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Olympic Events Through History
Olympic events have changed dramatically over time. Here's the full history.
Oldest ceramic art found in Croatia
VELA SPILA, Croatia, July 26 (UPI) -- Evidence of the "invention" of ceramics during the last Ice Age thousands of years before pottery became commonplace has been found in...
Face of Simon Bolivar 'reconstructed'
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 26 (UPI) -- Venezuela says artists have made a 3-D reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar, who died in 1830 after leading a fight against...
Bolt dream of 9.4sec mark is possible - study
Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt's dream of completing the 100m in 9.4sec is feasible, according to a Dutch mathematical study whose findings were unveiled Wednesday.
Tiny sea creatures ride rogue current to Arctic
Samples of plankton collected in the Arctic Ocean near Norway revealed something surprising: single-celled creatures that belonged thousands of miles to the south where the conditions are balmier.
Ancient diet offers clues to diabetes
The ancient Native Americans of the desert Southwest subsisted on a fiber-filled diet of prickly pear, yucca and flour ground from plant seeds, finds a new analysis of fossilized feces...
Cavers find mass fossil deposit Down Under
Australian scientists said Wednesday cavers had stumbled upon a vast network of tunnels containing fossils that could offer key insights into species' adaptation to climate change.
Mystery of Native Americans' arrival
The Americas first human settlers arrived in a complex series of migrations, pushing over the ancient land bridge from Asia at least three times but moving in both directions, with...
Science makes an open book of English evolution
"The United States of America" has become entrenched as one of the most frequently printed phrases in the modern era of written English, a study of 500 years of language...
Ancient Poop Gives Clues to Modern Diabetes Epidemic
Ancient people probably ate 10 times the fiber of what's recommended today.
Physicists study the classics for hidden truths
The truth behind some of the world's most famous historical myths, including Homer's epic, the Iliad, has been bolstered by two researchers who have analysed the relationships between the myths'...
Rare document shows early European banking
LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- A rare document half hidden under drawings of coat of arms designs shows activities of Italian bankers working in early 15th century London, researchers...
Pictures: Strange New Fish Found Deep off New Zealand
A flabby whalefish, a slickhead, and a white rattail are among the weird fish hauled up during a recent New Zealand deep-sea expedition.
Peg Perego strollers recalled
Peg Perego has recalled hundreds of thousands of strollers in the United States.
Sun-powered plane on final leg of intercontinental flight
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse took off from southwestern France Tuesday on the final leg of its first intercontinental trip that took it from Europe to North Africa and...
FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?
Prehistoric Bird Jane Burton/Warren Photographic/Getty Images Possibly. The trees-down (or "arboreal") hypothesis has been around for many years, says evolutionary biologist Richard O. Prum of Yale University. Researchers guessed that the scales of...
Carnivores: Beware of ticks
If you are a steak lover, enjoy your meat while you can. A new article explains why if you have been bitten by a tick, you may develop an allergy...
Locating gold and other minerals: New method uncovers half-million ton mineral deposit in rough mountain terrain
Despite advances in mining technology, mountain ranges prove notoriously difficult environments in the hunt for valuable minerals. Now a new three-dimensional mapping method is uncovering untold riches.
Marine microorganisms hold the key to life on Earth
Few people realize that all life on earth evolved from microorganisms in the sea. Microorganisms, or microbes, are those organisms too small to be observed by the human eye and...
Bringing natural history collections out of the dark
In a special issue of ZooKeys, initiated by the Natural History Museum London, Vince Smith and Vladimir Blagoderov bring together 18 papers by 81 authors to look at progress and...
'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck
An expedition to find out what happened to celebrated US woman pilot Amelia Earhart is returning to Hawaii without the evidence it was looking for.
UC Berkeley survey shows college campuses can make good bird havens
The bird population on the University of California, Berkeley, campus has remained surprisingly diverse over the past 100 years, showing that it's possible to create a green wildlife haven within...
Mega-telescope breathes new life into South African outback
The sleepy South African town of Carnarvon has more churches than ATMs, but science is breathing new life into the far-flung farming centre.
Is London's Big Ben Falling Down?
Rumors abound about the famous clock tower's imminent demise, blaming the 1999 construction of an underground train station. But those in the know say it ain't so.
Pictures: Toothless "Vampire" Skeleton Unearthed in Bulgaria
With a rod through its ribs and its teeth pulled—just to be safe—a 700-year-old suspected vampire has escaped the crypt in Bulgaria.
Mass Shootings: Why It's So Hard to Predict Who Will Snap
Rarity of mass killings leaves psychologists struggling for explanations.
Could Concealed Handguns Have Prevented the Colo. Shooting?
Some have argued that if more citizens carried concealed weapons, an armed moviegoer could have prevented the Colorado shooting. Experts cast doubt on this notion.
Canadian Firm Williams Plans To Construct Propylene Plant
Unit to be built in Alberta is the latest in a string of propane dehydrogenation units planned for North America