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No Baby Panda: Mom Was Faking Pregnancy
There will be no baby panda at the National Zoo this year – the mother was faking her pregnancy.
How chimps deal with death: Studies offer rare glimpses
Two studies offer rare glimpses into the ways that chimpanzees deal with the deaths of those closest to them. In one case, researchers describe the final hours and moment of...
Scientists discover final piece in phytate jigsaw
A team of scientists in Spain and the UK have identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in plants...
Huge Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered Off California
Seven ancient underwater giants lurk off the Santa Barbara coast, and the biggest is as tall as a six-story building, scientists say.
Continuing her strong push
Nearly four years after being shot three times by a suspect, ex-LAPD Officer Kristina Ripatti is making maximum use of a part of her body that had not been left...
Man who smuggled live birds strapped to legs faces 20 years in prison
A man who fastened live song birds to pieces of cloth around his calves during a plane trip from Vietnam to Los Angeles is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.
Why Does South Korea Think That North Korea Sank Their Ship?
South Korean government officials believe a North Korean torpedo most likely blew up one of their warships.
Ancient artifacts revealed as northern ice patches melt
An interdisciplinary team of Canadian scientists is discovering a treasure trove of ancient hunting tools high in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories. The artifacts are being revealed as...
Smelly, Rare 'Corpse Flower' Set to Bloom
Rare 'Corpse Flower' that smells of rotting meat set to bloom at university greenhouse, likely within a week.
Stephen Hawking takes the hard line on aliens | Leo Hickman
The eminent scientist has issued a warning that if there is life out there, we don't want it messing with usHas Stephen Hawking been rewatching his box set of the Alien movies?...
Suicide bomber attacks British ambassador's motorcade in Yemen
Ambassador Timothy Torlot is unhurt, British say; the Reuters news agency says two police officers and another person were injured. The attack comes as the Yemen military, backed by U.S. funding and training,...
Genetics Society of America Announces Poster Award Recipients at the 51st Annual Drosophila Research Conference
The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce that nine postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students' research work was selected for poster awards at the 51st Annual Drosophila Research Conference...
Theory reveals the secrets of historical paintings
Scientists in Italy are using theoretical calculations to reveal the history of dyes used in ancient artwork
Dutch Wadden Sea may become bottleneck for wading bird
The Dutch Wadden Sea, due to a decline in food resources, may become a bottleneck in the annual cycle of a wading bird known as the knot, according to new...
Ohio State University Professor Receives American Physiological Society's Bowditch Award
Paul M. L. Janssen, Associate Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the Henry Pickering Bowditch Award by the American Physiological Society. The...
Save our Anglo-Saxon stone!
Part of an ancient Northamptonshire monument to England's first female hermit is up for sale. Should it be allowed to leave Britain?At the time it seemed the ideal solution. For eight years, Nick...
‘Informed Consent’ and the Ethics of DNA Research
There is a lot scientists can do with a swab. But their research subjects have begun to question the locked lab door.
New to Nature No 6: Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai
A 73-million-year-old dinosaur is finally offering up its secretsAfter nearly 25 years of excavations at Pipestone Creek, Alberta, Canada, scientists have discovered hundreds of remains of a previously unknown species...
Foreign correspondents of Cambodia civil war hold bittersweet reunion
Journalists gather in Phnom Penh 35 years after the conflict to remember their wild nights and fallen comrades. The first reunion of foreign correspondents who covered the 1970-75 Cambodian civil war — and...
Science enthusiasts chase dream
Amateur scientists will investigate snails, clouds and gigs in the final of a BBC competition.
Vaux's swifts are bunking in a downtown L.A. chimney
The odd locale, the 84-year-old Chester Building, is believed to be one of the most populous roosting sites for the birds in North America, local avian experts said. Two dozen naturalists gathered on...
Larger Dating Pool Means Less Thoughtful Mate Choices
The traits people look for in potential dates depend on the size of their dating pool, a new study suggests.
Giant deep sea jellyfish filmed
Amazing footage of a rarely seen giant deep sea jellyfish has been recorded by scientists in Gulf of Mexico.
Potentially lethal fungus moves south from Canada
Cases are rare, but it can be difficult to diagnose. Officials are on the lookout for it in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. ...
Ancient ruin reminiscent of Ikea furniture
TORRE SATRIANO, Italy, April 22 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in Italy unearthed the remains of what they say may be an ancient temple with components inscribed with instructions for assembly.
Forensics' evidence could be bruised
(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal cases where forensic experts determine the age of bruises on victims from photographs could be flawed, according to scientific research.
Probing Question: What can we learn from Neanderthal DNA?
Contrary to their image as knuckle-dragging brutes, the Neanderthals on television play tennis and attend cocktail parties - and sell auto insurance. In reality, these mysterious fellow hominids died...
The Rise of the Mind
When and where did the cognitive abilities of modern humans arise? It's a big question -- one debated by anthropologists for decades. It's an even bigger question for an undergraduate...