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Why Some People Have A Better Head For Languages
Learning a second language is usually difficult and often when we speak it we cannot disguise our origin or accent. However, there are important differences between individuals with regard to...
Genome-wide Study Uncovers Increase Of Genetic Distances Towards Northern Europe
A recent study shows that genetic differences in Central Europe appear smaller than between and even within North European populations.
Meteor may have crashed in Ontario
LONDON, Ontario, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The University of Western Ontario Meteor Group says it has captured, for the second time this year, rare video footage of a...
Tiny Juvenile Dinosaur Fossil Sheds Light On Evolution Of Plant Eaters
Scientists have identified one of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered as coming from a very young Heterodontosaurus, an early dinosaur. This juvenile weighed about 200 grams. This skull suggests...
First proof of photosynthesis 'unreliable'
Researchers have discovered that the first evidence of oxygen producing organisms was contaminated, causing debate over the early history of life.
China finds fossils of small feathered dinosaur
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Archaeologists in China have discovered fossils of a pigeon-sized feathered dinosaur which they believe to be an ancestor of birds.
Artifacts discovery might lead to lost tribe
MANILA (Reuters) - When Philippine police confiscated 22 bags of broken pottery from antiquity smugglers near an area where Muslim rebels operated, little did they know that they may have...
Greece unearths Neolithic home, household equipment
ATHENS (Reuters) - Archaeologists in northern Greece have unearthed the ruins of a Neolithic house, a rare find that offers valuable information about everyday life 6,000 years ago, the Greek...
Germany rejects full-body X-ray scans at airports
German airports will not implement the use of full-body X-ray scanners that reveal outlines of passengers' bodies under their clothes, even if the European Union authorizes their use, said the...
Ancient Sea Predators Shed Skin Secrets
Predatory reptiles called ichthyosaurs cruised the oceans between 230 million and 90 million years ago.
Former N.B. premier to head cellphone lobby group
Former New Brunswick premier Bernard Lord has been named the new head of the national cellphone lobby group, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.
Communications revolution for isolated Pacific nation
The Marshall Islands is to spend millions of dollars on a fibre optic cable link that will revolutionise communications in the isolated western Pacific nation, the government said Friday.
Tiny, toothy dino was no vegetarian
The world's second smallest known dinosaur skull belonged to a toothy heterodontosaur whose appetite probably far exceeded the size of its head, suggests a new study that proposes the dino...
Elvis impersonator living like a king after organ transplants
Elvis is alive. At least in the form of impersonator Ira Masnikoff, 63, who would not be alive today if he had not received organ transplants.
Plant-eating Predator To Fight Superweed Is Not Magic Bullet, According To Japanese Knotweed Expert
Plans to introduce plant-eating predators to fight a superweed spreading throughout Britain should not be seen as a 'magic bullet', says a world expert on Japanese knotweed.
Africa analysis: Where next for South African science?
Linda Nordling reflects on what the future holds for South African researchers following the resignation of former president Thabo Mbeki.
Alberta gives $20 million research award to neuroscientist
One of the North America's top medical researchers is coming back to Canada after winning a $20 million research prize to set up shop in Alberta.
Ancient cave draws MSU archaeologists to southeast Montana
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eryka Thorley had already excavated ancient fire hearths and stone flakes, but a severe thunderstorm on the final day of field work added a new dimension to the...
Major source of radon exposure overlooked at former Ohio uranium-processing plant
University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists say that a recent scientific study of a now-closed uranium processing plant near Cincinnati has identified a second, potentially more significant source of radon exposure...
Dr Paul Drayson, the new minister for science and innovation, speaks to Ian Sample
Ian Sample speaks to the new science minister Dr Paul Drayson
Row brews over when photosynthesis emerged
Research contradicts key evidence that Sun-fuelled life arose 2.7 billion years ago.
FOR KIDS: South America's sticky tar pits
The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California
Weird dino rewrites the book on birds
A tiny, egg-robbing dinosaur that lived more than 150 million years ago could help explain a key phase in the evolution of birds, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Rock Art "Library" Shows Aborigines Were Not Isolated
Scenes of everyday life discovered in the country's remote Northern Territory suggest that Aborigines interacted with neighboring cultures centuries before the British arrived, archaeologists say.
Out Of Mesopotamia: Evolutionary History Of Tuberculosis
The evolutionary timing and spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), one of the most successful groups of bacterial pathogens, remains largely unknown. Using mycobacterial tandem repeat sequences as genetic...
Biosafety lab passes disaster test
Texas facility cleared to analyse lethal pathogens.
Ancient jewels found in uni desk
Tiny gold studs unearthed near Stonehenge are found in a desk at a university after 30 years.
Ancient columns found in Italy
TRIESTE, Italy, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Italian archaeologists say they have discovered nine large columns believed to have once lined a key Roman road into the Balkans.