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Captain Scott centenary marked at St Paul's Cathedral
Doomed 1912 expedition to Antarctica that claimed lives of five men 'helped open world's eyes to importance of the continent'There was ice in St Paul's Cathedral at a service marking the centenary...
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Egypt
CAIRO, March 29 (UPI) -- Authorities in Egypt say an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has hit nearly 100,000 cattle and could threaten the entire Middle East and North Africa...
Face transplants do change lives, but should we surgically remove difference? | Jonathan Jones
Richard Norris's transformation is miraculous but its presentation does not encourage us to accept those who look differentTo look on photographs of the changing face of Richard Norris is to contemplate deep mysteries...
Dung fossils tell what extinct cave hyena ate
By reading the genes in ancient poop, researchers have uncovered the diet and descendents of the cave hyena, which roamed throughout Eurasia alongside the Neanderthals.
Exploding dinosaur hypothesis implodes
The pregnant ichthyosaur female from Holzmaden (Germany) that perished 182 million years ago puzzled researchers for quite some time: The [...]
Photos: Amazing Views of the Famous Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula is one of the most studied objects in space.
DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago
All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.
Study finds circle hooks lower catch rate for offshore anglers
Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, research from North Carolina...
Indonesia land clearance 'wiping out' orangutans
Critically-endangered orangutans in a protected area of Indonesia will be wiped out by the end of the year if land clearing is not stopped, a coalition of environmental groups warned...
Who says science is boring? Watch the world's most extraordinary 'kinetic sculpture' - video
From a duck to a skeleton to a robot dinosaur: scientists created this extraordinary kinetic sculpture to demonstrate to children the concept of energy transfer
Scientist at Work Blog: A Thriving Community of Banana Slugs
What do giant green hermaphroditic banana slugs tell us about what it means to be a vital community?
VIDEO: Grey matter: Exhibition of the brain
The power of the human brain is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection
Bird ranges shift north, but not as fast as climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- As warmer winter temperatures become more common, one way for some animals to adjust is to shift their ranges northward. But a new study of 59 North American...
Testosterone low, but responsive to competition, in Amazonian tribe
It's a rough life for the Tsimane, an isolated indigenous group in Bolivia. They make a living by hunting and foraging in forests, fishing in streams and clearing land by...
Chinese buy paper iPads for ancestor worship
Paper replicas of Apple's iPad and iPhone are selling like hot cakes in China this year as millions prepare to honour their ancestors in an age-old annual festival that has...
Dolphin society adopts freewheeling lifestyle
An unprecedented open society of bottlenose dolphins, marked by complicated sexual relationships, has just been identified in Western Australia.
The Mystery Of American Violence
Although the murder rate nationwide has decreased by over 50% between 1991 and 2010, about a year ago, New Orleans, St.Louis, Baltimore, Detroit and Newark had homicide rates that ranged...
Hungry mothers give birth to more daughters
Hungry mothers give birth to more daughtersNature News , 28032012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10331Zoë CorbynMale to female birth ratios fell during the Chinese Great Leap Forward famine.
AkzoNobel North America Science Award Launched with American Chemical Society
AkzoNobel, the largest global paints and coating company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, has established an AkzoNobel North America Science Award in partnership with the American Chemical Society...
Afghans share unique genetic heritage, DNA analysis shows
A study by The Genographic Project has found that the majority of all known ethnic Afghans share a unique genetic heritage derived from a common ancestral population that most likely...
Mandela's vast personal archives brought online
Thousands of handwritten documents, photographs and videos of Nelson Mandela have been digitised and placed online Tuesday in a massive archive of the life of South Africa's first black president.
Has modern science become dysfunctional?
The recent explosion in the number of retractions in scientific journals is just the tip of the iceberg and a symptom of a greater dysfunction that has been evolving the...
Ancient flying reptile found
Scientists have found remains of a new Early Cretaceous flying reptile with bucked teeth, named 'Dragon Ghost Hunter'.
Slices of Einstein's brain show "the mind as matter"
LONDON (Reuters) - We've pickled it, desiccated it, drilled it, mummified it, chopped it and sliced it over centuries, yet as the most complex entity in the known universe, the...
FOR KIDS: Early toehold on land
A five-toed fossil now holds the record for smallest, oldest foot ever found
New Panama law bans mining on native land
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli enacted a law Monday that prohibits mining on indigenous lands and requires that local native authorities be consulted before work can begin on new hydroelectric plants.
A chaplain without robes
When what became Harvard Divinity School (HDS) was being built early in the 19th century, legend has it that its architects took special care to locate it on the northeastern edge of...
Paulus honored for directing excellence
The American Repertory Theater Artistic Director Diane Paulus is the recipient of the Drama League’s 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. The award will be presented to her at the...