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Tiger's ancient ancestry revealed
As the Chinese Year of the Tiger begins, scientists report that the world's biggest cat may be more ancient and unique than we thought.
Best Beers for Bone Health?
The old advertising slogan that "Guinness is Good for You" may have some truth to it after all. Every pint of the black stuff contains as much silicon as a...
Underdogs have more motivation? Not so fast, study says
Members of a group or team will work harder when they're competing against a group with lower status than when pitted against a more highly ranked group, according to a...
Morality research sheds light on the origins of religion
The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, a new article brings a new...
Copiers: Gold Mines for Identity Theft
Office Copy Machines Store Thousands of Documents on Hard Drives, Are Resold without Being Cleaned
Chinese police Busts Hacker Ring
China Shuts Hacker Ring Said Responsible for Recruiting Thousands of Members
Brown biologist solves mystery of tropical grasses' origin
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Around 30 to 40 million years ago, grasses on Earth underwent an epic evolutionary upheaval.
Video: Dinosaurs on the loose in Oxford Street
Tanya Gold visits the new dinosaur exhibition on the UK's busiest shopping streetHildegunn SoldalTanya Gold
Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
The Most Awe-Inspiring Natural Wonders in America
Geologic wonders in America that are awe-inspiring for their beauty and the forces that shaped them.
Ben Hur in Colchester? Race is on to save UK's only Roman chariot racetrack
Residents need to find nearly £1m to safeguard unique find and build visitor centre for 2nd century racetrackWhen the white handkerchief dropped, the Ben Hurs of Colchester would have set off down Circular...
Migrating insects fly in the fast lane
A study published in Science, by researchers at Rothamsted Research (an institute of the BBSRC), the Met Office, the Natural Resources Institute, and the Universities of Exeter, Greenwich and York,...
Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis
Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans...
An answer to another of life's big questions
Monash University biochemists have found a critical piece in the evolutionary puzzle that explains how life on Earth evolved millions of centuries ago...
Yale scientists complete colour palette of a dinosaur for the first time
Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colours that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years, a Yale University-led research team reports online Feb....
Macmillan books coming back to Amazon
(AP) -- After a weeklong absence, new copies of Andrew Young's "The Politician," Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" and other books published by Macmillan are available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Stricker, Johnson tied for lead at rainy Riviera
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dustin Johnson made a hole-in-one and Steve Stricker had seven birdies to brighten an otherwise dreary day at rainy Riviera and finish...
Driving the Welsh coast
Small country, massive landscape – this remote stretch of coastline is big on sweeping vistasWales isn't big – you could touch both north and south coasts in half a day or so...
Da Vinci Resume Advice
Marc Cenedella has excavated an old resume of da Vinci, the very definition of 'renaissance man' and 'genius'. At the time, da Vinci was applying to work for the Duke...
Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters Life!) - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person...
Scientists to exhume remains of astronomer
Prague City Hall says it has approved a request by Danish scientists to exhume the remains of famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Tycho Brahe - Astronomer...
Animals have their own tools of the trade
The fact that we humans use such tools is considered a hallmark of our intelligence and a trait that we once thought was uniquely our own. But animals, great and...
AOL seeks new edge in Silicon Valley
Brad Garlinghouse, AOL Inc.'s executive overseeing operations in Silicon Valley, inhabits a windowless office at a former Netscape data center. But Garlinghouse's sparse surroundings -- the University of Kansas graduate...
Michigan renews push to close Chicago ship locks
(AP) -- Michigan wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to close Chicago-area shipping locks in hopes of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
Tiny fossils offer clues to new species
RICHFIELD, Utah, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Tiny fossilized jaw bones found in Richfield, Utah, helped identify two new rodent species from as far back as 8 million years ago,...
Shark Attack on Kite Surfer Extremely Rare
Shark attacks are rare. Kite surfer Stephen Schafer was very unlucky.
In A London Bunker, Robo-art Comes To Life
Whirring To Life, Interactive Machines Take Center Stage At Underground UK Art Fair
Art v science – at last, the missing link
We need a visionary who can bridge the two cultures in the 21st century. Who cares if he died in 1519?Recently I wrote about art and astronomy, and the other day I...