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Canadians analyze sport of curling
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The mechanics of delivering a curling stone were analyzed to give Canadians an edge at next month's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, coaches said.
Europe's conquering heroes? Likely farmers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The conquerors who spread their seed across Europe in ancient times were prosperous farmers who imported their skills from the Middle East, researchers reported on Tuesday.
‘Iron snail’ inspires new armor
Next generation armor could be modeled after the shell design of this iron-plated snail. Snail - Animal - Body Armor - Armor - Scaly-foot gastropod
Asteroids 'change colour' when they make a pass of Earth
The Earth "changes the colour" of asteroids by shaking them up as they pass, according to scientists.
Jurassic 'burn-down' events and organic matter richness in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation
The sediments of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation were deposited during the Late Jurassic between around 160 and 145 million years ago, the age of the reptiles. They are the main...
Ecuador's Yasuni park rich in wildlife
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is proving to be the most biologically diverse region in South America and possibly the world, scientists in Texas...
New theory on the origin of primates
A new model for primate origins is presented in Zoologica Scripta, published by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Translation Offers Multiple Perspectives on Colonial America
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new anthology of translated texts allows readers to learn about the earliest history of colonial America and explore this era through the voices of the people who...
Egypt announces find of ancient cat goddess temple
CAIRO (AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old temple that may have been dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
Love in London is as rare as finding aliens
LONDON (Reuters) - Romance may happen every day, but finding true love in London is as rare as aliens in the galaxy, says one London-based economist.
Chimps dance in the face of fire
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unusual behaviors have been observed in wild chimpanzees in West Africa in the face of grass fires. The chimps did not panic or flee, and some made ritualistic...
In Pictures: Strange seas
Pictures of sea creatures with some 'stranger than science fiction' lifestyles have been released by the Wildlife Trusts, as they launch their vision for UK seas.
Genome Study Provides a Census of Early Humans
Geneticists computed the size of the human population 1.2 million years ago from which everyone in the world is descended.
Pig carcasses could hold key to death puzzle
(PhysOrg.com) -- After five years of studying decomposing pig carcasses, Victoria University (New Zealand) graduate Rachel Parkinson could hold the key to determining the time since death in forensic cases.
Genetic Analysis Gives Hope That Extinct Tortoise Species May Live Again
(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to genetic data gleaned from the bones found in a several museum collections, an international team of researchers led by scientists from Yale believes it may be...
Earthquakes in south-east Asia and south Pacific
Good evening,sirs! New earthquakes are preparing to strike in south-east Asia and south Pacific. They are already big (on Richter scale)if they strike soon.Theire signs are already visible by naked...
Five fatal flaws of animal activism | Victor Schonfeld
From tacky nude posters to dubious concepts such as 'happy meat', animal rights groups are losing the fight for real changeThere are a few things that have kept me going, and kept...
Why Patients Are Safer In The Nude
If you ever have a mysterious skin rash and show your doctor, he or she may very well take a marker and encircle it, and then ask you to come...
Science Weekly podcast: A taste of things to come in 2010, and Darwin's dogs
We've been away for a few weeks but the Science Weekly team is poised to bring you right up to date with all the news stories that broke while we were away.It's...
Tut's finder may have stolen relics
BERLIN, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The man responsible for discovering King Tut's tomb may have deceived Egyptian authorities to steal treasured relics for himself, experts say.
Eel teeth show heat history
A new study will look at the effects of sea temperature change on species extinctions, using fossilised eel teeth to estimate temperatures.
Ringtones? They're so Neanderthal
We now know that our ancient forebears used make-up. But they foreshadowed the modern world in countless other waysApparently, we've been underestimating the Neanderthals. An expedition led by João Zilhão, professor of palaeolithic...
A catfight over neutering program
Bird lovers take issue with a city-subsidized nonprofit in Sun Valley that traps, sterilizes and then releases feral cats, saying it violates state environmental laws and doesn't reduce the population The line forms...
PICTURE: See-Through Goldfish Bred; Cuts Out Dissection
High school students wary of dissection may be in the clear, thanks to a newly bred see-through goldfish.
Mysterious Jamestown Tablet an American Rosetta Stone?
Discovered at the first permanent British settlement in America, the inscribed slate may show early colonist efforts to communicate with Indians.
Superlungs Gave Dinosaurs Competitive Edge
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for millennia because they were better breathers than mammals, a new study suggests.
Pashtun clue to lost tribes of Israel
Genetic study sets out to uncover if there is a 2,700-year-old link to Afghanistan and PakistanIsrael is to fund a rare genetic study to determine whether there is a link between the...
This column will change your life: To be or not to be…
It's 45 years since David Bourland suggested doing away with the verb "to be". A silly suggestion, one might think, but look a little closer and it makes a weird kind of...