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Scientists refine Earth's clock
New research has revealed that some events in Earth's history happened more recently than previously thought. Scientists have refined the data used to determine how much time has passed since...
Student researchers help discover world's smallest frog
When two Cornell undergraduates and a recent graduate went on a field research trip to Papua New Guinea in 2008, little did they know it would lead to entries in...
Exhibition Review: ‘Creatures of Light’ at American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is opening an exhibition, “Creatures of Light,” that looks at the strange world of bioluminesence.
Peru animal mounds likely oldest ever found
Manmade mounds shaped like orcas, condors and even a duck may be the oldest evidence of animal mounds outside of North America, according to a former University of Missouri anthropologist.
Brain wiring a no-brainer?
The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New York City than the curvy lanes of Columbia, Md., suggests a new brain imaging study. The most...
Antarctic Explorer's Last Words: 100 Years Ago Today
Already plagued by trouble, the men knew the end was near.
When dinosaurs roamed a fiery landscape
The dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have faced an unexpected hazard: fire! In a paper published online today, researchers from Royal Holloway University of London and The Field Museum of...
April Fool's Day: Why Is It Prime Time for Pranks?
Plumb the murky origins of April Fools' Day—and find out how straight-faced scientific research can be sillier than the wackiest pranks.
Ancient ihthyosaur mother did not explode, scientists say
It is unlikely that the body of a mother ichthyosaur exploded, say researchers who offer another explanation for the scattered remains of embryos found around her in rock that was...
Science-policy relations 'stuck in outdated era'
A leading sociologist has said that old science-policy structures should be abandoned to reflect the new era in international relations.
Celeb Martial Artist Recruited for Ancient Roman Army
The athlete excelled at a bloody sport called pankration, suggests the ancient inscription.
Ticks can adapt to the Spain's climatic diversity
Carnivores in the Iberian Peninsula, such as the Iberian lynx, are under an increasingly serious threat: ticks that can adapt to changing climatic conditions and that can even survive in...
Ancient Human Had Feet Like an Ape
A fossil discovered in Ethiopia suggests that humans' prehistoric relatives may have lived in the trees for a million years longer than was previously thought. [More]
UK National Oceanography Centre preps for significant staff cuts
UK National Oceanography Centre preps for significant staff cutsNature News , 29032012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10361Daniel CresseyCentre to shed 35 scientific jobs.
Discovery of foot fossil confirms 2 human ancestor species co-existed 3.4 million years ago
A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the [...]
Spain faces brain drain as cuts force scientists to leave
With his contract about to run out and no opportunities on the horizon in Spain, paleontologist Diego Garcia-Bellido Capdevila has started looking for work abroad.
BaSTA and the uncertainty of deaths [video] | @GrrlScientist
The demographics of natural populations are often mysterious, but there is a way to address this problem; statistics One day, a few years ago, I was drinking with some fellow biologists in...
Litter bugs on high seas foul Titanic's resting place
Litter bugs on the high seas are fouling the Titanic's watery grave with beer cans, plastic cups, even soap boxes, a century after the "unsinkable" luxury liner went down, experts...
Swiss solar plane to attempt 48-hour flight to Morocco
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco in coming weeks, in its longest flight to date, organisers said Wednesday.
TV review: The Man Who Discovered Egypt; The Apprentice
BBC4? A documentary about an unknown Victorian archaeologist? Now that's my idea of a great night inThe title must have been wilfully provocative. Even if you are one of the few to...
Primeval Precipitation: What Fossil Imprints of Rain Reveal about Early Earth
Some 2.7 billion years ago in what is now Omdraaisvlei farm near Prieska, South Africa, a brief storm dropped mild rain on a new layer of ash laid down by...
Splat Science: Fossilized Raindrops Reveal Early Earth's Hazy Skies
Ancient raindrops tell us about ancient Earth
Ancient Foot Suggests How Man Gave Up Treehouses
The mysterious hominin species had gorilla-like big toes.
Effective Management Techniques Found for Pepperweed Threat to Wetlands
Delicate wetland ecosystems that offer important wildlife habitats are threatened from multiple sources. One is the rapid expansion of nonnative, invasive plants that choke out natural species and alter the...
It's enough sand to bury Manhattan...
A giant mass of sand large enough to bury all of Manhattan under dunes more than 50 stories tall apparently erupted from the floor of the North Sea hundreds of...
Creatures from the deep surface in NY exhibit
They have their own lights, teeth, and weird names like vampire squid, stoplight loosejaws, and bristlemouth -- meet the weird denizens of the deep surfacing for an exhibition in New...
Paleontologists discover fossilized embryos of oldest aquatic reptiles
South American paleontologists report they have discovered fossilized embryos of the oldest aquatic reptiles, lagoon-dwelling "mesosaurs" that lived about 280 million years ago.
After 50 years, fossil fans still dig at Lake Nojiri in Japan
More than half a century after fossils of Naumann elephants were discovered at Lake Nojiri in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture in Japan, the hunt for more fossils of the ancient beasts...