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Australian study finds crocodiles surf the seas
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Crocodiles can surf ocean currents to take long leisurely journeys across open seas in the South Pacific, a researcher said on Wednesday....
Yangtze River: Older than thought
DURHAM, England, June 8 (UPI) -- British-led scientists say they've determined China's Yangtze River is approximately 40 million years older than was previously thought.
Introducing the good food guide for cockroaches
It is often striking how little we know about our closest neighbour. Until now, it was assumed that cockroaches forage on their own to find food and water. However, this...
Video: Creating "Synthetic" Life
For the first time in history, a living organism has been manufactured with the help of a computer. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the groundbreaking discovery's widespread implications.
Oasis near Death Valley fed by ancient aquifer under Nevada Test Site
Every minute, 10,000 gallons of water mysteriously gush out of the desert floor at a place called Ash Meadows, an oasis that is home to 24 plant and animal species...
Oyster Shells Tell Story
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some oysters provide pearls but all oyster shells have a story to tell, if you know how to look for them. One compelling story about North America`s first...
Study finds genetic links among Jewish people
Using sophisticated genetic analysis, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and New York University School of Medicine have published a study indicating that Jews are a...
Researcher finds diary entries are akin to tweets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lee Humphreys, assistant professor of communication, is studying the stunning similarities between 18th- and 19th-century diary entries and Twitter tweets.
Researchers Uncover Identity Of Spider Discovered By Darwin More Than A Century Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The George Washington University recently uncovered the identity of a spider that was originally found by Charles Darwin in Brazil more than a century and a...
Scientists must not be muzzled
Four hundred years after Galileo, scientists still face persecution for speaking out. Laws must not be used to stifle debate.
Haycast 07: Robert Winston, Rick Gekoski and the classics
In today's Haycast, Robert Winston answers festivalgoers' questions on science, literature and his guilty pleasures, while Claire Armitstead and Sarah Crown catch up on gossip in the Hay festival green room, where writers...
Astronomers solve Walt Whitman meteor mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- In his landmark collection Leaves of Grass, famed poet Walt Whitman wrote of a "strange huge meteor-procession" in such vivid detail that scholars have debated the possible inspiration...
Research suggests mining in Africa is spreading TB
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mining for gold, diamonds, and precious minerals is dangerous work, but in sub-Saharan Africa the activity could be driving an entire continent`s tuberculosis epidemic, a new Oxford-led study...
Thick Haze Protected First Life on Earth
A thick organic haze cloaked early Earth, keeping the planet from freezing over, protecting primordial life.
Artifacts suggest Earhart's final days a struggle
Researchers scouring a remote South Pacific island describe a knife, a jar and signs of a fire that the famous female pilot may have used to try and survive. ...
Stone Age ‘factory’ produced pigment
The Stone Age version of successful businessmen like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates might have been involved in the color and glue trade. Steve Jobs -...
N.B. paraplegic identifies alleged attacker
A man who was left a paraplegic as a result of a stabbing three years ago identified the man he said was behind the knife attack in a Moncton, N.B.,...
Free-Fall Forensics: Liquid Droplets Make Curious Craters
For more than 150 years researchers have tangled with competing explanations for tiny pits preserved in ancient sediments. Some have interpreted those impressions to be so-called fossil raindrops-- rainfall literally...
Meteorologists track down Monet as he painted London bridges in smog
Scientists have pinpointed exactly where Claude Monet was in the Savoy Hotel when he painted Charing Cross Bridge and Waterloo Bridge in heavy smogThrough a thick blanket of pre-war smog, it is hard...
Researchers apply chemistry to restoration of paintings and dating of signatures
Providing solutions to any current problem is the mission of analytical chemistry, according to Ms Rosa Alonso, director of the Farmartem Research Group at the University of the Basque Country...
Pacific islands 'are not sinking'
Many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking, a study finds - though sea level rise still poses a threat.
Robert Boyle: wishlist of a Restoration visionary
Royal Society exhibition reveals the remarkable scope of co-founder's scientific ambitionsAs wishlists go, it was both visionary and practical, but more than anything it reveals the scope and almost limitless ambition of science...
Ancient 40-pound Meteorite Pulled From Ditch in Oregon
A seemingly normal rock found in a ditch along a stretch of road in north central Oregon has turned out to be a stone from outer space that travelled across...
UN report calls for changes in diet, fuel use
A report by a United Nations panel suggests the world's population should shift away from a meat-based diet and cut fossil fuel consumption in order to make more sustainable use...
Dinosaur heads, antiques and Victorian curios to feature in London art fair
International fine art fair to feature skull of Tyrannosaurus for sale, as well as paintings and ceramic ornamentsIt is not the most obvious exhibit for a fine art and antique fair but...
Ex-CSI chief gets prison for evidence tampering
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) -- The former chief crime scene investigator of Nebraska's most populous county was sentenced to up to four years in prison Tuesday for...
Long-necked dinos held heads high
The long necks of the largest dinosaurs that ever lived might have been raised high after all, a new study now suggests. Dinosaur - Religion and...
Citizen science 'can save birds'
By recording their everyday sightings of birds, the public could help limit future extinctions, a study suggests.