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Voracious comb jellyfish 'invisible' to prey
Despite its primitive structure, the North American comb jellyfish can sneak up on its prey like a high-tech stealth submarine, making it a successful predator. Researchers, including one from the...
Method to identify people by their ears developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a new technique to identify people by their ears.
Video: Making Bone Marrow Transplants Possible
How did a woman, who died more than 10 years ago, save an infant's life last year? Martha Teichner tells of the remarkable human drama surrounding a medical miracle that's...
Video: Homeless Man Under Pressure
Shira Lazar interviews Sky Soleil, the man behind "Homeless Man Under Pressure", which has gotten over half a million views on YouTube. He explains his inspiration behind the video and...
Tiny East Timor declares war on leprosy
By MARGIE MASON 2010-10-11T01:07:35Z OE-CUSSE ENCLAVE, East Timor (AP) -- If there really was a place so remote it...
Birdbooker Report 139 | GrrlScientist
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, Books to...
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts
Scientists object to Ministry of Justice rules which force them to rebury bones after just two yearsSevere restrictions on scientists' freedom to study bones and skulls from ancient graves are putting archaeological research...
My bright idea: Neanderthals could show compassion
Our closest ancient relatives cared for their sick and the elderly much as we humans do, says Penny SpikinsDr Penny Spikins is a young archaeologist at the University of York who focuses...
Yersinia pestis clearly identified as the cause of the big plague epidemic of the Middle Ages
The latest tests conducted by anthropologists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have proven that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was indeed the causative agent behind the 'Black Death' that...
Dairy cows and mycotoxins: Testing and vigilance can reduce risk for producers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy rains have led to a warm-up in South Dakota, and these conditions have dairy producers concerned because of the potential threat mycotoxins pose to their cows. South...
The science of horse racing
The feel-good Disney movie "Secretariat" celebrates the famous horse's place in racing history. Find out why Secretariat and his kind are such amazing specimens of animal physiology.
Shedding light on treasured vaults
In 1881, a Spanish builder named Rafael Guastavino immigrated to the United States with no job, no family awaiting him and no grasp of English. He did possess one valuable...
'Living dinosaurs' in space: Galaxies in today's Universe thought to have existed only in distant past
An astronomy student in Australia has found 'living dinosaurs' in space: galaxies in today's Universe that were thought to have existed only in the distant past.
Sea cow 'mermaids' facing extinction
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Dugongs, or sea cows, thought to be the source of ancient legends of mermaids, could be extinct within 40 years, a United Nations...
Submit Your Questions: Returning Tribal Remains
Science reporters will field your queries and comments about the impact of a law that requires the return of Native American remains and artifacts to tribes
Researchers consider converting invasive plants to fuel
Invasive plants make life tougher for farmers and ranchers who live in the six headwater states of the Missouri River Basin, so why not turn the plants into fuel and...
'Hauntingly Beautiful' Helmet Slips Out of Museum's Hands
The Roman helmet looks more like a decorative bronze mask.
Mount Etna's mystery explained?
Internationally renowned geophysicist Dr Wouter Schellart has developed the first dynamic model to explain the mystery of the largest and most fascinating volcano in Europe, Mount Etna...
Does Britain Want World's Best Footballers, But Not Its Best Scientists?
It may be Nobel season in the rest of the world, but among Britain's...
Comet may not have rocked Stone Age world
While most scientists agree that a large object from space likely crashed into Earth and led to the eventual demise of the dinosaurs, a new study takes aim at theories...
Spanish Armada Deploys to Fend Off U.S. Treasure Hunters
The Spanish Navy hopes to head off a US marine exploration firm accused of plundering shipwrecks
Every egg is different
Migratory birds have to allocate their resources for reproduction in an efficient way in order to commence breeding shortly after arrival. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in...
Clues included in diamonds
A study of Brazilian diamonds by Earth scientists from the University of Bristol has found that tiny inclusions in the diamonds contain traces of oceanic crust and sedimentary rocks, formed...
Archaeological Survey begins excavation project at Hugh Butler Lake
The University of Nebraska State Museum's Nebraska Archaeological Survey began archaeological investigations in September at several prehistoric sites at Hugh Butler Lake in Frontier County.
Diets of ice age New Guineans
By analysing stone tool residues from campsites in Ivane Valley, researchers have found the eating habits of the first PNG settlers.
Rare melt key to 'Ring of Fire'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists have discovered the explanation for why the world?s explosive volcanoes are confined to bands only a few tens of kilometres wide, such as those along...
Plath's final hours detailed in Hughes poem
London magazine The New Statesman has published a previously unseen poem by Ted Hughes that details the night his estranged wife, Sylvia Plath, killed herself.
Garage biotech: Life hackers
Amateur hobbyists are creating home-brew molecular-biology labs, but can they ferment a revolution?