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Last refuge for life remained after extinction
What is now Ellsmere Island in the Canadian Arctic archipelago was once a last refuge for life during the Earth's worst extinction event 250 million years ago, say scientists who...
Dinosaurs had bird-like breathing system
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists say the remains of a 30-foot-long dinosaur discovered in Argentina support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Moon Jellies, Green Macaws, More
A southern white rhino learns fighting skills from its father, a man frees a rehabilitated eagle, and more in our weekly roundup of animal photos.
Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques
An adult froghopper. Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research...
Mass extinctions and the evolution of dinosaurs
Reporting in Biology Letters, Steve Brusatte, Professor Michael Benton, and colleagues at the University of Bristol show that dinosaurs did not proliferate immediately after they originated, but that their rise...
Study links gene to teen delinquency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A study by a Florida criminologist suggests the old adage "birds of a feather flock together" has a ring of truth when...
New Life Found In Ancient Tombs
Life has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found...
Low-cost antimalarials 'on the horizon'
Cheaper medicines for malaria are on the horizon with new and faster genetic techniques, say scientists.
Earth already survived climate change
Earth has already survived a period of extreme climate change millions of years ago, and it may have even helped primitive life thrive, researchers have found.
Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'
A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found a bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C.
Genetic change may explain reading difficulty: study
LONDON (Reuters) - The common genetic variation linked to dyslexia may also help explain why some people without the learning difficulty are not good readers, researchers said on Wednesday.
New Atlas to Reveal Landscape and Undiscovered Archeological Sites in 3-D
(PhysOrg.com) -- New methods developed at the University of Arkansas will make decades-old satellite imagery readily available to archeologists and others who need to know what a landscape looked like...
Ancient Tsunami Carried Giant Boulders to Tonga
Huge waves may have hurled massive coral boulders onto the South Pacific island of Tongatapu within the last 7,000 years, according to scientists who think a volcano triggered the tsunami.
Skulls found in British yard sent home to Egypt
Two ancient Egyptian skulls unearthed in a yard in England have been returned to their native country. And the mystery of how they got from the hot sands of Egypt...
Carbonate-hosted Avalon-type Fossils In Arctic Siberia
Our present understanding of the origin of animals and Phanerozoic ecosystems depends critically on the ability to interpret impressions left behind by soft-bodied Ediacaran organisms, and to document their spatial...
The brains behind a blade runner
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - If it sounds far-fetched for a man without lower legs to become one of the fastest runners on the planet, how about typing by just thinking the...
Spate of Living Dead Flicks May Prove Dracula`s Lost his Bite
Are zombies the new vampires? Not exactly, but they could be the country`s monster crush du jour, says Texas Tech University pop-culture guru Rob Weiner.
Fish sauce used to date Pompeii eruption
Remains of rotten fish entrails have helped establish the precise dating of Pompeii's destruction, according to Italian researchers who have analyzed the town's last batch of garum, a pungent, fish-based...
Silicon highlights remaining questions over anthrax investigation
Did Bruce Ivins weaponize deadly spores?
Genetic clue uncovered for narcolepsy
A genetic variant may predispose people to narcolepsy, Japanese researchers have found.
Scholars hunt missing pages of ancient Bible
A quest is under way on four continents to find the missing pages of one of the world's most important holy texts, the 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible known as the Crown...
Georgi Kitov dies at 65; Bulgarian archaeologist was an expert on ancient Thracians
Georgi Kitov, an archaeologist who was an expert on the treasure-rich Thracian culture of antiquity, died while excavating a temple in central Bulgaria considered to be one of his greatest...
Effect Of Climate Change On Animal Diversity
Two species of giraffe, several rhinos and five elephant relatives, along with multitudes of rodents, bush pigs, horses, antelope and apes, once inhabited what is now northern Pakistan.
"Extinct" Frog Found in Honduras, Experts Say
A rough-skinned frog species thought to have gone extinction more than 20 years ago may have been found alive in a Honduran rain forest.
Bomb Squad Diary
A high-tech form of bomb disposal has evolved in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan, and may be coming to a city near you.
When giant prehistoric geese roamed the earth
Scientists have found a new huge and well-preserved fossil of a goose and duck relative that swam around what is now England 50 million years ago flashing sharp, toothy smiles.
Europe's 'space truck' heads for Pacific breakup
Scientists have earmarked a remote area of the South Pacific where bits of Europe's massive space freighter may crash when the orbiting craft is destroyed in a suicide plunge on...
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Dazzling Diamond, Milk Scandal, More
Giant diamond discovered, Hurricane Ike victims return to ruins, and more in our roundup of the week's best news photos.