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A diamond bigger than Earth?
LONDON (Reuters) - Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one's bigger than planet Earth.
Video: Buried Viking treasure found in Denmark
An amateur archaeologist in Denmark discovered a huge collection of ancient silver coins buried in a Viking-era settlement home. Felipe Maya reports.
Video: Strange giant eyeball found on Florida beach
A giant blue eyeball washed ashore Pompano Beach in Miami. Scientists will do tests to determine was species the softball-size eyeball belongs to. Felipe Maya reports.
Mysterious Elk-Shaped Structure Discovered in Russia
The huge geoglyph may predate Peru's famous Nazca Lines.
Romania rising as New World of wine in 'old' Europe
On the gentle slopes of the Dealu Mare (Big Hill) region, winemakers are striving to make Romania the New World of wine in Europe.
Spot where Caesar was stabbed discovered
Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report.
Farmer finds Maya murals under plaster
In a ramshackle home in Guatemala's rural highlands, farmer and odd job man Lucas Asicona made for an unlikely guardian of ancient Mayan treasures — until he decided to redo...
A Volcanic Mind: A Q&A with 'Genius' Grant Winner
Plank has loved geology ever since being born in a rock quarry.
Schwarzenegger hands out green award in Denmark
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger handed out a Danish environmental prize to a British company in Copenhagen on Thursday, and praised the city as an inspiration for sustainable energy.
Uncovering information about hadrosaur teeth
An unusual collaboration between researchers in two disparate fields resulted in a new discovery about the teeth of 65-million-year-old dinosaurs.
The murky allure of the Loch Ness monster
Why can’t people stop searching for the Loch Ness Monster?
Poison Nil: Snake and Scorpion Antivenoms Set for First Update in 60 Years
On a dark night in the late '80s Alejandro Alagón was working in his garden near Cuernavaca, Mexico, when he felt a sharp pain in his hand while moving a...
Genetic screening: curiosity killed the CATG | Cath Ennis
For less than half the price of an iPhone 5, you can spit in a tube and have a genetic analysis of your DNA sent to you by email. But does this...
Are liberal arts colleges disappearing?
Liberal arts colleges continue redefining their historical missions or flat-out disappearing -- a trend that threatens to diminish America's renowned higher education system, scholars argue in a new study.
Video: 200 million-year-old reptile found
In Arizona, paleontologists work to recover skeleton of reptile that went extinct 200 million years ago. KPNX reporter Trisha Hendricks has the story. (NBC News)
'Jurassic Park' dino rebirth not possible
PERTH, Australia, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The concept of reconstructing dinosaurs from ancient DNA is unlikely since genetic material can only last 1 million years, Australian researchers say.
Fossil shows early complex brain
TUCSON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A 520 million-year-old fossil shows complex brains evolved much earlier than previously thought with little change anatomically since then, U.S. scientists say.
Soldiers claim illness after guarding KBR in Iraq
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers...
New fossils suggest ancient origins of modern-day deep-sea animals
Fossils discovered in North Atlantic Ocean reveal ancestry of sea urchins and related species.
Announcing Winner of 2012 AIP Science Communication Award in Science Writing
Author Richard Panek honored for his book The 4% Universe.
Mummy discovered with mouthful of cavities
Body of ancient wealthy Egyptian may have died from bad teeth, scientists say
Tyrannosaurus Rex: Facts about T. Rex, King of the Dinosaurs
The large carnivorous dinosaur reigned during the late Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago.
ScienceShot: Spider Ancestor Had Big Brain
Creature's nervous system larger than some modern insects, crustaceans
Patrik Johansson: Spreading the word about good butter
Known as the Butter Viking, and working in a Swedish castle, one man is determined to perfect the art of making the tastiest, creamiest yellow stuff money can buyPatrik Johansson used to...
Sitting on top of the world: Mountain marvels of French Polynesia
Do you have it in mind to go to a mountain top and study beetles that nobody else has ever seen? Well, there are two fewer such mountains available now...
Paleontologists discover new oofamily of dinosaur egg
Paleontologists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, found more than a dozen eggs from the lower member of the Late Cretaceous Chichengshan Formation...
Fossilised Moa bones help scientists unravel the mystery of DNA decay
(Phys.org)—A new study is finally laying to rest the debate over whether DNA from the age of the dinosaurs could survive to the present day.
Twitchers hit Scilly Isles after rare warbler sighting
Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Scilly Isles to catch a glimpse of the Sykes's warbler, one of Britain's rarest visitor, the Times reported on Wednesday.