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Ancient fisheries can teach modern lessons
HONOLULU, March 26 (UPI) -- Prehistoric peoples managed fisheries in sustainable ways that may have lessons for efforts to reform modern-day counterparts, U.S. and Canadian scientists say.
New scorpion found glowing in Death Valley
Researchers have announced the discovery of a tiny scorpion in Death Valley National Park, an unusual location, they said, since it lies hundreds of miles north of the known habitat...
Mammoth extinction not due to inbreeding
LONDON, March 24 (UPI) -- A British study on the extinction of woolly mammoths found the last known population of the prehistoric animals did not die out because of...
Humans blamed for Australian extinctions
SYDNEY, March 23 (UPI) -- Human hunting caused the extinction of ancient giant animals, or "megafauna," in Australia about 40,000 years ago, scientists say.
Giant wasps found in Indonesia
JAKARTA, March 23 (UPI) -- A giant wasp species with sickle-shaped jaws longer than its forelegs was discovered by an expedition to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, researchers say.
Researchers Discover Why Humans Began Walking Upright
The George Washington University's Brian Richmond and team of researchers say chimps use two legs to reach and carry scarce resources.
The Spanish link in cracking the Enigma code
How the Spanish Civil War helped Britain break Hitler's codes
Archaeologists reconstruct diet of Nelson's navy with new chemical analysis of excavated bones
Salt beef, sea biscuits and the occasional weevil; the food endured by sailors during the Napoleonic wars is seldom imagined to be appealing. Now a new chemical analysis technique has...
An extinct species of scops owl has been discovered in Madeira
Scientists have described a new type of fossil scops owl, the first extinct bird on the archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). Otus mauli, which was also the first nocturnal bird of...
VIDEO: Sir Paul Nurse: Behind the scenes
Matthew Stadlen spent a day with the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist and President of the Royal Society.
Graphene and DNA: 'Wonder material' may hold key to fast, inexpensive genetic sequencing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Look at the tip of that old pencil in your desk drawer, and what you'll see are layers of graphite that are thousands of atoms thick. Use the...
Spectroscopic evidence for the unusual handedness of a mammalian lipid may advance our understanding of evolution
Phospholipids are the main constituents of the cellular membranes in all organisms, ranging from single-celled archaea to highly complex plants and mammals. According to conventional wisdom, the chemical backbone of...
New toothed flying reptile found from the Early Creataceous of Western Liaoning, China
Although paleontologists have greatly increase the pterosaur diversity in the last decades, particularly due to discoveries made in western Liaoning, China, very little is known regarding pterosaur biogeography. An international...
Colorado School of Mines Wins TMS 2012 Materials Bowl Championship
The Colorado School of Mines walked away with the first place trophy after defeating the University of Florida during the TMS 2012 Materials Bowl science knowledge competition held recently at...
In Clintonville, Wis., the Ground is Going Bump in the Night
Residents of one small Wisconsin city have been awakened by mysterious noises that seem to come from underground. Microearthquakes may be the cause.
Genetics pioneer inducted into medical hall of fame
Considered one of the creators of medical genetics in North America, Dr. F. Clarke Fraser has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Video of UFO Buzzing by Fighter Jets Bugs Believers
UFO believers face off on the veracity of a UFO flyby.
Grounded: 'Bird Man' Admits Faking Flying Video
The jig is up: no man flew like a bird.
Juan Felipe Herrera Named California Poet Laureate
University of California, Riverside poetry professor Juan Felipe Herrera -- known for chronicling the bittersweet lives, travails and contributions of Mexican Americans -- has beennamed California Poet Laureate by Gov....
Magna Carta makeover may remake Robin Hood
An 800th-anniversary re-examination of the Magna Carta could shed new light on the roots of modern democracy, as well as on the story of villainous King John and heroic Robin...
UK rhino horn suspect arrested
Police in Germany arrest a British man who they think helped steal rhino horns from a museum display.
Photos: Bejeweled Anglo-Saxon Girl Found in Christian "Burial Bed"
A young woman buried with an exquisite gold-and-garnet cross is offering clues to the earliest days of the English church, scientists say.
In praise of … Aspirin | Editorial
Evidence of the medical use of willow bark dates back at least 4,000 years, to a stone tablet found in the city of Ur in present day IraqWho would have guessed that...
Mystery birds: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus; pelagic cormorant, P. pelagicus & double-crested cormorant, P. auritus | @GrrlScientist
These North American mystery birds elicit strong emotions in a lot of people From left:Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus (synonym, Compsohaelius penicillatus; protonym, Carbo penicillatus), Brandt, 1837, also known as Townsend's cormorant, as the brown...
Reign Check: Abundant Rainfall May Have Spurred Expansion of Genghis Khan's Empire
The Mongol hordes led by Genghis Khan carved out the largest contiguous land empire history has ever witnessed, reaching at its apex from Asia's Pacific coast to eastern Europe and...
Jane Goodall reflects on life, career
Jane Goodall spoke to CBC Radio's The Current on Wednesday about her storied life and career an animal scientist, conservationist and humanitarian.
Specialization for underwater hearing by the tympanic middle ear of the turtle
A group of biologists from Denmark and the US led by Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, University of Southern Denmark, and Catherine Carr, University of Maryland, have shown that the turtle ear is...
Drosophila Meeting Poster Award Recipients Announced
The Genetics Society of America and the Drosophila community announce the nine poster presentation award recipients from the 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference held earlier this month in Chicago, IL....