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Leatherback turtles' newly discovered migration route may be roadmap to salvation
With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a...
Ancient bones could yield TB clue
Researchers are using human remains from the ancient city of Jericho to study the origin and evolution of tuberculosis.
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Mystery Bug Found at London Museum
Even with 28 million insect specimens in their collection, experts at London's Natural History Museum haven't found a match for a bug in their own backyard.
Even mummies can have ulcers
Two Mexican mummies had ulcers when they were alive. Remnants of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori were discovered in gastric tissue from the mummies.
Discovery -- marsupials and humans shared same genetic imprinting 150 million years ago
Research published in Nature Genetics by a team of international scientists including the department of zoology at the University of Melbourne, Australia, has established an identical mechanism of genetic imprinting,...
Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US
A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to...
Pollination habits of endangered Texas rice revealed to help preservation
A type of wild rice that only grows in a small stretch of the San Marcos River is likely so rare because it plays the sexual reproduction game poorly, a...
Scattered Nature of Wisconsin's Woodlands Could Complicate Forests' Response to Climate Change
If a warmer Wisconsin climate causes some northern tree species to disappear in the future, it's easy to imagine that southern species will just expand their range northward as soon...
Two Extinct Flying Reptiles Compared: One Was A Glider, The Other A Parachutist
A new study of extinct flying reptiles called kuehneosaurs, has shown that of the of the two genera found in Britain, Kuehneosuchus was a glider while Kuehneosaurus, with much shorter...
Ancient reptiles had parachutes
A lot of strange creatures took to the air back then. Some large flying reptiles fed on dinosaurs. One early dinosaur appears to have been the first biplane. Other small...
The emerging story of plant roots
An international group of European and US scientists led by the Centre for Plant Integrative Biology at The University of Nottingham have uncovered a fascinating new insight into the unseen...
How Shaka Zulu Changed the World
He was both a brutal warrior and a symbol of African unity, inviting comparisons to the bloodthirsty but brilliant military leaders of ancient Sparta.
Stadium construction yields tavern find
PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 14 (UPI) -- One tavern patron's beer bottles became an archaeologist's find 250 years later during a Rutgers Stadium expansion in Piscataway, N.J.
Solar-powered cars begin race to Calgary
Fifteen solar-powered cars, including four managed by teams from Canadian schools, rolled out of a suburb of Dallas, Texas, on Sunday en route to Calgary in the 2008 North American...
PHOTOS: 7 Man-made Wonders Among New Heritage Sites
An ancient city carved from rock, Chinese mini-fortresses, and a cliff-top monastery are among the 27 new sites added to the UN's World Heritage list in 2008.
Fatal Attack on Conservationists' Truck in Gorilla Park
In an African park infamous for gorilla murders, gunners killed two women riding in a truck owned by an animal-protection group on July 7.
Ancient tree 'one of UK's best'
The Fortingall Yew is named one of the top ancient trees in the whole of the UK by a conservation charity.
Snake Venom Tells Tales About Geography
Just as people give away their origins by that southern drawl or New England twang, poisonous snakes produce venom that differs distinctly from one geographic area to another, the first...
Archaeology: Ancient bones may lead to TB cure
Archaeologists and medical researchers join forces to examine human remains from Jericho
Extinct Swiss cow rediscovered
ZURICH, Switzerland, July 12 (UPI) -- Swiss Fribourg cows, thought to have disappeared in the 1970s, may have been rediscovered in southern Chile, a researcher said.
VIDEO: Taiwan Hosts Mammoth Show
A new exhibition of woolly mammoth fossils in Taiwan includes the partial remains of a Siberian find that are apparently being displayed outside Russia for the first time.
VIDEO: Tourism Hurting Angkor Wat?
Experts and residents fear heavy foot traffic and pollution is destroying what's left of the thousand-year-old temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Badgers, Rabbits Undermine England's Ancient Monuments
Burrowing animals are making "Swiss cheese" of some of England's oldest historic sites, the country's heritage guardian has revealed.
Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth'
LSU scientist Huiming Bao, along with colleagues from UCLA and China, recently discovered some of the first atmospheric evidence in support of the “Snowball Earth” hypothesis. This theory suggests that...
Age of Ancient Rome's She-Wolf Questioned
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India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought
The Vindhyan Basins are up to 500 million years older than previously believed, a new study says, possibly revising the time line for development of complex life.
Modestly nude marble love goddess found
Macedonian archaeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved statue of the goddess of love in the ruins of an ancient Roman city near Skopje.
Can microorganisms be a solution to the world's energy problems?
Microorganisms once reigned supreme on the Earth, thriving by filling every nook and cranny of the environment billions of years before humans first arrived on the scene. Now, this...