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Amelia Earhart Distress Call Details Emerge
Dozens of radio signals heard after her plane crashed add to evidence that the legendary aviator didn't just vanish.
Prehistoric Iberian Twins Remains Discovered
The remains of newborn twin girls have been found in the archaeological site of Sant Miquel d'Olèrdola in Catalonia and it is expected that they belong to two girls between...
Side Effects: Skull Analysis Charts the Changes From Dinosaurs to Birds
In the course of birds’ evolution from dinosaurs, it appears that their skulls pulled a Peter Pan and stopped growing up.
Long recovery from mass extinction seen
BRISTOL, England, May 29 (UPI) -- It took 10 million years for Earth to recover from the greatest mass extinction ever when life was nearly wiped out 250 million...
Mummy reveals hepatitis origins
SEOUL, May 29 (UPI) -- Researchers say an ancient mummified Korean child with relatively preserved organs enabled them to identify a unique hepatitis virus common in Southeast Asia.
Americans' skulls getting bigger over time
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 30 (UPI) -- American heads are getting larger although it's unclear why that is happening, forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said.
'Supervolcanoes' said to have short fuses
NASHVILLE, May 31 (UPI) -- "Supervolcano" eruptions with potential to cause widespread extinctions of life may have surprisingly short fuses, U.S. earth scientists say.
FOR KIDS: Caecilians: The other amphibian
Legless creatures live secretive, strange existences underground and underwater
Green Blog: An Idea Charged Up at Zuccotti Park
Young entrepreneurs invent solar-powered charging stations that can be deployed in parks and at festivals.
Scientist at Work Blog: The Extinction of Hawaiian Birds
Since the early 1800s, the exotic Plasmodium and its tropical mosquito vector have contributed to the extinction of at least a dozen endemic Hawaiian birds.
Oldest Musical Instruments Are Even Older Than First Thought
New dating evidence shows that the oldest known musical instruments in the world, flutes made of bird bone and mammoth ivory, are even older than first thought.
Fletcher Awards announced
The Committee on Regional Studies — East Asia (RSEA) announced the recipients of the 2012 Joseph Fletcher Memorial Awards. The award was established in 1985 in honor of the late...
Babylon's undiscovered treasures threatened by new oil pipeline
Unesco expresses "concern" after Iraqi oil ministry digs 1,500-metre tunnel under archaeological siteBabylon was probably founded in the 23rd century BC. It was sacked countless times and rebuilt almost as many. It was...
Warbling visitors bring cash to Teesside
Twitchers pour into the area for yet another sighting of one of the rare birds which find Hartlepool, Redcar and the Tees estuary an excellent place to spend time. As everyone shouldTeesside...
The new Elizabethan age: the arts, architecture, fashion and technology
The reign of Queen Elizabeth II has seen an end to the old certainties of prewar Britain – but a surge of achievements to be proud ofThe arts: a golden age for...
Great northern ideas No. 345,164: manhole covers
Cumbrian firm adds further evidence for the Guardian Northerner's optimism about the future of manufacturing in our three regionsA manhole cover has always been a manhole cover to me, and maybe also to...
VIDEO: Dark matter hunt in US gold mine
Searching for secrets of universe in a US gold mine
Isle 'will become bird sanctuary'
The Isle of Lewis will become a bird sanctuary with no human occupants living on it if wind farms are opposed, a landowner says.
'Inequality' of Stone Age farmers
A study of more than 300 Neolithic skeletons suggests evidence of "hereditary inequality" among farmers 7,000 years ago, researchers claim.
Reptile has 'steak-knife teeth'
The unique saw-like chew of a New Zealand reptile could be the secret of its success, say scientists.
On early Earth, iron may have performed magnesium's RNA folding job
On the periodic table of the elements, iron and magnesium are far apart. But new evidence suggests that 3 billion years ago, iron did the chemical work now done by...
Genetics Society of America Announces Travel Award Winners
Thirteen early career researchers are recipients of the DeLill Nasser Awards for Professional Development in Genetics from the Genetics Society of America. Each researcher receives a $1,000 travel award...
Study debunks mid-life myth
Despite the myth that people are unhappy around mid life, this study of over 60,000 people around the world revealed that this is the happiest age. Image: mammamaart/iStockphoto People are at their happiest...
Vintage Zoo Pamphlets Feature Odd Exhibits & Extinct Animals
Old pamphlets show the evolution of zoos.
Moon Master: An Easy Quiz for Lunatics
For most of human history, the moon spawned awe and fear, but we know a lot about it today. How much do you know?
Study traces origins of monogamous coupling
From an evolutionary standpoint, the key players in the mating game were males with poor fighting skills and females faithful to them.The roots of the modern family — monogamous coupling...
With Willpower, and a Jolt of Electricity, Paralyzed Rats Learn to Walk Again
The rat stood on its hind limbs at one end of a narrow runway. It wore a tiny black vest attached to a robotic arm that hovered above its head. Without such...
Majestic Sunspot Blesses Basilica at Sunrise in Spectacular Picture
Monster Sunspot AR 1476 is evident near historic Turin landmark.