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Street art: Elicits meaningful discussion?
SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 25 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led multinational study suggests street art provokes meaningful discussion about the world's urban landscape.
Rare ancient fossil found in England
LEICESTER, England, March 24 (UPI) -- British and U.S. scientists say they are excited by the discovery of a 425-million-year-old fossil of a water creature with its soft body...
First Amphibious Insects Found in Hawaii
Twelve new caterpillar species are at home on land or underwater, although scientists are baffled about how the submerged bugs breathe.
Feces, Bite Marks Flesh Out Giant Dino-Eating Crocs
Rock-hard feces and oddly bitten bones suggest a 29-foot, dinosaur-eating croc prowled shallow waters and hunted dinosaurs its own size.
New research cuts into origins of iron and steel in India
A small but intrepid team of Exeter staff and students have returned from a six-week archaeological research expedition to a remote region of rural Andhra Pradesh in India...
Rise of dinos linked to volcanism
Massive volcanic activity may have helped dinosaurs rise to prominence more than 200 million years ago, a study argues.
Mysterious stone spheres in Costa Rica investigated
Researchers are investigating the origin of the giant stone balls in Costa Rica that inspired the opening scenes of "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
23,000 year old stone wall found at entrance to cave in Greece
The oldest stone wall in Greece, which has stood at the entrance of a cave in Thessaly for the last 23,000 years, has been discovered by palaeontologists, the ministry of...
Ancient footprints yield oldest signs of upright gait
Human ancestors may have been walking with an efficient, extended-leg technique by 3.6 million years ago
Shoulder movement changes after mastectomy
Women who have had a mastectomy move their shoulder differently to those who have not had the operation, a new study has found.
Bird bones may be hollow, but they are also heavy
For centuries biologists have known that bird bones are hollow, and even elementary school children know that bird skeletons are lightweight to offset the high energy cost of flying. Nevertheless,...
Shell pipelines attacked in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 22 (UPI) -- Nigerian rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta took responsibility for an explosion at a pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the south...
Pharmacy researchers find beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup
Before you dig in to your next stack of French toast or waffles, you might want to pour on pure maple syrup.
Tell it to mi duck, love | Ian McMillan
Linguistic variations are a great pleasure. Just do some tab hanging in Derbyshire and you'll seeOfficial definitions are slippery fish, of course, but Wikipedia describes an isogloss as "the geographical boundary of a...
Musk ox population decline due to climate, not to humans, study finds
A team of scientists has discovered that the drastic decline in Arctic musk ox populations that began roughly 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate rather than to...
Study: Climate change one factor in malaria spread
Climate change is one reason malaria is on the rise in some parts of the world, new research finds, but other factors such as migration and land-use changes are likely...
Evidence indicates humans' early tree-dwelling ancestors were also bipedal
More than three million years ago, the ancestors of modern humans were still spending a considerable amount of their lives in trees, but something new was happening...
Recently analysed fossil was not human ancestor as claimed, anthropologists say
A fossil that was celebrated last year as a possible 'missing link' between humans and early primates is actually a forebearer of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according to two papers...
The origins of morality do not matter | Razib Khan
Mothers will makes sacrifices for their children, whether they believe in God, karma, or a mindless evolutionary processThe question: What can Darwin teach us about morality?Is morality meaningless when its natural foundations are...
Could Icelandic Whale Make Its Way Into Danish Pork?
Exports of ground whale parts from Iceland to Denmark stir concerns.
250 exotic birds die in blaze at Vegas sanctuary
Hundreds of exotic birds and a dog have died in a blaze that destroyed a building at a private Las Vegas nature preserve and sanctuary. Las...
TED Talk: Mark Roth Says Suspended Animation Could Soon Be a Reality
It used to be that suspended animation was only for people heading to Planet LV-426, and former Red Sox players. But Mark Roth, a researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in...
Fossilized poop bears tooth marks
Shark-bitten fecal matter probably came from assault on ancient croc
Earliest signature of Renaissance artist found
Art experts find what they believe is the earliest signature of the master Raphael, hidden within a painting's arabesque decorations. Painting - Renaissance - Art -...
British Columbia lush with 'green' promise
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19 (UPI) -- The green economy in British Columbia could be worth more than $27-billion by 2020, according to a study.
To see Mars, visit Australia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wondered what it would be like on the planet Mars? You can see the next best thing right here on Earth in Australia's vast and ancient desert...
Scientists Discover Velociraptor's Cousin
Complete Skeleton of Linheraptor Exquisitus Found in Gobi Desert; Agile Predator Lived 75 Million Years Ago
Kingfisher sightings down in Britain
LONDON, March 19 (UPI) -- Britain's kingfisher population appears to have been hit hard by the coldest winter since the early 1960s, bird watchers said.