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Evidence Mounts for ET, but Proof Lacking
Scientific Discoveries in Last Year Make Existence of Alien Life More Likely Than Ever, but Still No Smoking Gun
'Several sharks' in Egypt attacks
Sharks of different species are behind a series of attacks on tourists at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a US investigator says.
Horned dinosaur unearthed in South Korea
A Canadian paleontologist has helped discover evidence of a horned dinosaur that roamed around the Korean Peninsula about 103 million years ago.
U.S. forests under attack by foreign pests
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Foreign pests are attacking America's national forests, destroying natural treasures and costing taxpayers million of dollars, a study says.
Pure nanotube-type growth edges toward the possible
New research could ultimately show scientists the way to make batches of nanotubes of a single type. Scientists unveil an elegant formula that defines the energy of a piece of...
New research shows rivers cut deep notches in the Alps' broad glacial valleys
For years, geologists have argued about the processes that formed steep inner gorges in the broad glacial valleys of the Swiss Alps...
Bill White obituary
Expert on human skeletal remains who helped found the Centre for Human Bioarchaeology at the Museum of LondonBill White, who has died aged 66 from complications after a heart operation, was an expert...
Warring Greeks find peace in ancient Egypt
Naukrtis, a Greek trade emporium on Egyptian soil, has long captured the imagination of archaeologists and historians. Not only is the presence of a Greek trading settlement in Egypt during...
'New life' found in Titanic ruins
An analysis of "rusticles" brought up from the icy depths of the Titanic wreck nearly 20 years ago has turned up an entirely new species.
The myth of meaningful coincidence | David Spiegelhalter
There is a strong tendency to find patterns and meaning in our lives, but the truth is unlikely things happen very frequentlyChristmas brings round-robins and the predictable tales of other people's brilliant children...
Vonn wins women's super-G WCup race at Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn won a women's World Cup super-G race Sunday, beating Maria Riesch by more than three-quarters of a second after...
Science Weekly podcast: A bacterium that can live on arsenic; and an augmented-reality dinosaur
Some good news: this programme has been nominated in the science category in the 2010 Podcast Awards. If you enjoy listening, why not vote for us! A discovery by Nasa-funded researchers that...
Mayan village in Mexico impacted by climate change
(AP) -- The first time Araceli Bastida Be heard the phrase "climate change" was on TV two years ago. Then she began to understand why strange things had been...
Could WikiLeaks survive without Julian Assange?
(AP) -- Its founder is a wanted man, its systems are under attack, it is condemned from the capitals of the world.
Birdbooker Report 147
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 UK. Books to the ceiling, Books...
Restoring the world's oldest book
Frances Wood talks about the the Diamond Sutra - the world's oldest book which she is responsible for at the British Library.
Neanderthals: how needles and skins gave us the edge on our kissing cousins
The Neanderthal genome tells us we were very similar: in fact we interbred. But intellect and invention meant that we lived while they perished, says Robin McKieOn the ground floor of the...
Peru: 'sensational' Inca find for British team in Andes
Discovery of sacred ancestor stones has archaeologists 'dancing a jig'A British team of archaeologists on expedition in the Peruvian Andes has hailed as "sensational" the discovery of some of the most sacred objects...
Italy's abundance of heritage sites leads to indifference
Conservation does not rank high in a country sprinkled with aqueducts, amphitheatres and other sites of cultural importanceAs director-general of the heritage department of Italy's culture ministry, Roberto Cecchi must choose his words...
Nature's Greatest Defender
A clip from Nature's Greatest Defender, a documentary about George Schaller's life and work. Produced by The Very Interesting Picture Company for National Geographic Channel. Narrated by Glenn Close.
Podcast: Stressful Dieting, the Origins of Earth's Oceans, and Predicting Epidemics
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The New Old Age: Some Retirees Opting for Campus Life
Retirement communities, typically nestled near beaches or golf courses, are beginning to emerge somewhere else: on university campuses.
Mystery bird: razorbill, Alca torda
Dressed up as a Thanksgiving turkey, this mystery bird is actually a gorgeous seabird that is found in the north Atlantic oceanRazorbill, known in Finland as the Ruokki, Alca torda, photographed at Luonnontieteellinen...
Ancient mega-lake found in Egyptian desert
The hyper-arid deserts of western Egypt were once home to a lush mega-lake fed by the Nile River's earliest annual floods. The discovery pushes back the origin of the "Gift...
Graptolite fauna indicates the beginning of the Kwangsian Orogeny
Our research at the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, has shown, based on a refined division and correlation of the...
Indonesia downgrades Mount Merapi volcano alert
Indonesian scientists Friday downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from its highest level after it killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions that started in...
Farmers slowed down by hunter-gatherers: Our ancestors' fight for space
Agricultural or Neolithic economics replaced the Mesolithic social model of hunter-gathering in the Near East about 10,000 years ago. One of the most important socioeconomic changes in human...
Exotic oarfish makes rare appearance in Malibu
The unusual creature, which normally lives in deep waters, washes up on the beach in Malibu and will be preserved at the Natural History Museum.The rare, ribbon-shaped sea creature was...