,700 years since they went into a tomb
Secrets from the grave
They might look like a heap of bones but each one of these skeletons - all hundreds of years old and on show in a new exhibition - has a poignant...
Thesis says intuition is neuro-biological
LINKOPING, Sweden, July 23 (UPI) -- A doctoral candidate at Linkoping University in Sweden has tried to provide a neuro-biological explanation for why intuition exists.
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: "Conjoined" Birds Puzzle Experts
The twin barn swallows don't show physical features associated with the genetic abnormality, leaving experts unsure how the young birds came to be literally attached at the hip.
Celebrating 50 Years of Wolf-Moose Research
Michigan Technological University and Isle Royale National Park are hosting a gala weekend celebration of 50 years of wolf-moose research on the remote island in northwestern Lake Superior.
New life given to ancient Egyptian texts stored at Stanford for decades
They're torn and faded and have the woven texture of a flattened Triscuit. At first glance, the ancient Egyptian texts look like scraps of garbage. And more than 2,000 years...
Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers'
Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead...
Two singers make three 'Talent' judges gush
"America's Got Talent" always provides heartwarming stories of contestants who have persevered through tremendous obstacles and personal setbacks. This week was no exception, as a pair of singers brought the...
Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science
Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University...
Dolphin call tells calf who's mum
Bottlenose dolphins whistle more to their newborns, perhaps to stop theft by other females, researchers say.
Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin
Tiny fossils time the climate shift which gave rise to Antarctica's Dry Valleys, a landscape akin to Mars.
Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study
The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before, a...
Scientists find new clues to explain Amazonian biodiversity
Ice age climate change and ancient flooding—but not barriers created by rivers—may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South America, a new study...
Trying to Build a Greener Britain, Home by Home
Through a host of small efforts by residents, the seaside town of Hove has become a prototype of a green village.
Where Research and Tourism Collide
Coping with growth, science can find itself at odds with society and must decide whether to study the changes or fight them.
If You Have a Problem, Ask Everyone
Would-be innovators can sign up online to compete for prizes for solving diverse problems from around the world in a variety of disciplines.
Cocktail museum shakes and stirs history
In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation?
Phoenix Completes Longest Work Shift
Phoenix early Tuesday finished its longest work shift of the mission.
VIDEO: Giant River Stingrays Found
After an exhaustive search, an explorer finds one of the elusive rays—perhaps the largest freshwater fish—near Bangkok. And then it gives birth.
The Gameframe Guild
Four Brazilian geeks dream of creating the next big hit in massive online games--with creativity, a bit of luck, and an IBM mainframe.