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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.
Darwin Vs Genesis: Literary Deathmatch
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species, The Star has decided to trash Darwin. No, they're not going creationist on us, but Stephen Marche...
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...
UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brisbane may be 2000 years and half-a-world away from Pompeii, but it hasn`t stopped a UQ archaeologist from digging up some hidden treasures.
First 'genetic map' of Han Chinese may aid search for disease susceptibility genes
The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time. was published online today...
An Evolve-By Date
On the 150th anniversary of "Origin of Species," a reminder that in most instances evolution fails rather than succeeds.
Houses of the rising sun
New research at the University of Leicester has identified scores of Sicilian temples built to face the rising Sun, shedding light on the practices of the Ancient Greeks.
Ancient crap shows old culture
An Aussie researcher is looking through Pompeii’s toilets to find out what was being eaten and traded almost two thousand years ago.
Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isčre, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper...
Montana State University study explores violent world of raptors
A journey that started with a box of bird feet carried three Montana State University graduate students into the gruesome world of raptors and led to their findings being published...
Cosmic Log: Science by the book
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Your guide to the latest, greatest science books for kids and grownups, just in time for holiday giving. Editing - Alan...
Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
(AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world
Thanksgiving Combines Myths, Traditions and Truths, CU Professor Says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the centuries Thanksgiving in America has meant many things to many people. What we consider the traditional Thanksgiving holiday today has been around only a few...
Researcher Moves Closer to Understanding Cause of Mass Extinction
Years of scientific debate over the extinction of ancient species in North America have yielded many theories. However, new findings from J. Tyler Faith, GW Ph.D. candidate in the hominid...
VIDEO: Rare Gold Rush Shipwreck Found
See the only known untouched shipwreck from the Klondike Gold Rush—recently discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory and announced today. The steamboat A. J. Goddard sank in 1901, killing three crew...
FUTURE HUMANS: Four Ways We May, or May Not, Evolve
On the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, it's widely accepted that humans descended from apes. But where are we going? Scientists share visions of cyborgs,...
Dramatic decline found in Siberian tigers
The last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat loss, according to a new report
Birds refute monogamy theory
Birds long thought to be monogamous actually have a divorce rate similar to humans, New Zealand research has revealed.
Museum Is Displaying Treasures of the Other Evolution Pioneer
A piece once owned by Alfred Russel Wallace will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History.
Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa
Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team...