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British fugitive Mark Liscott captured in Amsterdam

3 years ago from UPI

One of Britain's most notorious fugitives who had been on the run for almost eight years was arrested by local authorities in the Netherlands last month, Amsterdam police said Wednesday.

Aboriginal artifacts reveal first ancient underwater cultural sites in Australia

3 years ago from Physorg

The first underwater Aboriginal archeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years ago when the current seabed was dry land.

Different tracks, same dinosaurs: Researchers dig deeper into dinosaur movements

3 years ago from Science Daily

Using X-ray-based technology, researchers uncover shared subsurface movement patterns between birds and dinosaurs, adding a new dimension of fossil track diversity.

Chiefs' Chris Jones hints he could skip 2020 season without new contract

3 years ago from UPI

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones hinted on Twitter that he could skip the 2020 NFL season if he doesn't get a new contract from the Super Bowl champions.

Looping footstep pattern in modern guineafowl sheds light on dinosaur tracks

3 years ago from Physorg

A trio of researchers, two with Brown University, the other with Liverpool John Moores University, has found that a looping pattern in modern guineafowl footsteps is similar to those of...

Harvey Weinstein accusers agree to $19M settlement for victims fund

3 years ago from UPI

A group of nine women who accused former film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct and harassment have agreed to a settlement of nearly $19 million that will go into...

Amber fossils reveal true colors of 99-million-year-old insects

3 years ago from UPI

Thanks to a treasure trove of ancient amber fossils recovered from amber mine in northern Myanmar, scientists are gaining new insights into the aesthetics of 99-million-year-old insects.

History tells us that ideological 'purity spirals' rarely end well

3 years ago from Physorg

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart, for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.

Happy July 4th: America, Britain not in their 'finest hour'

3 years ago from UPI

For the two greatest democracies of the last century, how each is coping with multiple crises does not rise to what Winston Churchill once called "our finest hour."

Paris show relives Pompeii's final horrifying hours

3 years ago from Physorg

It is the most explosive Paris exhibition of the summer—Mount Vesuvius erupting several times a day in a new immersive 3D show which opens Wednesday in the Grand Palais.

Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes

3 years ago from Physorg

Infant marsupials and monotremes use a connection between their ear and jaw bones shortly after birth to enable them to drink their mothers' milk, new findings in eLife reveal.

Army: 'Partial human remains' found in search for missing Texas soldier

3 years ago from UPI

Army investigators searching for a missing soldier who disappeared more than two months ago said Tuesday they have found "partial human remains" near the Texas base where she was stationed.

New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers

3 years ago from Physorg

New Zealand's monster penguins, which lived 62 million years ago, had doppelgangers in Japan, the U.S. and Canada, a study published today in the Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary...

Goodbye northwestern crow, hello Mexican duck

3 years ago from Science Daily

The latest supplement to the American Ornithological Society's Checklist of North and Middle American Birds includes several major updates to the organization of the continent's bird species, including the addition...

Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes

3 years ago from Science Daily

Infant marsupials and monotremes use a connection between their ear and jaw bones shortly after birth to enable them to drink their mothers' milk, new findings reveal.

Vatican probes upkeep offices of St. Peter's Basilica

3 years ago from UPI

Vatican prosecutors said Tuesday they have acquired documents from offices responsible for upkeep of St. Peter's Basilica in an apparent probe following new set of contract laws.

Nova Scotia to begin presumed consent for organ donation next January

3 years ago from CBC: Health

Nova Scotia will become the first province in the country with presumed consent for human organ and tissue donation beginning early next year.

Outer Banks wild horses get mass DNA testing to uncover true lineage

3 years ago from Physorg

The history of those wild horses roaming North Carolina's Outer Banks has long been shrouded in mystery, with most historians believing they descend from mustangs brought by Spanish settlers 500...

New Zealand's ancient monster penguins had northern hemisphere doppelgangers

3 years ago from Science Daily

New Zealand's monster penguins that lived 62 million years ago had doppelgangers in Japan, the USA and Canada, a new study has found.

Evidence found of Natufian people eating snakes and lizards 15,000 years ago

3 years ago from Physorg

A trio of researchers at the University of Haifa's Zinman Institute of Archaeology has found evidence of Natufian people eating snakes and lizards approximately 15,000 years ago. In their paper...

It's big, but it's not a 'murder hornet'

3 years ago from Physorg

Since the release of information about Asian giant hornets, Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists are being inundated with cicada killers and other lookalike insects submitted for identification as a possible "murder...

Kim Jong Un fertilizer plant unfinished during ribbon-cutting ceremony

3 years ago from UPI

North Korea may have never completed the Sunchon Phosphate Fertilizer Plant on May 1, when Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance following a 20-day absence.

Uncovering the two 'faces' of the Earth

3 years ago from Physorg

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered how rocks sourced from the Earth's mantle are linked to the formation and breakup of supercontinents and super oceans over the past 700 million...

Ethnolinguistic diversity slows down urban growth

3 years ago from Science Daily

Where various ethnic groups live together, cities grow at a slower rate. That is the conclusion based on worldwide data that shows how the diversity of language groups in 1975...

WWE Raw: Drew McIntyre, Asuka team up against Dolph Ziggler, Sasha Banks

3 years ago from UPI

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and Raw Women's Champion Asuka joined forces to take on the pairing of Dolph Ziggler and Women's Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks on Raw.

Ethnolinguistic diversity slows down urban growth

3 years ago from Physorg

Where various ethnic groups live together, cities grow at a slower rate. That is the conclusion reached by a researcher from the University of Basel and his colleagues based on...

Witnesses testify before Congress on police force during Lafayette Park protest

3 years ago from UPI

Witnesses testified in Congressional hearings Monday about teargas and police violence when Park Police cleared out peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square in advance of President Donald Trump's photo opportunity June...

Judge sets potential trial date for officers charged in George Floyd killing

3 years ago from UPI

A judge in Minnesota set a tentative date of March 8, 2021, to begin trials for the four officers charged in the death of George Floyd.