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Vatican scientist says OK to believe in aliens and God
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of intelligent life on other planets that is perhaps...
Indiana Jones: The Bad Boy of Archaeology
Indy breaks the rules and probably would be an Archaeological Institute of America member.
Observatory: Seaweed Suggests First Humans in America Took the Coastal Route
New findings support the idea that humans spread southward along the Pacific Coast after entering the Americas.
Archaeologist Uses Satellite Imagery To Explore Ancient Mexico
Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archaeologists peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archaeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most accurate and...
Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected thanks to 21st century science
A dismantled Henry Moore sculpture could be re-erected in Kensington Gardens, London, thanks to the latest rock engineering techniques, says a team of experts today.
New genetic changes found in schizophrenia
NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. and Canadian researchers say they have discovered a previously unknown genetic abnormality in an animal model of schizophrenia.
'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
Ancient protein offers clues to killer condition
More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins - turkeys and scallops - down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But University...
Real-life skull tale inspires movie
New Zealanders retain ethnicity
When migrants start to call themselves New Zealanders it doesn't mean that they've lost their original ethnicity, revealed the latest integration study.
Genetics Confirm Oral Traditions Of Druze In Israel
DNA analysis of residents of Druze villages in Israel suggests these ancient religious communities offer a genetic snapshot of the Near East as it was several thousands of years ago....
'Early Birds' Adapt To Climate Change
Individual birds can adjust their behavior to take climate change in their stride, according to a study by scientists from the University of Oxford. A study of the great tit...
Sahara made slow transition from green to desert: study
The Sahara became the world's biggest hot desert some 2,700 years ago after a very slow fade from green, according to a new study which clashes with the theory that...
PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
The massive burial site contains a treasure trove of artifacts and information about two little-known South American civilizations, experts said.
Ancient habitation in Chile among oldest in the Americas, report says
Radiocarbon dating of seaweed puts the settlement at about 14,000 years old, on a par with a cave site in Oregon and much older than the Clovis sites of the...
1,000 Ancient Tombs, Unique Remains Found in Colombia
Among the unusual finds are a possible victim of human sacrifice and a skeleton with curiously curved bones, anthropologists report.
Ancient Beachcombers May Have Travelled Slowly
New evidence, more questions. That's the thumbnail of the first new data reported in 10 years from Monte Verde, the earliest known human settlement in the Americas. read more
Teeth Offer Clues to Human Diet Evolution
Mapping mountains and valleys of fossil teeth can shed light on ancient humans' diets.
Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure
(AP) -- Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish.
New Zealanders retain ethnicity
When migrants start to call themselves New Zealanders it doesn't mean that they've lost their original ethnicity, revealed the latest integration study.
What's Bugging Locusts? It Could Be They're Hungry -- For Each Other
Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm...
Egyptian elite tombs accessible for all
A number of elite tombs from Ancient Egypt are now accessible to all thanks to the launch of the Mastabase. The Mastabase is a CD-ROM containing descriptions and hieroglyphic inscriptions...
How the Wealthy Medici Changed the World
Like a medieval ATM, one family bankrolled the cultural movement that dragged Europe out of the Dark Ages and into modernity.
Skeletons found near Plains of Abraham
Two nearly intact human skeletons discovered near the Plains of Abraham last winter date back to the 19th century or earlier, archeologists say.
Etruscan tombs uncovered in Italy
ROME, May 7 (UPI) -- Italian archaeologists say they've found more than two dozen tombs in the Etruscan burial grounds at Tarquinia north of Rome.
Druze people are living 'gene sanctuary'
Fossil hunters move in as cliff gives way
Worrying event for home owners but exciting times for beach scavengers
Animal Interaction Behind Cambrian Explosion? 'Missing' Ancestors Of Today's Animals May Not Be Missing After All
An event as simple as the world's first bite may have sparked an ancient "explosion" of life 500 million years ago that led to the rise of the broad groups...