Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
The mummy speaks: ancient voice recreated by scientists
Researchers say they've mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.
U.S. refuses to return Anne Sacoolas, diplomat's wife, to Britain over traffic death of Harry Dunn
The U.S. government says it won't send the wife of an American diplomat to Britain to face charges in the death of a man she hit in a traffic accident...
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur, Allosaurus jimmadseni, was unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The huge carnivore inhabited the flood plains of western North America during...
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Paleontologists unearthed the first specimen in early 1990s in Dinosaur National Monument in...
Microgrids: An idea whose time has come?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to the concept of microgrids, as well as how to heat your home without fossil fuels.
Famous birthdays for Jan. 24: Tatyana Ali, Ed Helms
Actor Tatyana Ali turns 40 and actor Justin Baldoni turns 35, among the famous birthdays for Jan. 24.
Researchers resurrect the voice of an ancient Egyptian priest
Some 3,000 years after he died, Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian priest, is uttering vowels. The sounds aren't coming from the mummified priest himself, but from a computerized voice box.
Minnesota Vikings to name Gary Kubiak as offensive coordinator
Former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak is expected to become the Minnesota Vikings' next offensive coordinator.
Everything you need to know as the China coronavirus spreads
How big is the threat posed by the new coronavirus from China? Here's a look at what experts know as the outbreak spreads.
'PBS NewsHour' co-founder Jim Lehrer, anchor for 36 years, dies at 85
'PBS NewsHour' co-founder Jim Lehrer, who anchored for 36 years before retiring in 2011, has died at age 85.
Everything you need to know as the China coronavirus spreads
How big is the threat posed by the new coronavirus from China? Here's a look at what experts know as the outbreak spreads.
Look: Firefighters rescue escaped cow from drowning in slurry
Firefighters in Britain rescued a cow that broke through a fence with some fellow bovines and nearly ended up drowning in slurry.
Book chronicles history of gender-neutral pronouns, from Shakespeare to email
Email signatures are almost as likely to include the preferred gender pronouns of the senders as they are their names and titles. The declaration of preferred pronouns is a contemporary...
Mummy returns: Voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest brought to life
Experts use 3D printing and speech technology to replicate the voice of Egyptian priest Nesyamun.
Vesuvius eruption turned ancient resident's brain to glass
The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. created temperatures so hot that one poor soul's brain was transformed into glass, researchers report.
Ancient tooth plaque suggests first settlers of Vanuatu brought bananas
Ancient tooth plaque suggests the first settlers of Vanuatu brought bananas with them when they colonized the Pacific island some 3,000 years ago.
For this Alberta woman, the good news was she had contracted a rare, deadly parasite
Alberta is a "hot spot" for rare tapeworm, with 15 of Canada's documented cases.
3-D Printing Gives Voice to a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy
Researchers printed a replica of the vocal tract of ancient Egyptian scribe Nesyamun -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Look: Civil War era 'witch bottle' found under Virginia highway median
Researchers said a glass bottle found during an archaeological dig on a Virginia highway median is believed to be a Civil War era "witch bottle" designed to ward off evil...
South Africa restaurant sets Guinness record with 207 milkshakes
A South Africa restaurant was awarded a Guinness World Record after proving the authenticity of its menu's most impressive boast: 207 different types of milkshakes.
A 3-D printed vocal tract lets an ancient mummy speak from beyond the grave
A replica of a 3,000-year-old mummy’s vocal tract has revealed how that mummy might sound if he rose from the dead. Using CT scans of the mummified Egyptian priest Nesyamun (SN: 8/18/14),...
Race to the bottom of the sea – the little known heroes of the 20th century's 'inner space race'
On January 23 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh climbed into an undersea craft called Trieste and dived nearly 11 kilometres to the deepest point in the ocean—the Challenger Deep...
Copper Age Italy hosted large, complex networks of metal exchange
During the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, the Late Neolithic, Italy was home to complex metalwork exchange networks, according to new isotopic analysis of Copper Age artifacts.
Isotopes in teeth suggest two megalithic cultures were separate groups
A team of researchers from the U.K., Belgium and Spain has found evidence that two groups of people in Late Neolithic Europe living approximately 5,500 years ago belonged to two...
Huge ice disc makes rare appearance on South Thompson River
A strange, swirling circle of ice that appeared at a bend in the South Thompson River has attracted plenty of attention in the Kamloops area. It was not caused by "alien stuff".
WWE NXT: Keith Lee captures gold, Imperium attacks
Keith Lee took on Roderick Strong of The Undisputed Era for the North American Championship on WWE NXT.
How old are they? Some non-photosynthetic orchids consist of dead wood
Botanists have long held a fascination for heterotrophic plants, not only because they contradict the notion that autotrophy (photosynthesis) is synonymous with plants, but also because such plants are typically...
Mount Vesuvius eruption: Extreme heat 'turned man's brain to glass'
Experts say the man's brain, found in the Roman town of Herculaneum, was affected by extreme heat.