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Size matters -- when it comes to DNA
A new study at the University of Leicester is examining a sequence of DNA- known as telomeres - that varies in length between individual.
Cooler Pacific Connected to Medieval Famines
Cooler Pacific Ocean linked to drought conditions, famines.
Jacques Cousteau Centennial: What He Did, Why He Matters
The late Jacques Cousteau's hundredth birthday is making headlines. Why is the ocean explorer such a legend? Here are five good reasons. ...
Oldest known leather shoe found in Armenia
Archeologists have found the oldest known example of a leather shoe in a cave in Armenia.
Galileo's Fingers Go on Display in Florence
Removed From Astronomer's Corpse Nearly 300 Years Ago, Recently Recovered Digits and Tooth Are Featured in Science Museum
Research another step towards orthopaedic implants made from shell
(PhysOrg.com) -- Victoria University PhD research could ultimately result in the creation of orthopaedic implants made of material that is eventually replaced by bone.
Feature: Meeting place
A renewed archaeological dig in Arnhem Land is searching for more clues about early contact between Indigenous Australians and Asian fishermen. In the process, researchers hope to improve the livelihoods...
Study: Jews have long genetic history
NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- Jews in Europe and the Middle East share inherited genes going back 3,000 years, two studies indicate, refuting a hypothesis put forward by...
Second Life creator Linden Lab laying off staff
Linden Lab, creator of the online virtual world Second Life, said Wednesday it was laying off 30 percent of its staff.
DNA study confirms geographical origin of Jews
New research has found Jews share a genetic bond with Cypriots and Druze and confirms the Jewish diaspora maintained a strong DNA continuity despite its long separation from the Middle...
First beehives from Biblical Israel discovered
Recently discovered beehives from ancient Israel 3,000 years ago appear to be the oldest evidence for beekeeping ever found, scientists reported. 1st millennium BC - History...
Who Will Paddle Their Way to Concrete Victory?
Hundreds of collegiate concrete canoers head to national finals
Amazing First Race to the South Pole Revisited
New museum exhibit details race to be the first man at South Pole.
East-African human ancestors lived in hot environments, says Caltech-led team
East Africa's Turkana Basin has been a hot savanna region for at least the past 4 million years - including the period of time during which early hominids evolved in...
No, Really: Earth Is Flat In Most Peoples' Minds
By now, most people agree that we live on a round planet. But deep down, scientists find that many still think about the Earth as if it were flat.
Some like it hot: Site of human evolution was scorching
If you think summer in your hometown is hot, consider it fortunate that you don't live in the Turkana Basin of Kenya, where the average daily temperature has reached the...
Y2K-style computer bug looms over Taiwan
Thousands of small businesses in Taiwan are looking with growing unease towards December 31, 2010, fearing that the New Year will trigger a local version of the Y2K "millennium bug".
African aquaculture can flourish with support
If aquaculture is to help feed Africa's urbanising populations, we must support small and medium enterprises, says Malcolm Beveridge.
Claremont seminary reaches beyond Christianity
Calling multi-faith expansion the next step, the school will offer training for Muslims and Jews in a program that strains its historic ties to the Methodist Church. In a bow to the...
The Human Phenome Project
The remarkable observations of the 19th century scientist Francis Galton, particularly regarding heredity, resonate today.
Invasive tallowtree spreading rapidly across Gulf coast
The numbers of nonnative Chinese tallowtree in Louisiana, Mississippi and east Texas have grown by about 370 percent over a 16-year period. The spread of the invasive plant may create...
Cave paintings in Spain reopen amid controversy
A Spanish cave complex boasting prized prehistoric paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientists' warnings that heat and moisture from visitors will damage the site.
'Beautiful Math Equation' Found in Crop Circle
A strange 300-foot pattern of circles and lines recently appeared in a farmer's field in the English countryside.
Mammoths ate their own poo
Turns out your dog (or your neighbor's dog) isn't the only animal interested in pre-digested yum-yums. Scientists rooting around in mammoth poo discovered the extinct woolly beasts used to munch...
World's Oceans Remain Largely Mysterious
On this World Oceans Day scientists say they still know shockingly little about the mysterious deep blue sea.
Small intersection is the big concern for Expo light-rail system
If regulators OK a grade crossing and station at Farmdale Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, it will clear the way for completion of the first modern rail link between downtown L.A. and the...
Can Asian carp inspire long-term solutions to Chicago's most pressing water problems?
(PhysOrg.com) -- There's been a lot of harping about Asian carp ever since they started forging up the Illinois River toward Lake Michigan. In late 2009, researchers found traces of...
Huge seas 'once existed on Mars'
US scientists studying a giant impact basin on Mars find further evidence that huge seas once existed on the Red Planet.