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Paint the Titanic, Wreck's Discoverer Says

11 years ago from National Geographic

Robert Ballard, the explorer who discovered the legendary wreck, has serious plans to robotically coat Titanic with fresh paint.

"Strawberry" Leopard Discovered—A First

11 years ago from National Geographic

The rare South Africa leopard probably has erythrism, a condition that causes a pinkish coat, experts say.

Bird-like dinosaur fossil with eggs found in Patagonia

11 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Argentine paleontologists expect the eggs to provide more information about the new species

New finding extends the range of anatomically modern coelacanths to the Early Devonian

11 years ago from Physorg

Among sarcopterygians (lobe-finned fishes and tetrapods), coelacanths are known for their evolutionary conservatism. Epitomized by the legendary living fossil Latimeria, the distinctive body plan of anatomically modern coelacanths can be...

Two-Time Space Tourist Launches Museum Exhibit, Father's Book

11 years ago from Space.com

Charles Simonyi worked tirelessly to get his father's culture of physics book published in English.

What triggers a mass extinction? Habitat loss and tropical cooling were once to blame

11 years ago from Science Daily

The second-largest mass extinction in Earth's history coincided with a short but intense ice age. Although it has long been agreed that the so-called Late Ordovician mass extinction was related...

Egg painting record broken in Netherlands

11 years ago from UPI

HEEMSKERK, Netherlands, April 10 (UPI) -- Organizers of an Easter egg painting event in the Netherlands set they broke a world record by dying 397 eggs in 3 minutes.

Form And Potency Of Urban Birdsong Are Impacted By Noise

11 years ago from

In 1969 and 1970, the late ornithologist Luis Baptista collected recordings of white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) living in San Francisco, California. At the time he probably never suspected that, 35...

Why woodpeckers don't get concussions

11 years ago from MSNBC: Science

For woodpeckers, "thick skull" is no insult. In fact, new research shows that a strong skull saves these birds from serious brain injury.

Grid Unlocked: How Street Networks Evolve as Cities Grow

11 years ago from Scientific American

The world's cities are absorbing one million additional people every week--and by 2030, they could consume an extra 1.5 million square kilometers of land, or roughly the area...

Egg Cetera #6: Hunting for the world's oldest decorated eggs

11 years ago from Physorg

In the final report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, archaeologist Brian Stewart investigates a remarkable technological leap for early mankind – the use of ostrich eggshells as...

VIDEO: Holland's flower power on show

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

The Dutch Floriade, one of the biggest gardening events in the world, has opened in the Netherlands.

The giant snake that stalked the Earth

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Newly discovered fossils unearthed in Colombia have revealed that a giant snake - now named Titanoboa - roamed the Earth 58 million years ago.

SA thief dehorns fibreglass rhino

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

A thief in South Africa cuts the horn off a fibreglass rhino during a burglary at a lodge in a game reserve in the Eastern Cape.

Evidence of 'earliest fire use'

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

An international team of scientists says they have new evidence that our ancestors were using fire as early as a million years ago.

Dino is biggest feathered animal

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

A newly described relative of Tyrannosaurus rex is the largest known feathered animal - living or extinct.

800-Year-Old Farmers Could Teach Us How to Protect the Amazon

11 years ago from Science Blog

In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, recent findings indicate that we could learn from its earliest inhabitants [...]

Fuzzy Dinosaur Fishes at Dawn in New Paleo-Art

11 years ago from Live Science

A new image created by Scott Hartman shows the dinosaur Unenlagia comahuensis looking for fish at dawn.

Dazzling Photo: Moon and Venus Shine Over World Heritage Site

11 years ago from Space.com

Astrophotographer captures beautiful image of the moon and Venus in conjunction over Gobustan National Park in Azerbaijan.

Study: Fungus behind bat die-off came from Europe

11 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Mysterious deaths of millions of bats in North America over the past several years were caused by a fungus that hitchhiked from Europe

Fairy tales for all

11 years ago from Harvard Science

Witches, wolves, and wicked stepmothers, oh my! They are the stuff of legend, and a goldmine for Hollywood, which regularly taps a seemingly insatiable public appetite for fantasy and folklore. The recent big...

Land Bridge Caused Wild Temperature Swings

11 years ago from Science NOW

Strip of earth connecting Asia and North America disrupted ocean circulation

How to Forge Art: Mark Landis Explains His Technique

11 years ago from Live Science

Mark Landis, a prolific forger who has duped many museums, tells how he does it.

Bugs That Transmit 'Silent Killer' Are Biting More in U.S.

11 years ago from Scientific American

Transmitted by bloodsucking kissing bugs, tropical Chagas disease--which afflicts millions in Central and South America--may affect more people in the U.S. than previously thought. Although doctors officially have recorded only...

Deep science drove discovery of Titanic

11 years ago from Physorg

Today, anyone with a wad of cash and a sense of adventure can dive to the Titanic's deepsea grave, but behind these tourist jaunts lies a long and daunting tale...

A storied yacht saves its restorer's life

11 years ago from LA Times - Science

The once-magnificent Shawnee is a 72-foot wooden sailboat built in 1916. Its skeleton sits in the yard of a Newport Beach home, where a master shipwright who's restoring it is...

Science Weekly podcast: Daniel Everett on Cognitive Fire

11 years ago from The Guardian - Science

This week on Science Weekly we meet Daniel Everett, author of Cognitive Fire: Language as a Cultural Tool. Daniel discusses his thesis that language is not innate, which is central to the...

Controversial new theories on the Shroud of Turin

11 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Art historian backs authenticity of reputed burial cloth of Jesus, also offers new take on Resurrection which challenges Christian orthodoxy