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Homebuilding beyond the abyss
Evidence from the Challenger Deep- the deepest surveyed point in the world's oceans- suggests that tiny single-celled creatures called foraminifera living at extreme depths of more than ten kilometres build...
Hair sample reveals picture of ancient man
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Scientists from the University of Denmark say they've reconstructed the first detailed genome of an ancient human by analyzing a tuft of hair.
Archaeological 'time machine' greatly improves accuracy of early radiocarbon dating
Researchers have produced a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution. The new calibration curve, which extends back 50,000 years, is a major landmark in radiocarbon...
Dwarf dinos lived on ‘Neverland’-like island
When Hungarian baron Franz Nopcsa claimed that his sister in 1895 found bones belonging to dwarf dinosaurs on his family's Transylvanian estate, many thought his claims were on par with...
Mass extinctions: 'Giant' fossils are revolutionizing current thinking
Large-sized gastropods dating from only 1 million years after the greatest mass extinction of all time, the Permian-Triassic extinction, have been discovered by an international team of researchers. These specimens...
Ancient Bald Guy Offers Clues to Moderns
After 4,000 Years, DNA Suggests Ancient Greenland Man Had Risk Of Baldness And Even Dry Earwax
How Hollywood Converts 2-D Silver into 3-D Gold
Some of the films being converted to 3-D are old movies being re-released in theaters.
Five-Piece Dinosaur Exhibit Unveiled at Stony Brook University Hospital
A life-sized reconstruction of the "devil frog," the largest frog known to ever exist; a cast of the complete skeleton of a small meat-eating dinosaur named after Mark Knopfler, the...
Waking the dead: Scientists reconstruct nuclear genome of extinct human being
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being. The innovative technique can help reconstruct human phenotypic traits of extinct cultures. It also allows...
Archaeologists find 1,500-year-old Jerusalem street
Archaeologists said on Wednesday they have found a 1,500-year-old Jerusalem road that was once a bustling throughfare used by throngs of Christian pilgrims and which is depicted on a famed...
Rescued Cameroon parrots aided by Ohio zoo
A conservation group is caring for more than 1,000 African gray parrots with help from an Ohio zoo after the birds were rescued from smugglers who had stuffed them into...
Palaeogenetics: Icy resolve
Eske Willerslev combines Arctic escapades with meticulous lab work in his quest to pull ancient DNA from the ice. Rex Dalton talks to the adventurer about extracting the first ancient...
Ancient DNA points to additional New World migration
A 4,000-year-old Greenland man possessed close genetic ties to m
8 epic treks
Some animals will travel the Earth for a good meal, others for a hot date. Earth - Travel and Tourism - Asia - Environment - Recreation
Unraveling The 400-Million-Year-Old Prototaxites Mystery
Contradictions and puzzles surround Prototaxites, organisms that existed during the Late Silurian to Late Devonian periods-- approximately 420-370 million years ago (ma). The existing fossils resemble tree trunks, yet they...
Why did mammals survive the 'K/T extinction'?
Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a...
Bird-from-dinosaur theory of evolution challenged: Was it the other way around?
A new study provides yet more evidence that birds did not descend from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs, experts say, and continues to challenge decades of accepted theories about the evolution of...
Brain scans track hoop fans' happy memories
DURHAM, N.C. -- In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers...
Flower power can still calm the masses
Feeling stressed? Try chamomile! This 'traditional' remedy has been around for years, but how much truth is there behind this old wives' tale?
Steak dinners go back 2.5 million years
A new fossil skull of a bull confirms that beef has been "what's for dinner" since the dawn of humans. Fossil - Beef - Paleontology -...
'Gangland bling' of Beowulf era to go on show in Staffordshire
After 1,300 years in the ground and eight months on the road, biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold returns to PotteriesSome Staffordshire clay has come home clinging to the sinuous curves and filigree ornament...
Has the mystery of the Portrait of Maud Abrantes been solved?
A century after Amedeo Modigliani painted the Portrait of Maud Abrantes, the mystery behind the painting might be solved. Ofra Rimon, Director and Curator of the Hecht Museum at the...
Bored to death? It's possible
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University College London in the U.K. have found that living a life of boredom can kill you.
Professor: We have a 'moral obligation' to seed universe with life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eventually, the day will come when life on Earth ends. Whether that`s tomorrow or five billion years from now, whether by nuclear war, climate change, or the Sun...
Krugman: ‘Dark age of macroeconomics’ is upon us
Midway through his standing-room-only lecture at MIT on Friday, Feb. 5, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman PhD ’77 took a brief detour into world history — specifically to the Dark Ages.It was a...
Dr.Stephen Thackeray on spring coming 11 days early in UK
Dr.Stephen Thackeray tells Andy Duckworth that spring is coming 11 days early in UK and discusses whether it will make a big change to the ecosystemAndy Duckworth
Writing off the UK's last palaeographer
The decision by a London university to axe the UK's only chair in palaeography has been met by outrage from the world's most eminent classicists. John Crace on why the study of...
Iran to Cut Ties With Museum Over Artifact
Tehran Claims British Museum Reneged on Agreement to Loan Ancient Babylonian Document on Human Rights for Exhibit