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The Outsized Influence of Ocean Temperatures on Central American Climate

6 years ago from Science Blog

Tourists today spend thousands of dollars to explore and enjoy the lush and thriving rainforests of Guatemala. It’s hard to believe the landscape ever looked any different. But according to...

Wasp nests used to date ancient Kimberley rock art

6 years ago from Physorg

Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for one of the ancient styles of Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley.

Ewan McGregor says he tries to 'understand' the villains he portrays on 'Late Night'

6 years ago from UPI

Ewan McGregor appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" to discuss his role as the villainous Black Mask in "Birds of Prey" and how he tries to understand any antagonist...

In Photos: Stars walk runway for Red Dress fashion show

6 years ago from UPI

Celebrities walked the runway for the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection fashion show at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on February 5, 2020.

Bogong Bikkies: Nutritionally suitable baked biscuits help mountain pygmy-possums after bushfires

6 years ago from Physorg

Australia's recent bushfires have razed over ten million hectares, and killed at least a billion animals. It's likely countless more will die in the aftermath, as many species face starvation...

Texas set to execute Abel Ochoa for slaying five family members

6 years ago from UPI

Texas is preparing to execute Abel Ochoa on Thursday for fatally shooting his family members in their living room.

WWE NXT: Velveteen Dream returns, Charlotte Flair meets with Rhea Ripley

6 years ago from UPI

Velveteen Dream returned from injury on WWE NXT and got his revenge against The Undisputed Era.

In Photos: Oscar glamour through the years

6 years ago from UPI

The Academy Awards have historically been an event for actors to wear their most elegant looks with hopes of taking home film's highest honors. Here's a look at some photos...

Thousands of blood-sucking ticks found on bodies of Canadian moose

6 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Researchers from the universities of New Brunswick and Laval are studying how ticks survive in the climates of New Brunswick and Quebec and how that affects moose. Capturing a moose...

AEW Dynamite: MJF gives Cody 10 lashes, Jon Moxley gets revenge

6 years ago from UPI

MJF whipped Cody 10 times with a belt on Dynamite, the first of three stipulations Cody must complete in order to earn a match against his rival at the Revolution...

Rare monster galaxy grew rapidly 12 billion years ago … then suddenly died

6 years ago from Space.com

Astronomers just discovered a rare monster galaxy that grew rapidly in the universe's early days — and then went quiet surprisingly fast.

Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain rock Red Dress fashion show in NYC

6 years ago from UPI

Meghan Trainor and Shania Twain performed some of their biggest hits at Wednesday's American Heart Association Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection fashion show in New York City.

20 aboard cruise ship now stricken with coronavirus; the rest quarantined off Japan

6 years ago from LA Times - Health

The Diamond Princess is off Yokohama with about 3,700 passengers and crew.

Cincinnati Reds officially sign reliever Pedro Strop to one-year deal

6 years ago from UPI

The Cincinnati Reds finalized a one-year, $1.825 million contract with right-handed reliever Pedro Strop.

Lesotho's first lady charged with murder of predecessor

6 years ago from UPI

Maesaiah Thabane, the first lady of Lesotho, faced a murder charge Wednesday when she appeared in court in connection with the slaying of her husband's previous wife.

9,900-year-old Mexican female skeleton is morphologically distinct from most of America's earliest known settlers

6 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

'Chan Hol 3', like other Tulum cave skeletons, has a distinctive skull and tooth caries

Faster than a speeding bullet: Asian hornet invasion spreads to Northern Germany

6 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

In early September 2019, an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) was collected alive in Hamburg, Germany, representing the northernmost find of the species so far in Europe and indicating its...

9,900-year-old Mexican female skeleton distinct from other early American settlers

6 years ago from Science Daily

A new skeleton discovered in the submerged caves at Tulum sheds new light on the earliest settlers of Mexico.

Asian hornet invasion spreads to Northern Germany

6 years ago from Science Daily

Known to prey on many insects, including honey bees and other beneficiary species, the Asian hornet, which had recently invaded parts of Europe, presents a serious threat to apiculture and...

Mudwasps used to date Australia's aboriginal rock art

Scientists use the remains of wasps’ nests to date Australia’s ancient aboriginal rock art.

Turkish plane crash lands at Istanbul airport; 52 hurt

6 years ago from UPI

Authorities said more than 50 people were injured Wednesday when a Turkish airliner skidded off a runway in Istanbul and broke apart.

Wasp nests provide the key to dating 12,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art

6 years ago from Sciencenews.org

Fanciful human figures adorning rock shelters in western Australia’s Kimberley region have often been assumed to date back 17,000 years or more.  In a stinging rebuke of that idea, a new study suggests...

9,900-year-old Mexican female skeleton distinct from other early American settlers

6 years ago from Physorg

A new skeleton discovered in the submerged caves at Tulum sheds new light on the earliest settlers of Mexico, according to a study published February 5, 2020 in the open-access...

Watch: Los Angeles library offering $10,000 reward for long-lost sculpture pieces

6 years ago from UPI

A California library is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the whereabouts of two long-lost sections of a sculpture.

Women's basketball: 10 players suspended in Texas Southern-Alabama State brawl

6 years ago from UPI

The Southwestern Athletic Conference suspended 10 student-athletes and two managers Wednesday after a brawl broke out after a women's basketball game between Texas Southern University and Alabama State University.

Jeremy Jordan joins off-Broadway revival of 'Little Shop of Horrors'

6 years ago from UPI

Jeremy Jordan will be joining the cast of off-Broadway revival "Little Shop of Horrors" as Seymour starting on March 17.

Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought

6 years ago from Physorg

Tourists today spend thousands of dollars to explore and enjoy the lush and thriving rainforests of Guatemala.

Waterbug from European rivers found in the Iberian Peninsula

6 years ago from Physorg

Aphelocheirus aestivalis, a waterbug found in mid and high sections of well-oxygenated and preserved rivers in the European continent, has been found for the first time in Catalonia (Spain), specifically...