Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology

Chimps' homicide motive determined

12 years ago from UPI

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined the reason chimpanzees often kill each other is to expand their territory. ...

3.6 million-year-old 'Lucy' relative found

12 years ago from UPI

CLEVELAND, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they've discovered a 3.6-million-year-old partial skeleton in Ethiopia, making it 400,000 years older than the famous "Lucy" skeleton. ...

The ultimate cold case: Anthropologist 'bones up' on site of ancient invasion

12 years ago from

The body was found in a small, graffiti-stained tunnel. Robbery was likely not the motive, as his possessions and cash were found with him...

More than skin deep, tanning product of sun's rays

12 years ago from

People who remain pale and never tan can blame their distant ancestors for choosing to live in the northern reaches of the globe and those who easily achieve a deep...

Observatory: The Fossil Record of Prehistoric Gnawing

12 years ago from NY Times Science

Small mammals have been gnawing on bones for calcium and protein to supplement their diet for 75 million years, according to a report.

Pharaohs Are Given an Update

12 years ago from NY Times Science

A new study provides detailed information about the timeline of ancient Egypt’s Old, Middle and New Kingdoms using radiocarbon dating.

Kuwait's lost treasures: how stolen riches remain central to rift with Iraq

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Hundreds of artefacts were plundered during Gulf war, and project to repatriate them is ongoingIn a spacious but frugal office in Kuwait, a glossy catalogue lists the dozens of reasons why Kuwait and...

Romanian Cave May Boast Central Europe's Oldest Cave Art

12 years ago from Science NOW

Bison, bear, other drawings extend early artists' reach to Central Europe up to 35,000 years ago

The ‘bumpy ride’ of linguistic change

12 years ago from Science Blog

(Washington, DC) — A recent study of an ancient language provides new insights into the nature of linguistic evolution, with potential applications for today’s world. The study,...

Radar imaging reveals ancient Egyptian underground city

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Austrian archaeologists have identified the layout of Avaris, a 3,500-year-old city, using computer-generated imagesAn Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the 3,500-year-old one-time capital...

Helicopter crash, bombings kill 6 Western troops in Afghanistan

12 years ago from LA Times - Science

The crash kills a U.S. service member and three Australians. Another American dies in one of two bomb attacks in the volatile southern provinces. ...

Ancient Egyptian History Is Comprehensively Documented

12 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

This new, validated chronology, achieved by using radiocarbon documenting, has far-reaching implications for Middle Eastern and eastern Mediterranean archaeology," says Dr. Ezra Marcus of the University of Haifa.

New species found in old amber

12 years ago from Science Alert

An expedition has returned from Australia’s north with a vast trove of amber – and many ancient, perfectly preserved creatures locked inside.

New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solstice

12 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice. ...

Understanding genetic mixing through migration: A tool for clinicians as well as geneaologists

13 years ago from Science Daily

Understanding the genetic ancestry of mixed populations, such as those found in North America, can not only help to detect their origins but also to understand the genetic basis of...

How orchids made a comeback

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Our most exotic wildflowers, after years near extinction, are spreading across the country againUnknown and ignored, some of Britain's most exotic wildflowers are reaching their peak of blooming – our native orchids. These...

Genetics tells tall tales

13 years ago from News @ Nature

The genetic basis of common traits may be buried deeper than researchers had thought.

iPad coming to church altars with daily missal app

13 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- An Italian priest has developed an application that will let priests celebrate Mass with an iPad on the altar instead of the regular Roman missal.

Charles Darwin’s other passion: rediscovering the origins of barnacle research

13 years ago from Science Blog

This blog entry has its origins from a company newsletter I wrote in 2009 for scientists working on marine coatings.  Darlene Brezinski, the editor of Paint & Coatings Industry magazine, liked...

Bones from a Cheddar Gorge cave show that cannibalism helped Britain's earliest settlers survive the ice age

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

New carbon dating techniques reveal that 14,700 years ago humans living in Gough's Cave in the Mendips acquired a taste for the flesh of their relatives, and not just for ritual reasonsScientists have...

Is Warfare In Our Nature?

13 years ago from

I think the history of our species makes the answer to this question quite obvious. Even the most gentle and passive among us, under the right circumstances, will kill, even...

Video: Inside Europe's largest biomedical research institute, the UKCMRI

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Artist's impressions of the planned UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI) behind St Pancras in London

Greenwich Village Journal: St. Vincent’s Closing Leaves Hole in Community

13 years ago from NY Times Health

The Greenwich Village hospital closed in late April, and the neighborhood’s store owners and residents are feeling the effects.

Murder, and then stares, in L.A.'s Koreatown

13 years ago from LA Times - Science

A Koreatown man lived under a cloud of suspicion after his wife and child were slain. Five years later, the case took a twist. ...

Pickle juice to relieve leg cramps

13 years ago from LA Times - Health

I would like to tell you about a remedy for leg cramps or spasms. One evening we were playing cards with some friends, and suddenly my husband bent over with...

To Be A Good Science Writer Or Not. That Is The Question!

13 years ago from

In order to write effectively for the public, you must first love that about which you are writing. If you do not love that about which you are writing, then...

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley | Book review

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Steve Jones takes issue with the argument that self-interest and private enterprise are in our DNA"In the second century of the Christian Era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the...

Letters: Art from the sublime to the ridiculed

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

A lot is being made of the 400-years-since-he-died stuff on Caravaggio's bones (Report, 17 June). Artist on the run from a murder etc. As though Rome wasn't a violent city in 1600. I suppose...