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Plants flowering earlier in climate change
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Native plants in the eastern United States are flowering as much as a month earlier than historically normal in response to a warming...
Scottish storms uncover ancient skeleton
CHANNERWICK, Scotland, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Storms eroding a cliff in Scotland revealed a human skeleton experts said was probably 2,000 years old, dating from the Iron Age.
Barnacles' Sneaky Penises Send Sperm on Sea Journey
While barnacles have extra-long penises to transfer sperm to other stationary barnacles, they broadcast sperm to reproduce with more distant mates
Earliest sea cow ancestors originated in Africa, lived in fresh water
A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine mammals. The find is described in research published...
Science Explainer: What You Should Know About This Year's Flu
Answers to the big questions about this year’s flu season
The Man Whose Dynasty Changed Ecology
Bob Paine is nearly 2 meters tall and has a powerful grip. The ochre sea star, however, has five sucker-lined arms and can span half a meter. So when Paine...
Yaks may be on the comeback
A team of American and Chinese conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana recently counted nearly 1,000 [...]
Aboriginal groups meet about George River caribou
Inuit, Quebec native groups, and representatives from Labrador are meeting this week in Kuujjuaq, Que., to attempt to come up with a management plan for the declining George River caribou...
Genetics plays major role in victimization in elementary school
Genetics plays a major role in peer rejection and victimization in early elementary school, according to a study recently published [...]
Dinosaur shook tail feathers for mating show
(Phys.org)—A University of Alberta researcher's examination of fossilized dinosaur tail bones has led to a breakthrough finding: some feathered dinosaurs used tail plumage to attract mates, much like modern-day peacocks...
Guardian to launch online Australian edition
Britain's Guardian newspaper will launch a new online edition in Australia, where the print media is struggling with the rapidly changing digital landscape, hoping also to expand its reach in...
Spanish cuts widen Europe's north-south research divide
MADRID (Reuters) - Amanda Bolanos, a young Spanish scientist, knows she will not be coming home.
Colombian park may include isolated tribes
The Colombian government may double the size of an enormous, diverse reserve, according to news reports. The new park would incorporate the lands of two tribes that have little or...
'Peaceful' Minoans surprisingly warlike
The civilization made famous by the myth of the Minotaur was as warlike as their bull-headed mascot, new research suggests.
Chimpanzee birth to be live-streamed
A primate sanctuary in South Africa on Tuesday announced it will live-stream the birth of a baby chimpanzee on the Internet, an online event it claims will be a world...
Israel to open exhibit on biblical King Herod
(AP)—Israel's national museum said Tuesday it will open what it calls the world's first exhibition devoted to the architectural legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled...
Rare color photos of World War I
Photographer Anton Orlov recently found over 600+ photos from World War I in an antique camera in Northern California
OkCupid launches "Crazy Blind Date" app
Popular dating site launches experimental app that matches people up on dates with little information about each other
Alibaba founder Jack Ma stepping down as CEO
One of China's most successful Internet entrepreneurs, Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, says he is stepping down as chief executive but will remain chairman.
Swan body parts found along canal
Investigations are under way in Lincoln after several swan body parts were found along a canal.
The Iron Lady
Howard Peters takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, an Oxford chemistry graduate who became the UK's only female prime minister
Roche cuts 1000 jobs with US R&D site closure
Streamlining strategy will see oncology and virology research moved to Switzerland and Germany
Redox chemistry behind dragonfly romance
The red colour that signifies male dragonflies’ sexual maturity is down to a simple reduction
Recovering chemical weapons
As stockpiles of chemical weapons are destroyed, the US looks to detecting and destroying buried munitions
Inert nanoshells succumb to iron will
Doping hollow silica nanoshells with iron could make them biodegradable and therefore safer for medical applications like real-time tumour imaging
A uniform junction for uniform nanotubes
Scientists have made a uniform junction unit for branched carbon nanotubes
Tastefully done
Russell Keast’s early years as a chef gave him an appetite for science that took him out of the kitchen and into the lab, he tells James Mitchell Crow
Forensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice
Man held on rape charge for five months after contamination of DNA samples