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Extinct lemur skull virtual image created
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've used computed tomography to virtually glue newly found skull fragments of an extinct giant lemur into a...
Ancient T. rex tissue, or just old slime?
Scientists say material in dinosaur bones is probably just biofilm from bacteria. The finding sparks a strong response from researchers who reported finding T. rex tissue. ...
The Buzz About Serial Killers
Bumblebees are being used to help capture serial killers -- and not by being trained to find and sting the culprits. Researchers have found that by analyzing a bee's geographic...
'Chicken And Chips' Theory Of Pacific Migration
A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of prehistoric Polynesian contact with the Americas.
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Dino-Era Fish Head Found in Garden?
A seaside stone that had been decorating a home owner's ornamental pond for 15 years might actually be an 80-million-year-old fossilized fish head, experts say.
Eclipses in Ancient China Spurred Science, Beheadings?
The Chinese have chronicled solar eclipses for more than four millennia, with myths, politics, and possibly a fear of beheading driving the earliest innovations in prediction techniques.
Fitness: Recent Triathlon Deaths Have Experts Searching for Answers
While triathlon deaths remain rare, a puzzling resemblance is beginning to present itself: all recorded deaths in the last two years have happened during the swim portion of the event.
Vital Signs: Aging: Women May Live Longer With Dementia
New research suggests that after age 90, women are more likely to have dementia than men who live to the same age.
ENVIRONMENT PHOTOS WEEKLY: Lost Penguin, Typhoon, More
A lucky penguin survives a long, strange trip; a strangely beautiful oil slick fouls the Mississippi; and more in our weekly roundup of nature news photos.
Here Comes the Bride, Glub, Glub, Glub...
When the pastor pronounced them man and wife, Brian Wilson and Christina Gunn took off their breathing gear and exchanged a kiss 20 feet under the surface.
Ancient Ocean Cooling Sparked a Biodiversity Boom
More than 400 million years ago, sea temperatures plummeted to almost present-day levels, causing a hospitable environment for a rise in species, scientists say.
Is it too late to save the great migrations?
Long gone are the days when hundreds of thousands of bison grazed the Great Plains, millions of passenger pigeons darkened the skies while migrating to and from their breeding grounds,...
Unexpected Key To Flowering Plants' Diversity
New research may help explain the amazing diversity in the world's flowering plants, a question that has puzzled scientists from the time of Darwin to today. The findings, published by...
Insect Biodiversity In Amazon May Be Result Of Ice Age Climate Change And Ancient Flooding, Not River Barriers
Ice age climate change and ancient flooding -- but not barriers created by rivers -- may have promoted the evolution of new insect species in the Amazon region of South...
Columbus debunker sets sights on Leonardo da Vinci
LONDON (Reuters) - Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of machines are uncannily similar to Chinese originals and were undoubtedly derived from them, a British amateur historian says in a newly-published book.
Rock links Antarctica and North America
A solitary chunk of granite, small enough to heft in one hand, is key evidence that Australia and parts of Antarctica were once attached to North America, a new study...
Scientists photograph fossilized dino tracks
Call them the paleo-paparazzi. Scientists trying to learn more about dinosaurs are snapping aerial photos of tracks left behind millions of years ago in southern Utah.
Extinction for recently discovered monkey?
A monkey species discovered only three years ago could soon go extinct in its tiny forest home in Tanzania, say conservation scientists.
Glazed America: Anthropologist Examines Doughnut As Symbol Of Consumer Culture
Few things say as much about our culture as the food we eat. An anthropologist explores the development of America's consumer culture through our relationship with the doughnut, beloved by...
Carter's new fight, over Ga. dams, a familiar one
(AP) -- President Carter has spent his golden years as a global humanitarian: a Nobel laureate pushing for peace in the Middle East, speaking out against the war in...
Anthropologist Helps Unravel Mummy Mystery
Anthropologists are in the process of unraveling a mummy bundle found in Peru's historic Huaura Valley. The mummy is believed to have been an elite member of the Chancay culture,...
'Dinosaur eel' points to body armour of the future
An extraordinary fish that inhabits muddy pools in West Africa and whose lineage can be traced back 96 million years could be the model for light, bomb-proof body armour for...
Attacks on birds of prey 'up 40%'
The RSPB says reported attacks on birds of prey, including shootings and poisonings, hit a record high in 2007.
Pharaoh's 4,500-year-old vessel to be rebuilt
Archaeologists will excavate hundreds of fragments of an ancient Egyptian wooden boat entombed in an underground chamber next to Giza's Great Pyramid and try to reassemble the craft, Egyptologists announced...
3,000-year-old Neolithic site found in China
Thousands of ancient artifacts and wooden poles more than 3,000 years old have been unearthed in China's southern Yunnan province, possibly the world's largest site of a Neolithic community, local...
Taiwan battens down against oncoming typhoon
Workers mounted sandbag barriers and fishing boats returned to port as Taiwan braced for a pounding from Typhoon Fung-wong, which forecasters said was picking up momentum.
Televangelist's prosperity under scrutiny
Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper.
Girls turn in record showing at Soap Box Derby
A record 606 finalists from 160 cities and six nations competed at the 2008