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New charges expected for Minneapolis officers over George Floyd's death
Minnesota authorities on Wednesday escalated the murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
New charges expected for Minneapolis officers over George Floyd's death
Minnesota authorities on Wednesday escalated the murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and levied charges against the other three officers involved in the arrest and death of...
Mummified ankylosaur offers a rare glimpse of a dinosaur’s last meal
With the help of a mummified fossil, paleontologists got an incredibly rare look at a dinosaur’s last meal. (Illustration by Julius Csotonyi, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology /)A mummified armored dinosaur found in present-day...
Pinpointing the origins of Jerusalem's Temple Mount
Integrating radiocarbon dating and microarchaeology techniques has enabled more precise dating of the ancient Wilson's Arch monument at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, according to a study published June 3, 2020 in...
Philadelphia removes statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo due to George Floyd protests
Authorities in Philadelphia on Wednesday removed a statue of former Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo, days after demonstrators tried to topple the monument.
Oldest and largest ancient Maya structure found in Mexico
Scientists using an aerial remote-sensing method have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure built by the ancient Maya civilization - a colossal rectangular elevated platform built between 1,000 and 800...
Scientists discover what an armoured dinosaur ate for its last meal
More than 110 million years ago, a lumbering 1,300-kilogram, armour-plated dinosaur ate its last meal, died, and was washed out to sea in what is now northern Alberta. This ancient...
Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found
Ancient Maya society got off to a monumentally fast start around 3,000 years ago. Excavations and airborne mapping at a previously unknown site in Mexico, called Aguada Fénix, have uncovered the oldest and...
Largest, oldest Maya monument suggests importance of communal work
From the ground, it's impossible to tell that the plateau underfoot is something extraordinary. But from the sky, with laser eyes, and beneath the surface, with radiocarbon dating, it's clear...
Look: Lea Michele apologizes to 'Glee' co-star for past 'hurt'
Lea Michele spoke out after Samantha Marie Ware accused her of making the "Glee" set " a living hell."
Rainy season tends to begin earlier in Northern Central Asia
Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) found that the rainy season of northern Central Asia, which occurs in May-July in present-day,...
Two new extinct primate species are found in the Ethiopia site of Gona
Sileshi Semaw from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is coauthor of a paper published in the Journal of Human Evolution about a large series of...
PGA Tour replaces John Deere Classic, creates Ohio doubleheader
The PGA Tour has replaced the John Deere Classic with an event that will be played July 9 to 12 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
3D-Printed Biomaterials Laced With Stem Cells To Create Superior Bone Grafts
Subtle variations in the architecture of the 22 bones of the skull give each one of us a unique facial profile. So repairing the shape of skull defects, in the...
Watch: Michael Sheen shows off family lion claw during 'Late Late Show and Tell'
Michael Sheen displayed a lion claw that has been kept in his family for generations during a round of "Late Late Show and Tell" on "The Late Late Show with...
What artist Paul McCarthy has drawn and learned from Instagram in the pandemic
Paul McCarthy's Hammer Museum solo show shut down for COVID-19. From home, he talks of human nature, violence and turning from performance to drawing.
New chemical analysis allows for less invasive dating of artwork
Carbon dating of lead white paint from canvas edges could help uncover forgeries
In photos: U.S. protests police-involved death of George Floyd
Protests broke out in cities across the United States the week of May 25, 2020, and have lasted for days, after a white police officer in Minneapolis was recorded kneeling...
California braces for second coronavirus wave even as first wave is far from over
Experts are worried about the potential for new surges of disease as California reopens.
The Fifth Horseman unloosed with George Floyd protests
The Fifth Horseman, accompanied by Massive Attacks of Disruption, struck with a vengeance following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Nationwide protests erupted.
James Miller quits Pentagon over security tactics for President Donald Trump's church photos
A Pentagon adviser has quit in protest over Defense Secretary Mike Esper's involvement in a photo opportunity and tactics used to snap a picture of President Donald Trump in front...
California braces for second coronavirus wave even as first wave is far from over
Experts are worried about the potential for new surges of disease as California reopens.
Odds of edible insects transmitting coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is negligible
The odds of insects that are produced for food or feed transmitting COVID-19 is negligible. That is the conclusion drawn by a team of entomologists, virologists, and insect disease experts...
Love the parasite you're with—the entertaining life of unwelcome guests from flea circuses to Aliens
Bloodsucker, leech, tick—few things have a reputation worse than parasites. But these biological hangers-on also have a comic cultural history.
New doubts about the Neanderthal provenance of Nerja cave art
Dating cave art is a key issue for understanding human cognitive development. To understand the complexity of human evolution, it is vital to know whether the ability for abstraction and...
Evidence of armored dinosaur's last meal found in fossilized stomach
For the first time, scientists have recovered the remains of the last thing a herbivorous dinosaur ate.
Scientists discover what an armored dinosaur ate for its last meal
More than 110 million years ago, a lumbering 1,300-kilogram, armor-plated dinosaur ate its last meal, died, and was washed out to sea in what is now northern Alberta. This ancient...
Why Winnipeg ought to be the pandemic envy of North America
Winnipeg is one of the largest cities in North America — if not the largest — to so far sail through the public health crisis with few cases of the disease, almost...