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Spell-covered burial chamber found in Egypt's Saqqara
CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed the intact sarcophagus of Egypt's Queen Behenu inside her 4,000-year-old burial chamber near her pyramid in Saqqara, chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced Wednesday.
'Avatar' inspires a high-tech fair in glorious 3D
Hot on the heels of the stunning success of James Cameron's 3D adventure "Avatar," the world's top high-tech fair this year was definitely best viewed through 3D glasses.
Giant stone head of ancient Egypt's King Amenhotep III discovered
A colossal red granite head of ancient Egypt's King Amenhotep III (circa 1390-1352 BC) has been discovered in his funerary temple of the Kom El-Hettan area on Luxor's West Bank.
New scan could nose out criminals
Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study.
Engraved Eggs Suggest Early Symbolism
Ancient humans carved designs into possible water containers 60,000 years ago [Read more]
Cases: Old Age, From Youth’s Narrow Prism
Often we imagine that life ends at the nursing home door, a myopic view that hurts the aging as well as ourselves.
Study looks at nanoplankton extinction
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests an asteroid strike may not only have killed ocean and land life 65 million years ago, but it...
Basics: Bringing New Understanding to the Director’s Cut
Shot by shot, films have evolved to resemble the natural rhythms of the brain.
FOR KIDS: Message in a dinosaur's teeth
Giant dino that was T. rex rival may have spent most of its time in the water
Germany's Merck To Acquire Millipore
Life Sciences: Deal will stabilize diversified company by adding lab and bioproducts business.
If bonobo Kanzi can point as humans do, what other similarities can rearing reveal?
You may have more in common with Kanzi, Panbanisha and Nyota, three language-competent bonobos living at Great Ape Trust, than you thought. And those similarities, right at your fingertip, might...
Pterodactyls in Japan hung out with birds
Five well-preserved trackways found in Japan reveal a relatively small pterosaur with hook-like claws on each foot. Pterosaur - Japan - Asia - Evolution - University...
All-Star Lineup of Speakers Planned for Origins '10 Series at Florida State University
World-famous anthropologist Richard Leakey will be the opening act as The Florida State University presents "Origins '10: Celebrating the Birth & Life of Beginnings," a reprise of last year's popular...
Evolution of Minerals (preview)
Once upon a time there were no minerals anywhere in the cosmos. No solids of any kind could have formed, much less survived, in the superheated maelstrom following the big...
Tree-dwelling mammals climb to the heights of longevity
The squirrels littering your lawn with acorns as they bound overhead will live to plague your yard longer than the ones that aerate it with their burrows, according to a...
Jurassic coast becomes landscape of learning
Natural History Museum starts courses at Dorset heritage siteHilary Penrose, an artist from Oxfordshire, was feeling soggy but inspired. Soggy because she had misjudged a wave during a windy walk on Britain's Jurassic...
Campaigners hit £200,000 target to save Colchester's Roman circus
Money raised for only chariot-racing site discovered in BritainCampaigners in Colchester hit their target yesterday of raising £200,000 towards saving the only Roman chariot-racing circus ever found in Britain. Nothing remains above ground...
'Pompeii-like' excavations tell us more about Toba super-eruption
Newly discovered archaeological sites in southern and northern India have revealed how people lived before and after the colossal Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago.
DNA sequence of extinct ancient cattle uncovered
Researchers, based in Ireland and Britain, have found the complete mitochondrial DNA genome sequence of ancient wild cattle using a sample from a 6,700 year-old bone.
Giant plankton-eating fishes roamed prehistoric seas, fossil evidence shows
Giant plankton-eating fishes roamed the prehistoric seas for over 100 million years before they were wiped out in the same event that killed off the dinosaurs, new fossil evidence has...
Early Humans Used Brain Power, Innovation and Teamwork to Dominate the Planet
TEMPE, Arizona--As a species of seeming feeble, naked apes, we humans are unlikely candidates for power in a natural world where dominant adaptations can boil down to speed, agility, jaws...
King Solomon's Wall Found—Proof of Bible Tale?
A 3,000-year-old defensive wall found in Jerusalem might be unprecedented archaeological support for a Bible passage on King Solomon.
"Vampire of Venice" Unmasked: Plague Victim & Witch?
A "vampire" unearthed in a mass grave near Venice was unusually old for the Middle Ages, suggesting she may also have been accused of being a witch, according to new...
6 malaria cases reported for US soldiers in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six American soldiers involved in the aid mission have come down with malaria....
This column will change your life: Is it really hip to be glum? | Oliver Burkeman
The surlier creative types and celebrities appear, the more we seem to revere and imitate them. But is there good reason to do so?Every few days, I seem to come across another...
Among the Ruins
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an ancient Mayan site, USF archaeologists use new tools to find everything old.
'Nature' Paper Refigures the Evolution of Altruism
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1871, Charles Darwin puzzled over the evolution of altruism. "He who was ready to sacrifice his life, as many a savage has been," he wrote in The...
Human remains found on 18th century Royal Navy wreck
Predecessor of Nelson's Victory went down in violent storms off Channel IslandsHuman remains have been found in the deep sea wreck of one of the mightiest and most advanced fighting ships to...