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Lice DNA Point to First Humans' Use of Clothing
Scientists Say Lice DNA Reveals When Humans First Clothed their Nakedness
The 5 Greatest Palaeontology Fakes Of All Time: 5. The Linxia Cheetah
In a piece by Richard Stone in this week’s Science, it was pointed out that in Chinese Museums, it is likely that up to 80% of the marine reptiles on...
Science Weekly podcast: Ted Nield on meteorites; the effect of tears on men; and a tour of Harley Street
Geologist Ted Nield tells us why we should stop worrying and learn to love the meteorite. Ted's new book Incoming is out now. In our show and tell section, we dive into...
Stammering: lost for words
Stammering in films is usually just for the sake of cruel laughs. So thank heavens for the The King's Speech, says Keith Austin, who, like George VI, learned to overcome this common...
Birdbooker Report 152
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, Books to...
Ada Zanditon's innovation: sustainable biomimicry clothes
The eco fashion designer takes a leaf out of nature's book when creating her garmentsUnusually for a fashion designer, Ada Zanditon is talking about extremophiles and her fascination with bacteria in Arctic ice....
Henry Wellcome: from backwoods boy to medicine man
Born in a log cabin to a poor farmer, Henry Wellcome brought innovations such as tablets to pharmacy and went on to be a giant of the medical industry. And, writes Robin...
Mystery birds: brown noddy, Anous stolidus & Galápagos brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
One of these two birds is engaging in a behaviour known as kleptoparasitismBrown noddy, Anous stolidus, also known as the common noddy, sitting on the head of a Galápagos brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis...
Microsoft's Answer to the IPad: Still In Pieces
Microsoft's Tablet Could Take Years, Stirring Doubts About Odds Of Windows Beating Out IPad
Divers: 1811 Wreck of Hero's Ship Found Off R.I.
Says Wreckage Is Schooner USS Revenge Commanded by Lt. Oliver Hazard Perry Who Became Hero During War of 1812
Percieved age skewed by companions' age
JENA, Germany, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A person's perceived age varies depending on the age of the people one is seen with, German researchers say.
Canada's flu season in full swing
More flu has been spreading in southern Ontario, parts of southern Quebec and in southern Manitoba in the past couple of weeks, statistics show.
MSU scientists turn tables on century-old murder
(PhysOrg.com) -- It was one of the most infamous murders in British history: Hawley Crippen, a doctor from Michigan, was convicted and hanged in 1910 for murdering his showgirl wife...
Aspens bust, diseased mice boom
Decline of Western trees swells population of rodents that carry sin nombre virus
Wisconsin lab says it solved blackbird die-off
The mystery of the deaths of thousands of blackbirds in Arkansas this month has been solved, federal scientists say.
Bike lanes inspire more cycling, says study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Are the freshly striped bicycle lanes on many New Orleans streets enticing more people to ride their bikes? A new Tulane University study sees a big increase in...
Extinct insect completely reconstructed in 3-D
Entomologists have now "resurrected" the fossil insect Mengea tertiara. Using high resolution micro-computer tomography the anatomy of an extinct insect was completely reconstructed three-dimensionally for the first time.
Skeletons in the pre-Cambrian closet
The Cambrian explosion marked a major blossoming in the tree of life around 540 million years ago. Nearly all of the major phyla in the animal kingdom appeared in a...
Urchins bare their teeth in materials research
The self-sharpening mechanism used by sea urchin teeth could inspire new self-sharpening tools
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory January 2011
FORENSICS -- The telltale bone Technology developed more than 100 years ago to wirelessly transmit electricity is being adapted to locate clandestine graves. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Charles...
Alberta oilsands explosion injures 4
An explosion has rocked the Horizon oilsands site near the Fort McKay First Nation in northern Alberta, injuring four employees.
Leaf-cutter ants 'retire' when their teeth wear out
Leaf-cutter ants "retire" from their cutting job when their teeth become blunt with age, researchers discover.
4,700 farms closed in German dioxin scandal
BERLIN (AP) -- German authorities have stopped more than 4,700 farms from selling their meat and eggs amid a growing scandal over animal feed contaminated with...
Alta. seizes millions of illegal cigarettes
About 75,000 cartons of cigarettes suspected to be contraband were seized Wednesday in central Alberta.
Professor discovers hidden literary references in the Mona Lisa
Queen's University Classics professor emeritus Ross Kilpatrick believes the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet...
Jaws of Life: High-Power Scans Reveal Teeth, Food of Ammonites
As tremendous ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs swam through Mesozoic seas, a smaller more common creature also was cruising the currents, playing an outsized role in marine ecosystems. ...
Why Are Birds Falling From the Sky?
Seemingly freak bird die-offs in Arkansas and elsewhere are making headlines. But is it just media hype? And what causes airborne die-offs?
Ancient squidlike creature's last meal revealed
Millions of years ago, a squidlike creature called an ammonite died with the remains of its last meal wedged between its teeth. Now, high-tech images reveal those remains and shed...