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Computer pioneer Jack Tramiel, 83, dies
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 13 (UPI) -- Jack Tramiel, whose low-cost Commodore PCs introduced millions of people to computers in the late 1970s and early '80s, has died in...
Scientist at Work Blog: How Old is the 'Fire Stone'?
Some of the fossils in the Pedra de Fogo Formation in Brazil are consistent with an early part of the Permian period, while others are more suggestive of a later...
Could ‘advanced’ dinosaurs rule other planets?
New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs — monstrous creatures with the [...]
Unpublished journal offers new take on Darwin's daughter
A small, lockable leather diary - kept in the vast archives of Cambridge University Library - has led to a reassessment of one of the key relationships in Charles Darwins...
Video games celebrated as art at Smithsonian museum
Large-scale installations of Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers and other video games are now on show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, alongside paintings by the likes of Georgia O'Keeffe. Should...
Mummified kitten served as Egyptian offering
Two thousand years ago, an Egyptian purchased a mummified kitten from a breeder, to offer as a sacrifice to the goddess Bastet, new research suggests.
Historic sea level rise in Pacific studied
BRISBANE, Australia, April 12 (UPI) -- Sea levels in the Southwest Pacific have risen dramatically since the late 19th century, a study by Australian and British researchers shows.
Earliest dinosaur embryo fossils found
PARIS, April 12 (UPI) -- Researchers say fossilized dinosaur embryos discovered in Uruguay and Brazil, at 280 million years old, are the most ancient ever found.
Buying fossil fuel deposits best way to fight climate change
Environmental policy has historically been driven by a demand-side mindset – attempting to limit consumption of precious fossil fuels through [...]
From fins to limbs
Tonight Cambridge vertebrate palaeontologist Professor Jenny Clack is the subject of BBC Fours Beautiful Minds series. The programme looks at her contribution to our understanding of early tetrapods - the...
Skeletons found in Oxford could be '10th-century Viking raiders'
(Phys.org) -- Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John's College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the...
Do we need a third wheelie bin for fast fashion cast-offs?
As the pile of clothes sent to landfill sites mounts up, Queensland University of Technology marketing researchers have studied the ways in which people can have a wardrobe clean-out without...
ScienceShot: Locust Legs Show Super Strength
Stress tests find insect skeletal material is tougher than bone
Scientists say guns make men seem bigger
Just seeing a hand that is holding a gun is enough to convince people that the weapon-holder is extra big and extra strong, according to a new study that suggests...
World's largest solar thermal plant online
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 11 (UPI) -- The world's largest solar thermal plant has gone into full operation in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh after a six-month trial,...
Stir-Fried Sesame Shrimp and Spinach
Two rinses in a salty bath give the shrimp a succulent flavor and crisp texture.
Keeping wood preservatives where they belong: In the wood
Pressure-treated wood is great stuff, but the chemicals used to preserve it from decay can leach out, where they can be toxic to bugs, fungi and other hapless creatures. Now,...
Do I look bigger with my finger on a trigger? Yes, says study
Anthropologists asked hundreds of Americans to guess the size and muscularity of four men based solely on photographs of their hands holding a range of ordinary objects, including handguns. The...
Exotic manure is sure to lure the dung connoisseur
A two-year study involving more than 9,000 dung beetles evaluated their preferences for exotic herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore dung in the Great Plains of North America.
Disasters at Sea: 6 Deadliest Shipwrecks
From the Titanic to the WV Wilhelm Gustloff, ocean shipwrecks that claimed the most lives.
Duck-billed dinosaurs endured long, dark polar winters
Duck-billed dinosaurs that lived within Arctic latitudes approximately 70 million years ago likely endured long, dark polar winters instead of migrating to more southern latitudes, a recent study by researchers...
42,000-year-old baby mammoth on show in Hong Kong
The world's best-preserved mammoth, buried about 42,000 years ago, will go on display in Hong Kong this week, the organiser of its first exhibition in Asia said Wednesday.
Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering
A possible new feline disease identified by veterinarians in Scotland leaves cats walking like robots. Meanwhile thousands of years and miles apart, new research sheds light on cats bred to...
Treasure Hunter on 25-Year Quest to Claim Spanish Wreck
For this modern treasure hunter, history is still alive at the bottom of the ocean floor. For 25 years he's been reclaiming an 17th Century Spanish ship.
OPINION: Splitting Africa: what happens when a continent breaks apart?
Africa is gradually breaking apart as a result of a massive upward thrust millions of years ago. Image: robas/iStockphoto Modern-day Africa was the keystone of Gondwana, the aggregated mass of southern continents that...
What Brought Down the Titanic? (Infographic)
A remarkable variety of elements came together to sink the famed steamship Titanic.
Teamwork made Man brainier, say scientists
Learning to work in teams may explain why humans evolved a bigger brain, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
Searchers race to find Amelia Earhart's trail
The competition between teams of deep-sea searchers to find Amelia Earhart is getting fierce with the approach of the 75th anniversary of her disappearance.