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Life got bigger in two, million-fold leaps, scientists say
Earth's creatures come in all sizes, yet they (and we) all sprang from the same single-celled organisms that first populated the planet. So how on Earth did life go from...
Life on Earth got bigger in 2-million-fold leaps
Extremes are exciting. Does anyone really think dinosaurs would capture our imagination the way they do if they hadn't been so huge? You don't see natural history museums vying for...
Spinning spigots: 'Missing link' in spider evolution discovered
New interpretations of fossils have revealed an ancient missing link between today's spiders and their long-extinct ancestors. The research by scientists at the University of Kansas and at Virginia's Hampden-Sydney...
Pair of tombs discovered in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered two ancient tombs, indicating that a burial site is bigger than expected.
Museums Give Science the Spark of Life
The musty, hands-off institutions of the past have been brought up to date, with plenty of interactivity for even the smallest visitors.
Colorado newspaper employees go online with survival plea
Employees of the Rocky Mountain News have turned to the Web in a desperate bid to save the struggling Colorado newspaper.
Sacred texts: Vatican embraces iTunes prayer book
(AP) -- The Vatican is endorsing new technology that brings the book of daily prayers used by priests straight onto iPhones.
Israelis unearth Byzantine gold hoard
(AP) -- Israeli archaeologists said they have unearthed more than 250 gold coins from the seventh century on the edge of Jerusalem's walled Old City. A British tourist volunteering...
Low-Fare Carriers Still Not Enough Competition for Major Airlines across the Tasman
(PhysOrg.com) -- The entry of low-fare carriers into the trans-Tasman routes between Australia and New Zealand do not threaten long-standing incumbent airlines, Qantas and Air New Zealand.
Microscopic meteorites show early life on Earth faced rain of rocks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microscopic meteorites found in Scotland have unveiled major clues about a catastrophic event which dramatically altered the Earth`s surface nearly 500 million years ago.
Males dominated 'out-of-Africa' migration 60,000 years ago
Men significantly outnumbered women in the "out-of-Africa" migration some 60,000 years ago that eventually populated the rest of the world, according to a new study.
'Little Ice Age' hastened fall of Aztecs, Incans
The vast empires of the Incas and Aztecs were highly advanced. They kept detailed tax records, built elaborate temples, and at their height, Central and South America boasted a thriving...
Study of pollen grains yields new picture of Ice Age
According to a new doctoral dissertation at Stockholm University in Sweden, based on analyses of deposits of pollen grains, it is possible that all of Sweden was virtually free of...
Earliest evidence of our cave-dwelling human ancestors
A research team has discovered the earliest evidence of our cave-dwelling human ancestors at the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa. read more
Pope praises astronomer Galileo, once denounced as a heretic
Pope Benedict XVI pays tribute to 17th-Century astronomer Galileo, who was forced by the Catholic Church to renounce his findings.
Science Weekly Extra podcast: A visit to London's Science Museum's GM exhibition
We visit the Science Museum's new exhibition on GM technology - Future Foods. Director of the Science Museum, Chris Rapley, explains why the debate is so important. Tim Lang, Professor...
Bull breeder looks to cloning to preserve champion cash cow
The steam rising from the flanks of the 450-kilo bull known as Alcalde is a sign that one of bullfighting's best-known studs is still healthy, despite his advanced age.
New archaeologists excavate sites of protest to chronicle modern times
The streets of south London and a famous corner of Berkshire may hold little interest for treasure-hunters of the fedora-wearing, whip-cracking school, but they are starting to attract a new...
Chinese pandas ready for long-awaited trip to Taiwan
Two giant pandas will make their long-anticipated and highly-scrutinised trip from China to Taiwan this week, sealing a year of blossoming diplomatic ties between the two arch rivals.
British team discovers lost Eden amid forgotten forest in Mozambique
It was one of the few places on the planet that remained unmapped and unexpl
New Year's hangover? Take two eels and call me in the morning
The French call it "la gueule de bois," or wooden mouth. For Germans, it's "Kater," or a tomcat. Japanese know it as "futsukayoi," or "two-days drunk." But whatever the language...
Many dinosaurs were stay-at-home dads
Fossilized bones found in brooding positions near eggs were found to be male, confirming scientists' theories. ...
NY exhibit unveils women's lives in ancient Greece
(AP) -- A woman's place has never been just in the home - not even in ancient Greece. The proof is in an exhibit titled "Worshiping Women: Ritual and...
Prestigious TED gathering to make live webcast debut
An elite conference touted as "the ultimate brain spa" for its mind-altering themes will webcast live for the first time when it convenes in California in February.
Taking trophy heads close to home
New evidence suggests that an ancient South American culture obtained ritual skulls by killing and beheading some of its own people, not foreign warriors
Would you describe yourself as old?
(PhysOrg.com) -- How old is "old"? Researchers at the University of St Andrews are investigating people's perceptions of when an individual should be called old.
Mass Internet outages in Egypt after cables cut
(AP) -- Egypt's communications ministry says Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea have been cut, causing massive Internet outages.
Ancient coin found in Temple Mount dirt
JERUSALEM, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Archeologists say a teenage boy found an ancient half shekel coin in dirt from Jerusalem's Temple Mount.