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Octuplets' birth raises bioethical questions
The birth of octuplets to a Southern California woman has raised several thorny ethical questions and trained a spotlight on the practice of reproductive medicine.
Review: Darwin's Island by Steve Jones and Darwin's Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moore
Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of Englandby Steve Jones320pp, Little, Brown, £20
Dinosaur fossils fit perfectly into the evolutionary tree of life
A recent study by researchers at the University of Bath and London's Natural History Museum has found that scientists' knowledge of the evolution of dinosaurs is remarkably complete.
VIDEO: Ancient Roman Tiny "Boxer" Found
Unearthed from the ruins of a 1,500-year-old, earthquake-hit Jerusalem building, the unprecedented marble figurine sports a short hairstyle indicating it depicts an athlete.
New study may revolutionize language learning
(PhysOrg.com) -- The teaching of languages could be revolutionised following ground-breaking research by Victoria University, New Zealand, PhD graduate Paul Sulzberger. Dr Sulzberger has found that the best way to...
Emperor Penguins March Toward Extinction?
Popularized by the 2005 movie "March of the Penguins," emperor penguins could be headed toward extinction in at least part of their range before the end of the century, according...
'White-eyes' form new species faster than any other bird
A family of island-dwelling birds form new species faster than any other known bird, according to a University of Kansas researcher who used modern genetic techniques to answer an 80-year-old...
Study Casts Doubt On Vaccine-Autism Link
A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents.
Darwin's Tree of Life May Be More Like a Thicket
(PhysOrg.com) -- In On The Origin of Species, Darwin used the image of a tree of life to illustrate how species evolve, one from another. Even today, branches sprouting from...
Lost "Sleeping Beauty" Mummy Formula Found
The formula that exquisitely preserved the body of two-year-old Rosalia Lombardo in 1920 has been found in the papers of her embalmer.
Although our genetics differ significantly, we all look alike
The genetic variation within a species can be significant, but very little of that variation results in clear differences in morphology or other phenotypes. Much of the diversity remains hidden...
Hanging with Zeus meant (animal) sacrifices
Burnt animal bones, petrified lightning and a bronze male hand grasping a silver lightning bolt have all been unearthed at the mountaintop site of a Mycenaean Greek cult whose members...
Damien Hirst on his painting for On the Origin of Species
I was given a paperback copy of On the Origin of Species many years ago by a friend and I loved it, especially the contentious
Meet Henry, probably the oldest first-time dad in the world
A rare New Zealand tuatara lizard become a dad aged 111, possibly for the first time.
Seattle shows little love for Lucy fossil exhibit
(AP) -- Who loves Lucy? Far fewer people than a Seattle science center hoped when officials paid millions to show the fossil remains of one of the earliest known...
They Can Say Which Bird Hit a Plane, Even When Not Much Bird Is Left
At the National Museum of Natural History, scientists study the remains of birds that have collided with planes, looking for clues to prevent future accidents.
Geographers to join in climate change study at world famous wildlife park
Geographers from the University of Leicester are to use state-of-the-art technology to investigate how climate change is affecting the world famous Kruger National Park in South Africa...
Litvinenko death isotope to go under the microscope at the University of Kent
The Kent Physics Centre at the University of Kent will launch its 2009 public lecture series on 27 January with a talk by Dr Patrick Regan, University of Surrey, on...
Macintosh computers hitting stride at age 25
As Macintosh computers turn 25 years old with renewed vigor, Peter Friess professes a faith in Apple dating back to when founder Steve Jobs handed him one of the early...
"Hobbits" Were Separate Species, Skull Suggests
A tiny skull discovered in 2003 comes from an ancestor of today's humans, not a diseased or unusually small modern human, new research suggests.
Professor's history of modern meteorology receives major honour
A Florida State University researcher whose 2008 book detailed the modern history of meteorology is garnering international acclaim for her work from those who know the topic best...
Jonathan Jones: Religion and science have always coexisted
It's the old story - you wait hours for an atheist bus and then 26 of them come along at once.
Scientists to test DNA to find out if Galileo could really see stars
When he was buried - at the insistence of the Catholic church in unconsecrated ground - Galileo Galilei left behind at least two conundrums: how could a man with impaired...
Instead of Glory, the Finder of a Rare Dinosaur Fossil Faces Charges of Theft
A respected amateur paleontologist in Montana has been charged with theft after investigators said he took a rare dinosaur fossil from land he was not authorized to excavate.
Fredericton, Moncton among world's best for broadband: think-tank
Fredericton and Moncton have been singled out among cities like Stockholm and Eindhoven for having exceptional broadband and wireless infrastructure.
Study examines live birth rates following in vitro fertilisation
Thirty years ago last summer, the world's first 'test-tube' baby was born, and since then more than 1 million infants have been successfully conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the...
Scientists present the largest-to-date genetic snapshot of Iceland 1000 years ago
Scientists at deCODE genetics have completed the largest study of ancient DNA from a single population ever undertaken. Analysing mitochondrial DNA, which is passed from mother to offspring, from 68...
PHOTOS: Obama Inaugural Dances, Feasts in Kenya Village
Bulls were slaughtered, traditional costumes donned, and thousands welcomed on Obama's inauguration day at his father's home village in East Africa.