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Suspects in Russian plant bombing killed
BAKSAN, Russia, July 26 (UPI) -- Two of the six suspects linked to the bombing of a hydroelectric plant in the North Caucuses were killed by security officials, Russian...
Stonehenge Had Neighboring, Wooden Twin—More to Come?
A stone's throw from Stonehenge, archaeologists have found a sister circle—hinting that such temples were once plentiful at the site. ...
High-resolution imaging expands vision research of live birds of prey
Bird observatories all over the world may benefit from a newly designed high-resolution imaging system used to study the retinal structure of live birds of prey. Researchers now reveal unprecedented...
Peru archaeologists find hall for human sacrifice
An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilization for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists said on Thursday. Archaeology - Peru...
Marine Creatures Survived Ancient Ocean Acidification
But modern-day acid buildup is occurring much faster
Florence Journal: Museum’s Display of Remains Reflects Latest Chapter in Galileo’s Legacy
Florence’s history of science museum, renamed to honor Galileo, is exhibiting newly recovered bits of his body as if they were the relics of an actual saint.
Extreme archaeology: Divers plumb the mysteries of sacred Maya pools
Steering clear of crocodiles and navigating around massive submerged trees, a team of divers began mapping some of the 25 freshwater pools of Cara Blanca, Belize, which were important to...
Haul of Roman coins dug up in field to earn finder a fortune
Metal detector enthusiast Dave Crisp could share £1m with owner of Somerset field where he unearthed 52,000 coinsA metal detector enthusiast could share a £1m payout after finding one of Britain's largest ever...
Still Waiting for a New Age of Racial Amity
Victor Davis Hanson: America Has Largely Moved Beyond Race; Tragically, Our President Has Not
Scientists study why the blind salamander lives so long
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long been intrigued by the longevity of a tiny amphibian known as the blind salamander, but it now seems it may live a long time because...
Mountain marmots made bigger by climate change, says new study
Longer summers are causing large mountain rodents called marmots to grow larger and get better at surviving, according to a 33-year study published today in Nature...
Tourists heave menhirs to solve ancient mystery
In the Asterix comic books you only had to drink a magic potion to be able to lift a menhir. But in reality you need vast quantities of muscle power...
Sao Paulo will build Temple of Solomon replica
Brazil will build a replica of Jerusalem's destroyed Temple of Solomon in eastern Sao Paulo, in a four-year, 113-million dollar construction project, local media said Wednesday.
Ceausescu remains exhumed for DNA
Scientists in Romania are exhuming what are thought to be the remains of former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife.
Welsh find forces Roman rethink
Archaeologists rethink the extent of the Roman presence in Gwynedd as construction of a bypass reveals unexpected artefacts.
Pictures: Odd Maya Tomb Yields Jeweled Teeth, More
Human fingers in stunningly preserved tamale bowls, jeweled teeth, monkey-head pottery, and more have been found in a Maya tomb, archaeologists say. ...
Fear of the dark may lead to penguin extinction
Will Adélie Penguins, attempting to cope with climate change, go extinct because they can’t find food in the darkness of the Antarctic winter? A recent paper published in the scientific...
'Lost' insect turns up anew in UK
The dainty damselfly re-appears in the UK after an absence of more than 50 years, probably assisted by climate change.
Egypt scours bed of Lake Qarun in search of antiquities
Egyptian experts have begun to explore the depths of Lake Qarun south of Cairo using remote sensing radars in search of sunken artefacts, antiquities officials told AFP on Wednesday.
Divers find ancient monkey fossil
Scuba divers find the fossilised bones of an ancient, tiny monkey in a cave in the Caribbean, revealing clues about the origin of primates in the region.
Rare meteorite sliced open
Mineralogists at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum had their first look Wednesday inside a rare, 53-kilogram meteorite chunk found in Saskatchewan in 2009.
Your chance to live forever in spider form
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Manchester scientist is offering the public the chance to name a new species of spider, which has been fossilised in amber for millions of years.
Audit picks a bone with US relics office
Congressional watchdog unearths shortcomings at agency in charge of repatriating ancient tribal remains.
Stone Age carving may be ancient sex toy
Sex toys have come a long way since the Stone Age – but then again, perhaps not as much as we might think. Stone Age -...
Pre-Columbian burial ground unearthed in Costa Rica
An 800-year-old, pre-Columbian burial ground with baskets full of human remains was unearthed at a building site outside San Jose, National Museum archaeologists said Tuesday.
Nobbled by a spider
Was it the 'biting spider' that left me unable to walk – or the 'walnut orb-weaver'?Arachnophobes, look away now. On Saturday evening, while at my friend's back-garden barbecue, I was bitten by a...
Elephant tooth fossil found in Brazil: report
Scientists in Brazil say a fossil of an elephant's tooth found in the Amazon jungle proves the presence of pachyderms in South America some 45,000 years ago, a report said...
Inuit bones from ancestral site to be repatriated
Inuit remains that were taken from an ancestral burial site on Labrador's north coast more than 80 years ago by an American archeologist are to be returned to Canada.