Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
New research suggests Sierra Nevadas older than previously thought
The Sierra Nevada mountain range reached its present height 50 million years ago -- 30 million years earlier than geologists once believed, according to a new study.
Coal from mass extinction era linked to lung cancer mystery
The volcanic eruptions thought responsible for Earth's largest mass extinction -- which killed more than 70 percent of plants and animals 250 million years ago -- is still taking lives...
E-reader boom kindles a variety of new options
(AP) -- When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change.
Birds fight alien parasites
Unlike Hawaii and other island groups, no native bird has gone extinct in the Galapagos Islands, although some are in danger. But University of Utah biologists found that finches –...
Body scanners coming to Canadian airports
Body scanners will be installed in several Canadian airports, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax, to comply with new U.S. security protocols.
How people work ... and the fingerprint mystery
Why do we chew our food? Research has shown that it is not, as has long been presumed, to make chunks of food small enough to swallow without choking. ...
South Carolina defeats Longwood 88-58
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Devan Downey scored 18 points to help South Carolina defeat Longwood 88-58 on Tuesday night and snap a two-game losing streak....
The curious thing about Alan Alda
The actor's fascination with science comes full circle with PBS' 'The Human Spark.' ...
Earliest Tyrannosauroid rediscovered in museum collection
A long forgotten fossil skull in the collections of the Natural History Museum in London has now provided crucial clues to the early stages of the lengthy evolutionary history of...
Opinion: After Copenhagen
Most people think of the human race as separate from other life on Earth, but that’s a big mistake, writes George Mawer.
Thai hill farmers help preserve genetic diversity of rice
Traditional rice cultivation methods practiced in the isolated hillside farms of Thailand are helping preserve the genetic diversity of rice, one of the world's most important food crops, according to...
Talking about Spiders (and Millipede Sex)
Filed Museum's Expert Oversees Underground Library of Creepy Insects, Says There's Nothing to Fear
Elite dating website expels 'festive fatties'
A Danish online dating website has expelled 5,000 members, including 500 Canadians, because they no longer met the site's beauty standards.
Amazon explorers uncover signs of a real El Dorado
Satellite technology detects giant mounds over 155 miles, pointing to sophisticated pre-Columbian cultureIt is the legend that drew legions of explorers and adventurers to their deaths: an ancient empire of citadels and treasure...
Tombs to lift lid on Egypt's ancient middle class
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two 2,500-year-old tombs discovered at a necropolis near Cairo promise to reveal more about ancient Egypt's middle class, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Tuesday.
Ancient fossil may solve baleen whale mystery
The origins of the largest animals in the world, the baleen whales, might be rooted in the mud, which they potentially sucked up like vacuum cleaners, analysis of a bizarre...
Mystery of World's Biggest Beasts Possibly Solved
The ancestors of blue whales may have filtered food from the mud, suggesting the origin of filter-feeding.
New 'strawberry' crab species found off Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A marine biologist says he has discovered a new crab species off the coast of southern Taiwan that looks like a strawberry...
Acacias use ants to guard flowers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Dr Nigel Raine, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Royal Holloway, University of London has revealed how a special plant-ant relationship thrives on give and take...
Flight school trains pilots who'll never fly
The University of North Dakota is offering the world's first bachelor's degree for pilots who will never leave the ground. University of North Dakota - United...
Researchers recalculate age of Solar System
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lead-lead (Pb-Pb) dating is among the most widely used radiometric dating techniques to determine the age of really old things, such as the age of the Earth or...
Basics: A Puddy Tat, but Watch Out for That Bite
Floridians love their panthers, but that could change if the cats decide people look tasty.
"Lost" Amazon Complex Found; Shapes Seen by Satellite
Hundreds of circles, squares, and other geometric shapes once hidden by forest hint at a previously unknown ancient society that flourished in the Amazon, a new study says.
Female salary hagglers unlikeable
Women who try to negotiate their salaries are viewed as competent but less 'likeable' by their colleagues, research has found.
The elusive G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist'
The elusive erogenous zone said to exist in some women may be a myth, say researchers who have hunted for it.
Ancient koalas ate wider diet
According to research on skull fragments, prehistoric koalas had a varied diet – unlike modern koalas, who subsist on eucalyptus leaves.
Mystery of San Francisco's lost sea lions 'solved'
Scientists in the US believe they may have solved the riddle of San Francisco's vanishing sea lions.
Finding the right boot camp
A boot camp that fits you Finding a boot camp is relatively easy, but finding one that's fun and meets your fitness goals may take some work.