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Court Weighs Concerns on Whales and Military
The Supreme Court heard arguments over the Navy’s use of sonar in its training exercises off Southern California.
Latest IUCN Report: Results Paint a "Bleak Picture" of Mammals, but There Is Reason to Hope
An international team of scientists, including Dr. James Burton of Earthwatch, published an analysis of the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in Science today. The report is the...
Gene expression in alligators suggests birds have 'thumbs'
The latest breakthrough in a 120 year-old debate on the evolution of the bird wing was published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, October 3, by Alexander Vargas and colleagues...
Earliest animal footprints ever found -- discovered in Nevada
The fossilized trail of an aquatic creature suggests that animals walked using legs at least 30 million years earlier than had been thought.
New Zealand mice were stow aways
Contrary to previous belief, international research has found shipwrecks and trading boats brought mice to New Zealand far earlier than settlers did.
Small asteroid headed for light show over Africa
(AP) -- A small asteroid was headed for a fiery but harmless dive into Earth's atmosphere early Tuesday morning over Africa, astronomers said in a first of its kind...
"Uncontacted" Tribes Fled Peru Logging, Arrows Suggest
Arrows and abandoned huts are fresh evidence that isolated indigenous tribes are being displaced by illegal logging, conservation groups say.
Egalitarian Revolution In The Pleistocene?
Although anthropologists and evolutionary biologists are still debating this question, a new study supports the view that the first egalitarian societies may have appeared tens of thousands of years before...
Why Does Lederhosen Conquer The Oktoberfest In Munich?
The beer's tapped and suddenly it seems the whole city is intoxicated: dirndls and lederhosen are becoming the ever more popular choice of outfit for going to the Oktoberfest --...
Navy Confirms Sunken Submarine Is Grunion
A sunken vessel discovered off the coast of the Aleutian Islands is in fact the World War II submarine USS Grunion (SS 216). The submarine Grunion arrived at Pearl Harbor...
Researchers Use Chemometric Method to Determine Age of Skeletal Remains
Baylor University researchers have found a promising new method to determine the date of skeletal remains. The relatively simple technique of applying statistics to chemical measurements could provide a...
VIDEO: Ice Age People in Florida?
People may have lived in Florida over 10,000 years ago—earlier than previously thought—according to evidence uncovered by National Geographic researchers.
Puzzling over pre-humans
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Decades after a 3.2-million-year-old "almost human" named Lucy became a star, the origin of our species still poses mysteries worthy of a crime show.
Machu Picchu’s far-flung residents
Royal retainers may have been sent from all over to inhabit the lofty Inca site
Islanders call for return of Welsh crown
Artefact from holy island of Bardsey currently in storage at Merseyside Maritime Museum
Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike
(AP) -- One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane Ike.
Corner stores capture kids on morning commute
In most cities, the corner store, with its chips, soda and candy, is ubiquitous. Convenient for the neighborhood residents, but also researchers are discovering, a major snack source for school...
Technology elite use Internet to fight TB
Acclaimed photojournalist James Nachtwey's dream of using images to marshal arms in the battle against tuberculosis is coming true with the help of technology titans.
Mammoth Tooth Fossil Found in Ike-ravaged Yard
Paleontologist finds mammoth tooth unearthed by Hurricane Ike in beachfront yard.
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Lion Rides Horse, Knife in Head, More
A lion mounts a horse, a skull is knifed, China celebrates its first space walk, and more in our picks of the week's news photos.
Rare insect found safe on beach
One of the UK's rarest insects has been rediscovered on the beach where debris from the MSC Napoli was washed up.
Egalitarian revolution in the Pleistocene?
Although anthropologists and evolutionary biologists are still debating this question, a new study, published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, supports the view that the first egalitarian societies may have...
Remains found in Fossett's plane
US investigators find human remains amid the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane in eastern California.
Catastrophe killed new species of dinosaur
A catastrophic event 72.5 million years ago left a herd of giant, horned dinosaurs buried to become fossils. Now scientists have identified the extinct creatures as a new species.
Send mass e-mails addressed to each recipient
Ever get a message that is clearly a mass e-mail but has your name after "Dear" and wonder how the sender did it?
Reproducing early and often is the key to rapid evolution in plants
Yale researchers have harnessed the power of 21st century computing to confirm an idea first proposed in 1916 — that plants with rapid reproductive cycles evolve faster. Their findings appear...
Retired Alberta teacher honoured for dinosaur discovery
A horned dinosaur discovered by an Alberta junior high school science teacher in 1972 has been officially named a new species, researchers said Wednesday.
Southern States Ranked Worst for Seriously Sick
The South is the worst region in which to live if you're seriously ill.