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Bigfoot Discovery Declared a Hoax
No evidence has emerged to support the claimed discovery of the corpse of a seven-foot-tall (two-meter-tall) Sasquatch in the southern U.S.
'Walking With Dinosaurs' show coming to Southland
Technological wizardry brings a colossal cast of 10 prehistoric monsters to life starting Wednesday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, followed by shows at Staples Center in L.A. ...
Remains from 1948 plane crash indentified
Nine years of sleuthing, advanced DNA science and cutting-edge forensic techniques have finally put a name to a mummified hand and arm found in an Alaska glacier.
Ancient tree helps birds survive
An ancient species of tree is helping Britain's birds survive the effects of climate change, scientists find.
Graves Found From Sahara’s Green Period
The first complete report from the largest known graveyard of Stone Age people reveals 200 graves, some filled with ornaments and pottery.
Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican archeologists have discovered a maze of stone temples in underground caves, some submerged in water and containing human bones, which ancient Mayans believed was a...
Shroud of Turin stirs new controversy
A Colorado couple researching the shroud dispute radiocarbon dating of the alleged burial cloth of Jesus, and Oxford has agreed to help them reexamine the findings. ...
Wolf bones show environment change
HOUGHTON, Mich., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said the bones of wolves can provide scientists with a better picture of environmental change than tree rings can.
Sexual dry spells hurt blood pressure, intensify orgasms
Sexual dry spells, the good and bad What happens after a few weeks of abstinence? Two studies shed light on how a body changes after a sexual dry spell.
Photo finish for shortest metal-metal bond
In the �ngstr�m Olympics, competition for the chromium medal is fierce.
Red lionfish invade the Caribbean
The predator, a native of the Indian and Pacific oceans, is believed to have escaped from a Florida fish tank. ...
Sweets make young horses harder to train in Montana State study
Young horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off the sweets, says a Montana State University study where two-year-olds wore pedometers, wrist watches and Ace bandages.
Museum to show fake Egypt sculptures
The Brooklyn Museum, which recently announced its prized collection of stone sculptures from ancient Egypt was cluttered with fakes, is planning an exhibit with these pieces to raise awareness of...
'Virtual Archaeologist' Reconnects Fragments Of An Ancient Civilization
Computer scientists working with archaeologists in Greece has developed a new technology that has the potential to change the way people do archaeology.
Instant insight: A golden future
Ralph Sperling explains why gold is so precious to biological scientists
Stone Age Graveyard Reveals Lifestyles Of A 'Green Sahara'
The largest Stone Age graveyard found in the Sahara, which provides an unparalleled record of life when the region was green, has been discovered in Niger by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Screech Owl Team Attacked
Bird researchers traveling through rural Costa Rica in pursuit of the elusive Pacific screech owl were attacked August 3 by locals who mistook them for thieves.
Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History
Little did I know this interview would begin an adventure to Hawaii, where I would document ongoing research on the endangered Hawaiian Petrel and go probing in lava tubes for...
Taiwan to accept panda present from China
Taiwan has finally approved the import of two giant pandas offered as a present by China, overcoming suspicions that delayed their arrival by two years.
Ancient Beavers Take Silver in Log-Chomping Olympics
Fossilized logs peg today's beavers as the true lumberjacks
Calif. Mom Gives Birth On Front Lawn by Herself
Alone and in labor, Jessica Higgins found the first place she could to give birth — her front lawn.
Archaeologists get a glimpse life in a Sahara Eden
Scientists uncover skeletons that thought to be as old as 10,000 years, when monsoon rains starting creating a green Sahara. ...
Roman coffins discovered at dig
Two 1,800-year-old Roman stone sarcophagi are uncovered at the site of a former chapel in Newcastle.
Head of Roman empress unearthed
Archaeologists digging in Turkey find the colossal marble head of Faustina the Elder, Hadrian's "daughter-in-law".
'Don't Worry Be Happy': happiness is key to longer life
Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life.
Is It Too Late To Save The Great Migrations?
Long gone are the days when hundreds of thousands of bison grazed the Great Plains, millions of passenger pigeons darkened the skies while migrating to and from their breeding grounds,...
Extinction most likely for rare trees in the Amazon rainforest
Rare trees in the Amazon basin are more likely to go extinct than common species, according to scenarios based on neutral theory. Common tree species in the Amazon will survive even grim...
Talks open to avert resignations of 3 gynecologic oncologists
A pitch was made Wednesday to avert the pending resignation of all three of Newfoundland and Labrador's gynecologic oncologists.