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Tomb of Mayan prince unearthed
Excavators have uncovered what they believe to be the 1,300-year-old remains of a Mayan prince entombed within a royal complex of the ancient city of Uxul, located in Mexico near...
Century of drought may be ahead
New study claims 2000-2004 North American drought was world's worst since Medieval times
Introduction of Asian ladybirds into Europe serious mistake
In retrospect, introducing the Asian ladybird into Europe was a serious mistake. The insect was introduced some twenty years ago in a conscious attempt to combat aphids. But research carried...
Ancient human figure unearthed in Turkey
ANTAKYA, Turkey, July 30 (UPI) -- An international archaeological team says it's unearthed a large, extraordinary human sculpture at an excavation site in southeast Turkey.
Rome's Colosseum is pulling a Pisa
Ancient amphitheater is leaning, authorities say, with north side over 15-inches lower than south
Canadians lead Israeli archeological dig of early cities
A $2.7-million grant from the Canadian government is paying for a dig near Tel Aviv, Israel, where University of Manitoba archeology students are helping excavate Early Bronze Age remains dating...
Think you’re a comic genius? Maybe you’re just overconfident
Knock, knock! Who’s there? Cows go. Cows go who? No, cows go moo! OK, OK. So it’s not a side-slapper [...]
Exhibition Review: ‘Spiders Alive!’ at American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History exhibition “Spiders Alive!” looks at the wonders of the 43,000 spider species.
New to Nature No 78: Campinasuchus dinizi
The mining of sediments in southeastern Brazil is revealing that the crocodile was far more diverse a species than its current form suggestsAlthough it can be argued that crocodyliforms ( crocodiles and their...
Christina Warinner: it's a good thing our ancestors didn't floss their teeth
What fossilised dental plaque can reveal about ancient humans' diet, disease and environment could improve our future healthChristina Warinner is an archaeological geneticist. Based at the Centre for Evolutionary Medicine at the University...
Mystery bird: Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula | @GrrlScientist
This Welsh mystery bird has stumped the local RSPB experts -- can you identify it?Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (protonym, Loxia Pyrrhula), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the common bullfinch, north Eurasian bullfinch, northern...
Supermodels: then and now - in pictures
Some of the world's most famous models speak frankly in a new documentary, About Face: The Supermodels Then and Now, about the treatment of mature women by a global fashion...
Cousins of Neanderthals Left DNA in Africa, Scientists Report
Geneticists’ new finding that a previously unknown archaic species of human mingled with early modern humans in Africa has been met with skepticism because no fossil evidence exists.
Copenhagen Suborbitals Building 1-Person Space Capsule (Photos)
See photos of work done by Danish spaceflight project Copenhagen Suborbitals to create a one-man space capsule.
The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, July 23-27, 2012
Best Marmoset This is the best marmoset. Of all of the marmosets. And probably all of the animals, period. Bernd Settnik/Getty Images A great roundup for you to end this steamy...
World’s greatest plant diversity for the Paleogene: Over a hundred different plant species recorded at the Messel fossil site
Scientists have investigated the extensive collection of fruits and seeds from the Messel pit. They found 140 different plant species, 65 of which were previously unknown. They show that Messel...
Vale plays down fears Amazon rail project will harm tribe
Mining giant Vale on Friday played down fears that its planned expansion of a railway line in the Brazilian Amazon will harm the already vulnerable Awa tribe.
Pan-African University to enrol students from September
The much-delayed opening of the Pan-African University will get underway this year, with the enrolment of students from across the continent.
New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
This week I tell you about Ignorance, bullshit, the wildlife of South Gerorgia Island and Why millions survive cancerBelow the jump, I mention the books that I received recently in the mail. These...
Research finds out what London 2012 says about Britain
When the London 2012 Opening Ceremony is broadcast around the globe, an estimated one billion people will be watching, and inevitably drawing their own conclusions on our nation and what...
Williams Cos. To Build Propylene Plant In Canada
Unit to be built in Alberta and is one of many planned for North America
Ancient Statues Smuggled from Nigeria to Return Home
Ancient terracotta statues, seized in a New York City airport, were returned to Nigerian custody.
What biological clock? Ovaries continue to produce eggs during adulthood?
A compelling new genetic study tracing the origins of immature egg cells, or 'oocytes', from the embryonic period throughout adulthood adds new information to a growing controversy. The notion of...
Fossil 'goldmine' uncovered in Australia
BRISBANE, Australia, July 26 (UPI) -- Fossil sites containing the remains of animals now extinct on the Australian mainland have been discovered in northern Queensland, paleontologists say.
Sea Shepherd boss 'flees Germany'
A Canadian marine conservationist wanted by Costa Rica over a clash at sea jumps bail in Germany and disappears.
Termite 'bomb' for nest intruders
Aged members of a termite species use chemical weapons to injure nest intruders, a study in Science journal shows.
Hoard of Crusader gold found in ruins
Archaeologists have uncovered a hoard of real-life buried treasure -- a trove of gold coins at the 13th century Crusader castle of Arsur between the ancient ports of Jaffa and...
Genetic Code Tells Hunter-Gatherer Tales
In-depth sequencing of three African populations hints at origins of human diversity