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Gender is a relative term in politics, study finds
For only the second time in presidential debate history, a female nominee will take the stage to spar with a male opponent. While Geraldine Ferraro broke new ground in 1984,...
Natural Viagra? 'Horny Goat Weed' Shows Promise
Move over, Viagra! Researchers in report that an ancient Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" shows potential in lab studies as source for new future drugs to treat...
VIDEO: Man Flies Across English Channel
Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman or Jet Man, flew across the English Channel using only the jetpack and wings strapped to his back.
Earth already survived climate change
Earth has already survived a period of extreme climate change millions of years ago, and primitive life forms may have thrived on it, researchers have found.
Exhibition Review | Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Diving Into a New World
The Sant Ocean Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is the largest renovation in the museum’s century-long history.
New life found in old tombs
Talk about secrets of the crypt: Two newly discovered species of bacteria have been found on the walls of ancient Roman tombs.
The making of Dig It! the Secrets of Soil exhibit
At the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting in Houston, the Smithsonian's Design Team will explain details about the making of the new Dig It the Secrets of Soil exhibit that recently...
100 million years AD
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jan Zalasiewicz, a lecturer in geology at the University of Leicester, has published a new study looking at the lasting impression made by mankind -100 million years hence....
Granite Head of Pharaoh Ramses II Unearthed
Archaeologists unearthed granite head of Egyptian pharaoh.
Amphibian annihilation: most species could be extinct in Europe by 2050
Most of Europe's frogs, toads and newts could become extinct in next 40 years
Stonehenge as A&E unit is a revelation that druid mumbo jumbo can't match
Simon Jenkins: Science is now revealing the secrets of prehistoric Britain, and its answers are commonsensical rather than supernatural
Plant-eating dinosaur spills his guts
An analysis of the gut contents from an exceptionally well-preserved juvenile dinosaur fossil suggests that the hadrosaur's last meal included plenty of well-chewed leaves digested into tiny bits.
Bison roam prairie at renowned physics laboratory
The herd appeared docile, grazing quietly on the lush prairie and flicking away flies with their tails. But John Plese knew better. He dared not get out of his truck,...
White Rabbit candy pulled from shelves in Ottawa
Municipal inspectors visited Ottawa's Chinatown on Thursday to make sure a popular kind of Chinese candy wasn't being sold after reports that it could contain contaminated milk that has killed...
VIDEO: Brazil's Largest Dino Revealed
A reproduction of the 66-foot (20-meter) long dinosaur, known for its long neck and small brain, will go on display this week at Rio de Janeiro's Science House.
'Wild Cousin' Emerges from Family Tree of Sueprnova
Astronomers may have discovered the relative of a freakishly behaving exploding star once thought to be the only one of its kind.
Fire burns ancient sites near Peru's Machu Picchu
LIMA (Reuters) - A forest fire has damaged two archeological sites in the valley between the Peruvian city of Cuzco and the ancient Incan fortress of Machu Picchu, Peru's national...
VIDEO: "Monkey Island" Made by Scientists
Scientists have populated a small island near Puerto Rico with a thousand rhesus monkeys, creating a vast and unusual outdoor lab.
VIDEO: Ancient Babylon Damaged
After years of deterioration, the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon is suffering anew in the wake of war.
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...
Video: Learning from Leonardo
An analysis of the gut contents from Leonardo, an exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossil, shows the hadrosaur liked to eat leaves and chew them into tiny bits. Credit: HMNS/ Livescience.com
Archaeological Dig in Greece Returns Important Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- New and interesting information is coming out of an archaeological dig at Mt. Lykaion in Greece - an interdisciplinary project University of Arizona students and faculty have...
Fossils tell of mass exodus from sea to land
New fossils of the first land animals reveal that ancient shores were alive with more crawling, slithering creatures than anyone previously thought.
ROM bringing Dead Sea scrolls to Toronto
In a blockbuster that the Royal Ontario Museum compares to the 1978 King Tut exhibit, the museum plans to bring the Dead Sea scrolls to Toronto next summer.
New species discovered in Yosemite
After exploration by millions of visitors over the past 100 years, it's hard to imagine anything left to discover amid the majesty of Yosemite's glacier-cut granite cliffs and giant Sequoia...
Discovered: World's Largest Tsunami Debris
A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date.
What the Romans did for Wales - leeks
A Roman-era garden opening at a museum site shows how troops added flavour and culture to their stay.
Ancient yeast reborn in modern beer
Trapped inside a Lebanese weevil covered in ancient Burmese amber, a tiny colony of bacteria and yeast has lain dormant for up to 45 million years. Raul Cano now brews...