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Early humans wiped out Australia's giants
Climate not to blame for the extinction of Australia's big animals.
Can modern-day plants trace their New Zealand ancestry?
Is the current flora of New Zealand derived from plants that grew on the supercontinent Gondwana before its breakup, or derived from plants that more recently dispersed to New Zealand?...
The Origin of Darwin
The evolutionist's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes discusses the film 'Creation,' based on his book about Darwin's struggle over faith and family. ...
Bubble physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light
The bubbles in your champagne that appear to jump out of your glass and tickle your nose are exhibiting a behaviour quite similar to the tiny bubbles found throughout the...
Study shows value of sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction
Living organisms have good reason for engaging in sexual, rather than asexual, reproduction according to Maurine Neiman, assistant professor of biology in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences...
Cosmic Log: Darwin’s difficult ‘Creation’
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Charles Darwin's inner demons — and his inner angels — come to light in a film that traces the roots of his 150-year-old masterwork, "The...
Chimp smuggling crisis in Cameroon
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Chimpanzee smuggling has become a crisis in Cameroon, with some rescued chimps found through DNA tests to have been stolen from preserves, researchers...
A world of screens and plastic has fed a cultish craving for relics of the past
Ancient bones and shards are fast gaining mythical status, benefiting their priestly interpreters from museums to the BBCThank goodness she is back. After a thousand years, Princess Eadgyth has returned to Mercia to...
European OK Clears Way for Oracle-Sun Deal
EU Antitrust Chief Says She's Satisfied Competition Will be Preserved
Photographs by 'Snowflake Bentley' go on sale in New York
In the late 19th century, at the age of 19, Wilson A Bentley had the bright idea of taking photographs of snowflakes through a microscope. The results are still spectacularVintage photographs of snowflakes...
JPL Scientist Honored by President Obama With Early Career Award
JPL Oceanographer Josh Willis was among 100 outstanding early career scientists honored by President Obama Jan. 13 at the White House.
Dinosaur extinction grounded ancient birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- An abundance of food and lack of predators following the extinction of dinosaurs saw previously flighted birds fatten up and become flightless, according to new research from The...
Exxon reaches deep into eastern Russia
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Supermajor Exxon Mobil announced it completed two extended-reach wells at the Odoptu field associated with the Sakhalin project in eastern Russia.
Does homosexuality have to be an evolutionary dead end?
Agony Aunt Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: gay dads and punishment strategiesI will surviveFrom Joe, age 38Dear Carole, I am a 38-year-old single gay...
Tropical depression 01W fading over Vietnam and Cambodia
Tropical Depression 01W wasn't very well organized when it made landfall earlier today, and is dissipating as it now moves from Vietnam westward into Cambodia.
'Coffee Talk' Disappearing In Native New Yorkers
In the early 1990s, comedian Mike Myers regularly dressed up in a giant wig, gaudy fake nails and gigantic sunglasses to become Linda Richman -- a stereotypical New Yorker who...
Dunlin get fit to avoid falcons
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Pacific dunlins have become more fit and spend more time flying since peregrine falcon populations rebounded after a ban on DDT, Canadian...
Endangered Species: Humans Might Have Faced Extinction 1 Million Years Ago
New genetic findings suggest that early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction . [More]
VLTs blamed for problem gambling in women
Researchers at the University of Manitoba are calling on governments to remove video lottery terminals from all bars, restaurants, lounges and branches of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Ancient bones may belong to English princess
More than 1,000 years after she was carted off to Germany to marry an ambitious Saxon duke, experts believe they have identified the body of Princess Eadgyth. ...
Saxon queen discovered in Germany
(PhysOrg.com) -- Remains of one of the oldest members of the English royal family have been unearthed at Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany. The preliminary findings will be announced at a...
Viking Shipwrecks Face Ruin as Odd "Worms" Invade
Viking ships, sunken prehistoric settlements, and tens of thousands of other well-preserved wrecks face ruin as wood-eating shipworms invade a warming Baltic Sea.
Dinosaur "Death Pits" Created by Giant's Footprints?
Chinese pits filled with an astounding array of small dinosaur fossils may have been created by a 20-ton behemoth wandering a volcanic landscape, a new study suggests.
Seachange makes town change
A researcher has found that many Aussie ‘seachangers’, who move to small towns from the city, have caused growth that ruined the idyll.
Oxfordshire dinosaur tracks to get special protection
Dinosaur footprints discovered in Oxfordshire mudflats are to be protected as part of a geological conservation site.
Researchers discover method to objectively identify PTSD
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (January 20, 2010) -- Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those...
Big plant-eating birds that dwell with others on islands live longest
Large, social, vegetarian, island-dwelling birds live longer than other birds, reports a new study that examined the relationships between evolution and life spans in birds.
Remains of Alfred the Great's granddaughter returned
• Tests expected to confirm woman lived in England• Princess sent to Germany as diplomatic prizeThe granddaughter of Alfred the Great came back to England yesterday – or at least fragments of...