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Ancient flying reptiles soared gently
BRISTOL, England, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Giant pterosaurs, ancient flying reptiles, were at their best in gentle tropical breezes, soaring over hillsides and coastlines, a British researcher says.
Observatory: Mammal Growth Spurt After Dinosaurs Died
Mammals exploded in size after dinosaurs went extinct and continued to grow for about 25 million years, according to a new study.
Remarkable preservation of African fossils explained
The mystery of how an abundance of fossils have been marvelously preserved for nearly half a billion years in a remote region of Africa has been solved by a team...
Amazonian biodiversity much older than originally thought
Amazonia's huge biodiversity originated with the formation of the Andes and, as such, dates back further than previously realised, claims an article written by an international research group, headed by...
Hunters May Have Killed Off Mammoths
While Many Scientists Believe a Dramatic Climate Shift Caused Mammoths to Disappear, 2 Say Man Hunted Them to Extinction
Video: Montana's Wild Turkeys
This Sunday Morning's moment of nature takes you to Montana's Flathead Valley, home to some very thankful wild turkeys.
Britton Chance Dies at 97; Biophysicist and Olympian
Dr. Chance, who did pioneering research on how living organisms produce and manage energy, was also a world-class yachtsman and won an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 1952.
Crown suggests Queen Arsinoë II ruled ancient Egypt as female pharaoh
A unique queen's crown with ancient symbols combined with a new method of studying status in Egyptian reliefs forms the basis for a re-interpretation of historical developments in Egypt in...
Birdbooker Report 145 & 146
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about nature, science and history books that have been newly published in North America and the UK.Books to the ceiling, Books to...
One scientist's hobby: recreating the ice age
CHERSKY, Russia (AP) -- Wild horses have returned to northern Siberia. So have musk oxen, hairy beasts that once shared this icy land with woolly mammoths...
The human brain unravelled
Man has been mapping the human brain for centuries but these days it's a full-colour show in 3DDissecting the brain was a messy affair in the early 16th century when cadavers might...
Archaeologists Uncover Roman Pool in Jerusalem
Pool Said to Belong to Roman Legion that Sacked Jerusalem 2000 Years Ago
100-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Species Found
New Species Identified from Fossil Found in Thailand Had Longer Legs than Modern-Day Crocodiles and Probably Fed on Fish
'King's Speech' addresses the issue
A high-profile movie about stuttering may spread awareness.In the film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth plays King George VI of Britain. After his older brother Edward ran off with an...
Pacific salmon could face food shortage
SEATTLE, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Population increases of North Pacific salmon may outstrip available food sources, and changing ocean conditions could make it worse, U.S. researchers say.
Giants among us: Paper explores evolution of the world's largest mammals
The largest mammal that ever walked the earth - Indricotherium transouralicum, a hornless rhinoceros-like herbivore that weighed approximately seventeen tons and stood about eighteen feet high at the shoulder -...
22 charged for prank emails, texts after S.Korea attacks
South Korean police said Friday they had charged 22 people with spreading rumours and false information online or in text messages after North Korea shelled an island in the South,...
Identifying Eadgyth
When German archaeologists discovered bones in the tomb of Queen Eadgyth in Magdeburg Cathedral, they looked to Bristol to provide the crucial scientific evidence that the remains were indeed those...
Enriching the origin of life theory
Enantioenrichment of one of life’s building blocks could have occurred near volcanoes on primitive Earth
Video | Craig Venter on saving the world with biology | The Newton Project
Surfer, Vietnam vet and genetic entrepreneur Craig Venter talks about his ambitions for tackling climate change
The end of hamburger disease
Hamburger disease, a debilitating form of food poisoning, may be a thing of the past. New findings from an international research collaboration conducted by the French National Institute for Agronomic...
Ohio zoo acquires daughter of late longest snake
(AP) -- An Ohio zoo says a new resident has big snakeskin shoes to fill.
YouTube, French authors, filmmakers reach deal
(AP) -- YouTube and top associations of French authors, filmmakers and other creative artists say they have struck an agreement to put more TV shows and movies online in...
Natural Is Often Better And Not Quackery
Science told us that vitamins are good. The polluted environment and the stress of modern living result in more free radicals than evolution has prepared us for; supplementing is fine....
10 science discoveries to be thankful for
As you bow your head in gratitude, secretly hoping every aunt and uncle won't chime in with their laundry list of thanks, here's a nod to the most breathtaking —...
Seven courses of science for Thanksgiving
No doubt the holiday festivities can be exhausting, but scientists say it's a fallacy to blame the post-meal nap on the bird.
Dinosaur exhibit makes world premiere in Ohio
A fossilized nest of eggs laid by an unknown species of dinosaur is part of an exhibit that makes its world premiere at an Ohio museum.
Shuttle images reveal Egypt's lost great lake
Desert drainage patterns point to ancient oases in Sahara