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The growth and decline in Rapa Nui's population is a lesson for our future
The population on Rapa Nui didn't crash because the Europeans came. Nor did they live in idyllic equilibrium with nature for centuries.
Amazon railroad plan unites unlikely allies in opposition
With his feather headdress and body paint, chief Beppronti Mekragnotire doesn't seem to have much in common with trucker Sergio Sorresino, but they share a cause: neither wants a railroad...
Texas man pleads guilty to joining Islamic State in Syria
A Texas man pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Wednesday for traveling to Turkey to join the Islamic State in Syria alongside his brother.
South Korea’s National Assembly plans to enforce dress code
South Korea's parliament says it is ready to enforce a dress code following uproar over a female lawmaker's choice of attire: a short wrap dress that fell above her knees.
Graduate student names new trace fossil discovered during coursework
University of Alberta graduate student Scott Melnyk made an intriguing fossil find during a graduate level course—and ended up identifying the fossilized tracks of a newly discovered wood-boring organism in...
Oldest radiocarbon dated temperate hardwood tree in the world discovered in southern Italy
Radiocarbon dating of five large and potentially old sessile oaks from Aspromonte National Parks has revealed a long lifespan ranging from 934 ± 65 to 570 ± 45 years. For...
Pizza cutters that will get you the slice of your dreams
Seamless cutting for even slices. (Vita Marija Murenaite via Unsplash/)Every pizza lover knows that the final step in getting a great pie is the shape of the slice. There is the classic...
Coronavirus: Technology helps teachers rethink distanced learning
Every teacher knows and dreads it: the look of a bored student. This school year, with a sea of new faces he's never seen before, sixth-grade teacher Zac Hansel is...
Beavers appear to help the growth of brown trout in South America, study finds
In the early 1900s, brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced to southern South America for recreational fishing and early aquaculture initiatives. About 40 years later, American beaver were introduced...
Watch live: Trump to speak in Wilmington, N.C., Biden in Wilmington, Del.
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will both speak at events Wednesday in Wilmington -- one in North Carolina and one in Delaware.
Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years: report
A wildlife organization says species that are at risk of global extinction have seen their Canadian populations decline by an average of 42 per cent in the last 50 years. Furthermore,...
Graduate student names new trace fossil discovered during coursework
An intriguing fossil find has revealed fossilized tracks of a newly discovered wood-boring organism in a new study.
Mastodon migrations north offer clues about today's animal movements: study
The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes engaged to longtime girlfriend
Patrick Mahomes got a Super Bowl ring and a fiancee on the same day as he proposed to longtime girlfriend Brittany Matthews at the Kansas City Chiefs' ring ceremony at...
Ancient Chinese text revealed to be an anatomical atlas of the human body
The standard history of anatomy traces its roots back to classical Greece, but a new reading of a recently discovered Chinese text argues that the Chinese were also among the...
Beavers appear to help the growth of brown trout in South America, study finds
In the early 1900s, brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced to southern South America for recreational fishing and early aquaculture initiatives. About 40 years later, American beaver were introduced...
Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protests begin across England
Protesters block a road near Parliament and are planning a "walk of shame" near the Bank of England.
WWE NXT: Finn Balor, Adam Cole tie in Iron Man match
Finn Balor, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa competed in a 60 minute Iron Man match for the NXT Championship in the main event of WWE NXT.
Cormorant hunt lacks scientific basis, 51 experts say in open letter to Ontario minister
Fifty-one experts are calling on the Ontario minister of natural resources and forestry to provide a scientific explanation for a province-wide hunt on double-crested cormorants that is slated to begin...
Elder Fernandes' death ruled a suicide as new commander named at Fort Hood
On the same day that an autopsy report revealed Sgt. Elder Fernandes, who disappeared from Fort Hood this summer had ended his life, the Army has installed a new commanding...
Thought to be extinct for 50 years, New Guinea singing dog was thriving all along
The New Guinea singing dog was thought to have disappeared from the wild some 50 years ago, but new research suggests the unusual species has been thriving all along in...
Enzyme doesn't need oxygen to make ethylene
Finding offers a possibly safer biosynthetic route to the important feedstock
Scientists discover earliest fossil evidence of an insect lichen mimic
Scientists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of an insect mimicking a lichen as a survival strategy, according to new findings published today in eLife.
Man attempting to see 'Tenet' 120 times for Guinness record
A cinema enthusiast in Manitoba is going for a Guinness World Record by attempting to see "Tenet" in theaters 120 times.
Earliest fossil evidence of an insect lichen mimic
Scientists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of an insect mimicking a lichen as a survival strategy.
American, Delta end change fees for most U.S. flights
After one of their rivals did the same thing, American and Delta Air Lines have announced they also will no longer charge travelers to change their itineraries for most U.S....
Look: Two large pythons crash through man's kitchen ceiling
An Australian man called reptile experts for help when he arrived home to find two large snakes had fallen through his kitchen ceiling.
How to weigh a dinosaur
A new study looks at dinosaur body mass estimation techniques revealing different approaches still yield strikingly similar results.