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Prehistoric fish extinction paved the way for modern vertebrates; Event of unknown origin occurred as first vertebrates tested land
A mass extinction of fish 360 million years ago hit the reset button on Earth's life, setting the stage for modern vertebrate biodiversity, a new study reports. The mass extinction...
Pictures: Pyramid Tomb With Human Sacrifices Found
Jewel-adorned skeletons of ancient elites and remains of a sacrificial adult and child were found in the 2,700-year-old tomb in Mexico.
Bacterial growths may offer clues about Earth's distant past
One way that geologists try to decipher how cells functioned as far back as 3 billion years is by studying modern microbial mats, or gooey layers of nutrient-exchanging bacteria that...
Mount St. Helens Pictures: Before and After the Blast
From snow-capped peak to smoldering crater, see how the major eruption 30 years ago today changed the face of the famous volcano.
Natural history moves out of draughty church halls to thrive online
If you want to learn about the flora and fauna around you, there are myriad forums and support groups to help youThere is a long-established interest and passion for natural history in...
Fossil Trove Shows Diverse Creatures of Cambrian Did Not Disappear
The discovery of 480-million-year-old fossils in Morocco supports the likelihood that the Cambrian Explosion’s diverse life continued to evolve.
Egypt's ancient ‘avenue of colossi’ may be found
An avenue of colossal granite statues representing an ancient deity could lie by the funerary temple of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III, according to Egyptian archaeologists who have unearthed one of...
Spike-nosed tree frog and tame woolly rat found in Indonesian New Guinea
Conservationists offer latest dispatch from jungle paradise in Foja mountains that offers vision of life on earth without humans• Gallery: New species discovered on Foja expedition• Gallery: Lost land of the volcano Those...
P.E.I. whale skeleton ready in B.C.
The skeleton of a blue whale that beached in western P.E.I. 22 years ago is finally ready for public viewing at a specially built display in British Columbia.
Advanced geographical models bring new perspective to study of archaeology
The use of computational modeling is providing new opportunities to the field of archaeology and can possibly enhance previous findings of how humans and the environment interact.
Genetic Study Shows Diversity, Ancestry of Latino Populations
Being Latino in the Americas can mean very different things - depending upon where your ancestors called home. A new study led by a Cornell researcher shows populations geographically close...
The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast: Why human bodies are now creations and a memory making exhibition
Is being slim, youthful and wrinkle-free now a moral responsibility? Psychotherapist Susie Orbach joins us in the studio to discuss how humans now see their bodies as creations. Warning: the discussion on labiaplasties...
Dot Shot: Ferns in Spring
The ferns are bursting forth in the Hudson Valley. What's on display outdoors where you live?
You, Retaliator!
The safe deposit in front of you is wide open. Twenty stacks of one-hundred dollar bills stare you in the face. Each stack a hundred bills thick. So many Benjamins....
A talk on the wild side: 100 species that changed the world
The diversity of life on Earth will be explored in a free public lecture at the University of Leicester's on 20 May 2010. Author Chris Lloyd will present 'What on...
Men with bigger wallets have bigger waistlines, Canadian study finds
In Canada, in stark contrast with the rest of the world, wealthy men increase their likelihood of being overweight with every extra dollar they make, according to a new study.
Sherlock the vulture, man's new best friend
With a face like a turkey, a blood-red head, big beady eyes and large curved beak, Sherlock the vulture is no oil painting.
Asian ivory trade poses danger to African elephant
(AP) -- Carefully, the Chinese ivory dealer pulled out an elephant tusk cloaked in bubble wrap and hidden in a bag of flour. Its price: $17,000.
Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17
Declaring the area a 'live firing zone,' soldiers take cover behind sandbags and on rooftops to isolate protesters wielding petrol bombs, stones, guns and homemade rockets. Fighting in Bangkok continued for a third...
Tents are so last century
Stephanie Hills spends the night in the Loire in France, in a cosy wooden cabin with a glass ceiling made for stargazingEurope's coolest glamping experiences"Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,...
Martian moon probably pretty porous
Phobos may be a mass of rocky rubble, not a captured asteroid
Spider bites tourist below the belt
A Canadian tourist in New Zealand suffered a swollen penis and chest pain after he went for a nude swim and was apparently bitten by a katipo spider.
Mass Animal Extinctions, Not Climate Change, Killed Plants
A gradual dying out of large mammals 15,000 years ago, lead to the disappearance of certain plant populations, a new study says. The findings contradict pervious ideas that climate change...
Charting the development of human populations in the north and south of the Mediterranean region
The Mediterranean is the birthplace of ancient peoples and cultures, but has it acted as a bridge or a barrier in the genetic history of northern and southern populations? Gene...
Anti-abortion activists rally in Ottawa
Several thousand people descended on Parliament Hill on Thursday for an anti-abortion rally that included Tory MPs who urged their fellow parliamentarians to reopen the debate on the issue.
Aging NASA Labs Need $2 Billion Makeover
NASA�s hopes for the future may rest upon spending $2.46 billion to fix and upgrade lab facilities more than 40 years old.
Breast size: a human anomaly
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: breast sizeFrom John, a studentI'm an animal science student and during our mammogenesis lecture a professor brought up the...