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Rattlesnake bites cause super venom rumor
PHOENIX, June 14 (UPI) -- Talk of super-venomous U.S. rattlesnakes was prompted by a spike in the number of seriously ailing rattlesnake victims in Phoenix, officials say.
Theories and rumours abound as scientists ponder mystery of mass dolphin deaths
MoD denies sonar to blame but conservationists call for navy to suspend its use
International scientific team in Yukon for ice-age mammal clues
The Yukon has caught the attention of an international team of paleontologists, who are in the territory to unearth clues about why wooly mammoths and other mammals from the ice...
Ancient Mineral Shows Early Earth Climate Tough on Continents
A new analysis of ancient minerals called zircons suggests that a harsh climate may have scoured and possibly even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest continents.
New tree from old seeds doing well
JERUSALEM, June 13 (UPI) -- Researchers say a 4-foot-high date tree grown from a 2,000-year-old seed is doing well along the bone-dry cliffs of Masada, Israel.
Human Ancestors Shuffled Before Walking, Study Says
The ancient split between primates and humans may have roots in an early ancestor's simple, energy-saving shuffle.
VIDEO: "Unicorn" Roams Italy Park
A deer nicknamed "Unicorn" that has a single antler in the center of its head is drawing attention to a Tuscan nature reserve.
"Artistic" Spiders Trap Prey With Light, Study Finds
A type of Australian spider builds bizarre patterns into its webs to reflect certain wavelengths of light that lure prey to their deaths.
Lizards pull a wheelie
Why bother running on hind legs when the four you've been given work perfectly well? This is the question that puzzles Christofer Clemente. For birds and primates, there's a perfectly...
Dino bones discovered could be new species
A prospecting geologist stumbled upon a ragtag bunch of bones in the northern part of British Columbia, more than three decades ago. A new study suggests these fossils could represent...
'Elephant legs' woman set for operation in Taiwan
A desperate young Chinese woman with a rare condition which has caused her legs to deform and treble in size is dreaming of a normal life after upcoming surgery in...
Nanoparticles Aid Bone Growth
In the first study of its kind, bioengineers and bioscientists have shown they can grow denser bone tissue by sprinkling stick-like nanoparticles throughout the porous material used to pattern the...
Scientists: 115-year-old's brain worked perfectly
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 115 in 2005 appeared sharp right up to the end,...
Maritime 'treasure trove' raised
A cannon and other key artefacts are raised from an Elizabethan ship wreck off the coast of the Channel Islands.
Endangered sea dragon pregnant
A weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father's Day. One of the rare creatures is pregnant for only the third time ever at a...
More disease outbreaks in Europe with climate change: experts
Europe could face an increase in outbreaks of diseases carried by insects and rodents as the climate on the continent becomes hotter and wetter, EU health experts said Friday.
Extinct Tree From Christ's Time Rises From the Dead
Scientists have grown an ancient Israeli tree from an excavated seed.
Namibia begins world's largest census of animals
(AP) -- The world's largest land-based census of wildlife began Wednesday across a huge swath of northwestern Namibia, World Wildlife Fund officials said.
Fossils Found In Tibet Revise History Of Elevation, Climate
About 15,000 feet up on Tibet's desolate Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, an international research team was surprised to find thick layers of ancient lake sediment filled with plant, fish and animal fossils...
Montezuma’s palace unearthed in Mexico
Mexican archaeologists say they have unearthed the remains of an Aztec palace once inhabited by the emperor Montezuma in the heart of what is now downtown Mexico City.
Diamonds reveal deep source of platinum deposits
The world's richest source of platinum and related metals is an enigmatic geological structure in South Africa known as the Bushveld Complex. This complex of ancient magmas is known to...
Among Scientific Treasures, a Gem
A collection of scientific writings to be auctioned off next week constitutes pretty much a history of science and Western thought.
Aussie fossil shows South American link
Researchers have found a dinosaur fossil in Australia similar to some South American fossils, showing that the two regions exchanged dinosaurs long ago.
Prehistoric beta testing led to perfected weapons
In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology useful in everyday...
Living near green areas doesn't mean more exercise
LONDON (Reuters) - Living near green space makes little or no difference in how much people exercise during their leisure time, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday.
Island Birds Can Adapt to Predators, Study Suggests
A study of New Zealand bellbirds runs counter to the long-held theory that island birds adapt too slowly to survive invasion by exotic predators.
Toronto woman seeks bone marrow transplant from donor of Chinese descent
A bone marrow agency is stepping up its campaign to find a match for a Toronto woman of Chinese descent suffering from leukemia.
'Cursus' is older than Stonehenge
Archeologists have come a step closer to solving the 285-year-old riddle of an ancient monument thought to be a precursor to Stonehenge.