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Human origins: Our crazy family tree
Fossils reveal evolution could take our relatives in bizarre directions, involving skulls resembling nutcrackers and miniature bodies resembling the hobbits of "Lord of The Rings."
Cosmic Log: How the Maya lived
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Murals found on a buried Mexican pyramid provide an unprecedented look at how the average Maya lived about 1,400 years ago.
Observatory: Hogwarts Namesake Faces Loss of Status
Stygimoloch spinifer and Dracorex hogwartsia may be two growth stages of Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis, two paleontologists argued.
Stateside Home Is Proposed for South Pole Dome
A small group of science station veterans is trying to preserve a geodesic dome that sheltered scientists and supported workers at the South Pole for three decades.
Maya Murals Give Rare View of Everyday Life
Murals uncovered in ancient Mayan mound give rare glimpse at everyday life.
Monday Puzzle: You Can't Fight Density... er, Destiny
In this fictitious sequence of events, love sours and Tom Cruise tosses the golden statue given to him by his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, into the lake. Will the water...
3 IVF attempts double chances
Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three...
This treasure stirs the West Midlands' Anglo-Saxon soul | Tristram Hunt
The Staffordshire hoard has brought history to life in modern-day Mercia – and it is here that the collection has to returnFrom the Lindisfarne gospels to the Lewis chessmen, much of British...
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,...
'Last chance' for tuna authority
The body charged with conserving Atlantic tuna has a "final chance" to get things right at its meeting, the US commissioner says.
Vanished Persian army said found in desert
Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the remains of Cambyses' army that vanished 2,500 years ago.
Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent...
Aussie birds disappearing fast
A study has found that in south-east Australia, the majority of bird species, even those thought to be secure, have dramatically declined.
FINRA bars California broker for insider trading
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Wednesday said it barred a former registered representative based in California after he took part in insider...
Niger's giraffes stage a comeback
The giraffe population of Niger, on the edge of extinction 10 years ago, is on the rise and moving to new habitats.
Video: The Fast Draw: Biomimicry
Scientists are in search of the perfect way to copy nature. The Fast Draw's Josh Landis and Mitch Butler explain the power of Biomimicry.
W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
(AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change
Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of...
UK scholars linked to 'stolen' bowls of Babylon
Suppressed report reveals archaeological treasures were dug up after Gulf warA secret report on the chequered history of priceless Aramaic bowls loaned to a leading university has exposed an apparent attempt to cover...
Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island
Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
Island village hit by suspected swine flu
(AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access
To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articles...
The Dad's Army of British cryonics
In sleepy Sussex is a group of dedicated cryonicists who believe they hold the secret to eternal life. Simon Hattenstone joins them for a demonstration – but first they need to make sure the hosepipe...
'Civil disobedience has a role to play' | Al Gore
Al Gore was born to be the most powerful man on Earth, but fell just short of his political destiny. Can the former law-maker now win his place in history as the...
The Purpose Of Life
In an earlier article titled What is Life?, I took the reader through a reasoning process to finally arrive at the conclusion that, contrary to general expectation, finding a definition...
Macaws bred far from tropics during pre-Columbian times
Colorful birds possibly raised for ceremonial and trade purposes long before Spanish arrival
Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath
Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's...
Art Meets Science in Amazing Images
Check out some award-winning scientific images and the stories behind them.