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Fossils show dinosaur predators scavenged

11 years ago from UPI

DUBLIN, Ireland, March 6 (UPI) -- A fossil find suggests specialized dinosaur predators didn't turn down free meals and would resort to scavenging any available carcass, Irish researchers say.

Scientists see signs of ancient cosmic hit

11 years ago from UPI

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 6 (UPI) -- Researchers say a nearly 13,000-year-old layer of thin, dark sediment buried in the floor of a lake in central Mexico suggests a...

Busted: 6 Civil War Myths

11 years ago from Live Science

From debates over flying the Confederate flag to the war's origins, many myths persist to this day.

Ancient 'graffiti' unlock the life of the common man

11 years ago from Science Daily

A professor of classics is translating and analyzing ancient inscriptions from columns, stones, tombs, floors, and mosaics of ancient Israel to uncover the life of the common men -- and...

Looking at the man in the moon: Astronomers explain why the man in the moon faces Earth

11 years ago from Science Daily

Many of us see a man in the moon -- a human face smiling down at us from the lunar surface. The "face," of course, is just an illusion, shaped...

Johannes Scheid wins 2012 Weintraub Graduate Student Award

11 years ago from The Rockefeller University

Scheid is one of 13 awardees, all advanced graduate students at or near the completion of their studies in the biological sciences and chosen for the quality, originality and significance...

Through the Language Glass [Book Review] | @GrrlScientist

11 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Does the language you speak affect or reflect how you perceive and think about the world?I was surprised to learn that the Russians recognize two different colours of blue, синий (siniy; dark...

Letter from France: big footprints in the mud

11 years ago from The Guardian - Science

A winter walk back to Jurassic timesThe fields were waterlogged and the village street of Pillemoine in the Franche Comté was transformed into a stream. Today the rain has stopped. I should...

Fossil finds help fill in Romer's Gap

11 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- A collection of new fossil finds in Scotland that date back to the 15 million year period between 345 and 360 million years ago are helping to fill...

'Shrinkable car' makes parking a breeze at high-tech fair

11 years ago from Physorg

Scientists at the world's biggest IT fair unveiled on Tuesday what they hope is the car of the future that can shrink to fit tight parking spaces and pick you...

Breathing new life into old bones

11 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by palaeontologists from The University of Queensland is revealing exciting new insights into one of Australia's most important dinosaur fossils.

Alan Turing exhibition shows another side of the Enigma codebreaker

11 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Personal possessions of the mathematician and computer science pioneer go on display at Bletchley Park museumHe has gone down in history as the man who cracked the Enigma code, changing the course of...

Irish police hunt thief who stole saint's heart

11 years ago from MSNBC: Science

  Irish police on Monday were searching for heart-stealer, with a twisted love of history. Officials at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin said they're distraught and perplexed over the theft...

Earliest ancestor of humans described

11 years ago from UPI

CAMBRIDGE, England, March 5 (UPI) -- A fossilized eel-like creature unearthed in Canada is the oldest life form found with a primitive spinal cord, making it man's earliest ancestor,...

Study: Sawfish snouts a 'complete weapon'

11 years ago from UPI

BRISBANE, Australia, March 5 (UPI) -- The 3-foot toothed snout of sawfish, whose exact purpose had been unclear, has been found to be a complete hunting weapon, Australian researchers...

Archaeopteryx Fossils Appear Twisted, but Not Because of Agony

11 years ago from NY Times Science

Dinosaur fossils are often found with sharply curved necks, but research challenges the assumption that the position indicates an animal died in the throes of agony.

169 years later, Tiny Tim gets a diagnosis

11 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Plucky, ailing Tiny Tim is one of the most enduring characters to come out of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol." But Dickens never explains why Tiny Tim wears...

Australia’s View of the Dingo Evolves

11 years ago from NY Times Science

Like the wolf in America, the dingo is a symbol that may mean one thing to hunters or sheep ranchers, and another to scientists and nature lovers.

Demise of early large animals caused by both humans and climate change

11 years ago from Science Daily

Past waves of extinctions which removed some of the world's largest animals were caused by both people and climate change, according to new research.

Human origins traced to worm fossil in Canada

11 years ago from Physorg

Paleontologists have traced the origins of humans and other vertebrates to a worm that swam in the oceans half a billion years ago, said a study published Monday.

VIDEO: Free runner 'orangutans' used in study

11 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Parkour athletes - also known as free runners - are being used to find out how orangutans move through forests.

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

11 years ago from Physorg

IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter.

New report questions hard-edged 'living shorelines' in estuaries

11 years ago from Physorg

The increasing use of large breakwaters and other hard structures to reduce erosion in "living shorelines" along coastal estuaries may be no better for the environment than the ecologically harmful...

Existential Angst for the Torosaurus as Species Is Disputed

11 years ago from NY Times Science

A battle has broken out over a horned, frilled dinosaur called torosaurus — namely, whether the animal ever existed.

Why Early Earth Didn't Freeze Over Still a Mystery

11 years ago from Live Science

A thick organic haze can't explain the temperate climate, scientists find.

Highway 12, Outer Banks Lifeline, Is Under Siege by Nature

11 years ago from NY Times Science

The constant repairs to North Carolina’s Highway 12, which links the islands of the Outer Banks, has caused some to question the approach in the face of unrelenting erosion.

Why Women Should Bring Their Periods 'Out of the Closet'

11 years ago from Live Science

Cultures with rules and rituals around periods may help foster female community.

Race and Life Expectancy: Winners and Losers

11 years ago from Live Science

Find out what states have the highest and lowest differences in lifespan between Caucasians and African Americans