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Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble?
Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times...
Paleo-Art: Dinosaurs Come to Life in Stunning Illustrations
A sampling of paleo-art from the new book "Dinosaur Art"
Iron-age hillfort reveals its secrets
(Phys.org)—Excavations at Britain's largest prehistoric hillfort have given archaeologists from Cardiff and Cambridge universities a glimpse of what life was like inside the fort more than 2000 years ago.
New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
This week I tell you about Erasmus Darwin, The Castrato and His Wife and Why are Women more Religious than MenBelow the jump, I mention the books that I received recently in...
VIDEO: Grenada's award-winning flowers
Fast Track visits Grenada to see how the eastern Caribbean island's flowers are giving horticulturists reason to celebrate.
Invertebrates on the brink
One fifth of the world's invertebrates may be heading for extinction according to 'Spineless', a report published today (Friday 31st) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with...
Scientist at Work Blog: Fossils in the First Days
Excavation of a fossil site that was discovered last year in Utah yields phytosaur remains, fish jaws, footprints of early dinosaurs and other reptiles, and bony armor from aetosaurs.
Art Review: ‘African Cosmos,’ at National Museum of African Art
“African Cosmos: Stellar Arts,” at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, is a bold illustration of how art and science have long intersected in Africa.
New DNA analysis shows ancient humans interbred with Denisovans
A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans — relatives to both Neandertals and humans — from genetic fragments in a single finger bone.Nature News ...
Dinosaur made meals of early birds
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Fossil evidence suggests a feathered but flightless dinosaur was able to snag and consume smaller flying dinosaurs, Canadian paleontologists say.
Mexico wastewater project uncovers Ice Age bones
Workers have discovered hundreds of bones belonging to Ice Age animals, including mammoths, mastodons and glyptodons, while digging to build a wastewater treatment plant north of Mexico City.
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins – book review | Tim Radford
Richard Dawkins argues remorselessly that individual lives are merely punctuation points in automaton genes' quest for eternityMy copy of The Selfish Gene is the first paperback edition of 1978. Since at the time...
Maya Prince's Tomb Found With Rare Drinking Vessel
Under a remote Maya palace in the ruined city of Uxul, archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an ancient burial—and a rare artifact.
Does Sitting Too Close to the TV Really Ruin Your Eyesight?
"Don't sit too close to the TV or you'll ruin your eyesight!" was once uttered by concerned parents around the world.
DNA scan sheds new light on mankind's mysterious cousins
A scrap of bone found in a cave in Siberia has shed light on the genetic odyssey of an enigmatic group of humans called the Denisovans, scientists reported on Thursday.
Let them both eat cake
On the gridiron, the legendary Harvard-Yale clash is simply called “The Game.” Off the field, the competition between the two Ivy universities can be equally intense. Students from the schools frequently engage in...
Scientists unwind the secrets of climbing plants' tendrils
Ingenious mechanism allows plants such as honeysuckle and cucumbers to pull themselves up by their tendrilsIn the search for precious sunlight, instead of growing sturdy trunks to reach towards the light, climbing plants...
775 Years Berlin: Archaeological excavations
Berlin hosting series of exhibitions, other events ahead of its 775th anniversary
Asia–Pacific Analysis: Serving the public with science
The Magsaysay Awards hold an important lesson — science must get out of the lab and into people's hands, writes Crispin Maslog.
Texas Mayor Said Killed by Rare Donkey Attack
The mayor of a South Texas town appears to have been attacked and killed by a 500-pound donkey. How often does this happen?
New intellectual testing regimen identifies 'exceptional' chimp
(Phys.org)—Quite often, those people who take care of animals learn over time which are smarter than others. They don't need to test them, they see it in the way the...
On Texas-Mexico border, 'tick riders' fight a little big disease
For decades, cowboys known as 'tick riders' have patrolled the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent cattle carrying 'fever ticks' from entering.LAREDO, Texas — The two cowboys knew the Red Angus calf...
Dot Earth Blog: Indians in Venezuelan Amazon Report Attack by Gold Miners
Amazon Indians claim gold miners committed a massacre in a remote part of the Venezuelan Amazon.
What's In A Dinosaur's Stomach?
Analysis of the abdominal contents of two dinosaur fossil specimens reveals new information about their hunting and eating behavior, according to a new report. They may have been stealth hunters. read...
New 'Heartland' Virus Discovered in Sick Missouri Farmers
Researchers have discovered a new virus thought to be carried by ticks in Missouri.
Pictures: Mass Sacrifice Found Near Aztec Temple
Below street level in Mexico City, archaeologists have found a jumble of bones dating to the 1480s.
Eyeless Australian fish have closest relatives in Madagascar
A team of researchers from Louisiana State University and the American Museum of Natural History has discovered that two groups of blind cave fishes on opposite sides of the Indian...
In NYC, identifying the dead, and finding closure
NEW YORK (AP) -- On a wind-swept island off New York City, the remains of 850,000 people rest in pine boxes in a grid of covered...