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According to New Comprehensive Review, a Giant Meteorite Caused the Dinosaur Extinction
The most explicit look yet at the impact that wiped out more than half of all life on earth For years scientists have debated the cause of the mass extinction that killed...
Video: The National Geographic archives: The lifecycle of a cheetah
A quick look at the life cycle of the world's fastest land animal
History's Forgotten Fallen
(PhysOrg.com) -- History researcher conducts ground-breaking investigation into neglected World War I battle.
Is this the meaning of life?
John Stewart argues that despite the perception that science has stripped the meaning from life, recent developments in evolutionary theory suggest that humans have a central role to play in the future of...
Study: Human Impact on Climate Now Clearer
British Researchers say "Evidence has Strengthened" Since Controversial "Climate-Gate" Study that Man is to Blame
Epic iron beard gives mussels super strength
Beards composed partly of iron help mussels hold onto rocks and ships, according to new research published today in the journal Science. Mussel - Arts -...
A Theory Set in Stone: An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs, After All
Although any T. Rex –enthralled kid will tell you that a gigantic asteroid wiped the dinosaurs off the planet, scientists have always regarded this impact theory as a hypothesis subject...
Scientists find signs of 'snowball Earth' amidst early animal evolution
Geologists have found evidence that sea ice extended to the equator 716.5 million years ago, bringing new precision to a "snowball Earth" event long suspected to have taken place around...
Video: Giant croc goes on display
The forty-foot long skeleton of an ancient crocodile goes on display in Kansas. KSNW's Kera Mashek reports the reptilian giant would have weighed 10 tons when alive. (NBC News Channel) ...
Kent State researchers play lead role in significant new physics discovery
Ten Kent State University researchers are part of a team of international scientists who have discovered the most massive antinucleus discovered to date.
Alexander the Great Coins Found in Syria
Coins With the Macedonian King's Image Discovered in a Box By Man Digging Foundation for His Home
Your best diet? It might be in your genes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc...
Charging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems
(AP) -- Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.
'Extinct' Aussie frog rediscovered
An Australian frog which disappeared nearly 40 years ago and was feared extinct has been rediscovered in a remote creek, astounding experts.
Feature: Freshwater jellyfish hunt turns up trumps
A summer research project into the reproductive cycle of the New Zealand freshwater jellyfish has yielded some surprising insights into this unique species.
In praise of … the sculptures of Ife
The sense that these are mystical objects is made stronger by the mystery around their origin and purposeIt is the moment treasure hunters dream of: the point at which a trowel, carefully...
Did Dinosaurs Start Out on All Fours?
New species disputes idea that dino ancestors were two-legged carnivores [Read more]
Next-Gen Scientists Honored for Evolving Medicine and Renewables [Slide Show]
The more mysteries that scientists unlock, the more opportunities emerge for the next generation of researchers to transform newfound knowledge into tomorrow's breakthroughs that serve society. The Lemelson–M.I.T. Program recognized...
Time is money for brainy workers who earn much more over life course
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brains translate into big bucks in the workplace, according to a University of Florida study, which finds that bright people have earned at least half a million dollars...
Dinosaurs might be older than previously thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Until now, paleontologists have generally believed that the closest relatives of dinosaurs possibly looked a little smaller in size, walked on two legs and were carnivorous. However,...
Modern man found to be generally monogamous, moderately polygamous
New research has found that modern man, or Homo sapiens, would have been monogamous while exhibiting tendencies toward polygamy over the course of evolutionary history. These findings are consistent with...
Rise of female weaponry driven by poop fights
Maternal battles over dung resources favored evolution of horns
Israel's historic roots are real | Jeremy Sharon
Palestinian protests against the restoration of Jewish heritage sites are part of a campaign of delegitimisation against IsraelSpeeches and comments made by Binyamin Netanyahu of late have been rather heavy on their biblical...
'Missing link' 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 forebear of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according new research.
Dinosaurs had wrists like birds
The flexible wrists of birds that let them fold their wings have now been seen in dinosaurs well before flight, scientists find. Dinosaur - Bird -...
Archaeologists Revise History Of China's First Emperor
Archaeologists have integrated textual evidence with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of China's first emperor Qin Shihauangdi, responsible for initiating construction of the Great Wall. The...
Woolly mammoths resurfacing in Siberia
The bones and tusks of the ancient creatures are becoming more prevalent as permafrost thaws. Now entire villages are surviving on the trade in mammoth bones. ...
How to hunt for exoplanets
A new report launched by the Institute of Physics (IOP) Exoplanets - The search for planets beyond our solar system explains how new technological advances have seen the discovery of...