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Tiny Caribbean parasite named after Bob Marley
Legendary reggae singer joins Beyonce and Stephen Colbert in club of celebrities with namesake insects
Skulls shed new light on the evolution of the cat
Modern cats diverged in skull shape from their sabre-toothed ancestors early in their evolutionary history and then followed separate evolutionary trajectories, according to new research.
Fossilized 'nursery' of early animals found in Newfoundland
Canadian and British scientists working at Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland have discovered what they believe to be the first large grouping of "baby" rangeomorphs, 600-million-year-old, fern-shaped organisms thought...
Stone Age tools help modern manufacturing
The analysis of stone tools is a key factor in understanding early human life including social organisation and diet. Archaeologists [...]
Egypt's president 'to link science to society'
Egypt's president 'to link science to society'Nature News , 11072012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10994Hazem BadrBut researchers call for reform to the country's funding system.
Asteroid named for gay rights pioneer
A Canadian amateur astronomer has named an asteroid he discovered after U.S. gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny, who died last year in Washington.
Engineering technology revealing secrets of Roman coins
Archaeologists and engineers are examining buried Roman coins using the latest X-ray imaging technology. Originally designed for the analysis of substantial engineering parts, such as jet turbine blades, powerful scanning...
Multiple pieces of food are more rewarding than an equicaloric single piece of food in both animals and humans
New research suggests that both animals and humans find multiple pieces of food to be more satiating and rewarding than an equicaloric, single-piece portion of food.
Space-age dress shirts smarter than sweat stains
A company founded by a group of MIT graduates is designing dress shirts with space age fabric to better deal with summer heat
Up to 20,000 sea turtle eggs crushed by bulldozers on Caribbean island
Thousands of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings and eggs were crushed over the weekend by bulldozers and excavators used to divert a river on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
Road trip reveals vibrancy of America's religious life
(Phys.org) -- A road trip across the U.S. to gather information for a book on religious faith steered two Penn State researchers through a spiritual landscape that was as diverse...
Ancient "New York City" of Canada discovered
500-year old Native American city was "the largest, most complex, cosmopolitan village of its time"
Don't blame the pigeons - garden birds are just trying to survive | Stephen Moss
Richard Dawkins has a point - we should love our birds, whether they appear to be cute and fluffy or 'menacing' predatorsThe news that Richard Dawkins' Oxford neighbour has tried to scare...
Fentanyl kills 'perfect wife' and other addicts in Ontario city
A drug that some addicts have adopted as a replacement for OxyContin has prompted at least one Sarnia, Ont., man whose wife died from a Fentanyl overdose to speak out...
Integrating the methods of traditional Chinese medicine in modern healthcare
With a 3,000-year history, such treatments are seeking greater recognition in western circlesIt's a long road to legitimacy. Traditional Chinese medicine, which has been tried and tested on its home turf over three...
Landing Batman would be Splatman
Physics students demonstrate Batman could glide using his cape but would probably die from the impact of landing.
The Saint Lucia racer takes the title of world's rarest snake
Conservationists have found the worlds rarest known snake in the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia. A five-month assessment of the Saint Lucia racer, a small non-venomous snake, has revealed that...
From the field: Bush tucker feeds an ancient mystery
(Phys.org) -- As sabre tooth tigers and woolly mammoths were wandering around Europe, unique, giant prehistoric animals were living in Australia three metre tall kangaroos and wombat-like creatures, the...
German arrested for stealing iguanas from Galapagos
A German tourist has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle four endangered iguanas out of the Galapagos Islands, according to the national park.
Why dogs 'love' to gnaw on bones
Dogs' ancestral origins reveal why they evolved to "love" meat and bones, according to scientists.
Arsenic-Life Discovery Debunked—But "Alien" Organism Still Odd
An organism that appeared to have rewritten the laws of life has been brought down to Earth by two new studies.
Books on Science: ‘The Atlantic Coast’ - From Newfoundland to the Gulf Stream Waters
By ignoring political boundaries in favor of natural divisions, Harry Thurston paints a clearer picture of the plants and animals of the region, the ecological niches they inhabit and the...
Observatory: Slugs’ Tunnels Shed Light on Early Bilateral Animals
Until now, the oldest fossil evidence for bilaterians dated back 555 million years. But now scientists have found fossil burrows of a segmented slug that are about 30 million years...
Hive talking: Tomás Libertíny's bee art
Tomás Libertíny makes sculpture with live bees. So why is his new work is a wakeup call for Earth?'Whatever you do," says Tomáš Libertíny, "don't make the bees angry." We're standing in...
Killing of Bin Laden offers insight into the 'business of martyrdom'
The way the U.S. military killed Osama bin Laden sent a message every bit as powerful as the fact that he was killed in the first place, according to the...
New species of wirerush from the wetlands in northern New Zealand
The northern part of the North Island of New Zealand is marked at approximately 38 degrees S latitude by a distinct ecological boundary known as the "kauri line". This region...
Ancient penguin poo feeding moss
Moss beds near Casey station are being nourished by nitrogen from ancient penguin poo. Image: Sharon Robinson Luxuriant moss beds growing near Casey station in Antarctica are being nourished by the remains...
Birdbooker Report 229 | @GrrlScientist
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this weekly report tells of four books about DINOSAURS!! that have been newly published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, Books to the sky,My...