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7 Terrific Toad Survival Tactics

13 years ago from Live Science

Some ingenious survival tactics have enabled toads to populate most of the world's continents in the relative blink of an eye

DNA testing on 2,000-year-old bones in Italy reveal East Asian ancestry

13 years ago from Science Daily

Researchers excavating an ancient Roman cemetery were surprised when DNA testing on a set of bones revealed East Asian ancestry.

Neanderthal teeth found in Polish cave

13 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

A team of Polish scientists said Monday they have discovered three Neanderthal teeth in a cave, a find they hope may shed light on how similar to modern humans our...

Humboldt Squid Invade California

13 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Fishermen Descend on Southern Calif. for Chance to Catch Sea Creatures that Weigh up to 60 Pounds

Scientists Discover New Species of Tyrannosaur

13 years ago from Physorg

New Mexico is known for amazing local cuisine, Aztec ruins and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the January issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, paleontologists Thomas Williamson of...

How to Survive Without Sex for 50 Million Years? Dry Up

13 years ago from National Geographic

Scientists have finally solved the mystery of how one tiny creature has flourished for up to 50 million years without sex: it dries up.

Birds Got too Fat to Fly After Dinosaurs Vanished?

13 years ago from National Geographic

The ancestors of ostriches and other flightless birds once flew, a new study says. They apparently grounded themselves in earnest, though, after dinosaurs were wiped out, new research suggests.

Books on Science: Tale of an Unsung Fossil Finder, in Fact and Fiction

13 years ago from NY Times Science

Two books examine the life of Mary Anning, who rarely got the credit she deserved for her early contributions to paleontology.

First Mention: Paul Ehrlich, 1908

13 years ago from NY Times Health

The German scientist who discovered a cure for syphilis became known before that as a co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Novel studies of decomposition shed new light on our earliest fossil ancestry

13 years ago from

Decaying corpses are usually the domain of forensic scientists, but palaeontologists have discovered that studying rotting fish sheds new light on our earliest ancestry...

Iranians celebrate ancient Persian fire fest

13 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Thousands of Iranians gathered at dusk against a snowy mountain backdrop to light giant bonfires in an ancient mid-winter festival dating back to Iran's pre-Islamic past that is drawing new...

Rotting fish yield fossil clues

13 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

By watching fish rot, scientists discover patterns that could help interpret some of the most important fossils in the record.

Rotting Fish Spoil Ideas about Early Life-Forms' Simplicity

13 years ago from Scientific American

Five hundred million years ago, spineless chordates slunk through Earth's Cambrian oceans. These unassuming creatures would eventually give rise to more complex vertebrates such as fish, dinosaurs and even us,...

Ancient and modern: First science academy is 350 years old

13 years ago from Physorg

From its classical pillars and porticoed entrance to its oil paintings of great men and women and archives that include the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton, history sits grandly...

A stretch to open up the hips and thighs

13 years ago from LA Times - Health

This is a great stretch for loosening up the outside of your hips and thighs. It you're not limber enough to hold your foot, you can hook a strap or...

Scientists test model dinosaur wings

13 years ago from LA Times - Science

A team seeks to discover how the cat-sized Microraptor gui used its four wings to fly. They think it probably glided like a modern flying squirrel. ...

Experience: I discovered pharaoh's gold

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

'We were scraping away in a corner of the burial chamber when we noticed something glinting in the lamplight'In 1972, when I was six, my aunt took me to see the T­utankhamun...

Source of ancient aqueduct discovered near Rome

13 years ago from Physorg

British and Italian experts Friday revealed the chance discovery of the source of a 1,900-year-old Roman aqueduct complete with nymphaeum near the Italian capital.

Skeleton of Western man found in ancient Mongolian tomb

13 years ago from Sciencenews.org

DNA from 2,000-year-old skeleton may put Indo-Europeans in East Asia

New species of Tyrannosaur discovered in SW U.S

13 years ago from

New Mexico is known for amazing local cuisine, Aztec ruins and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the January issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, palaeontologists Thomas Williamson of...

Sweden to import wolves

13 years ago from UPI

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Sweden's plan to import wolves hinges on cooperation by hunting groups in central Sweden where the wolf population is concentrated, officials said.

Afghan troops battle Taliban militants in south

13 years ago from AP Health

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan troops backed by NATO attack helicopters battled Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests who launched an assault Friday in the heart of...

Hawks looking for fourth straight win over Celtics

13 years ago from AP Health

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks are trying to show they belong with the elite teams in the Eastern Conference....

Letters: WMD hyperbole and a reckless disregard for human life in Iraq

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

William Shawcross repeats the familiar but false claim that Saddam had, and had used, weapons of mass destruction (Thanks to this 'illegal' war, Iraqis at last have real hope for the future,...

Early humans caused extinction of Australia's giant animals

13 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- The mass extinction of Australia's giant animals, such as huge kangaroos and rhinoceros-sized wombats, might have been more rapid than previously thought, according to new research from the...

Probing Question: Why did mammals survive the 'K/T extinction'?

13 years ago from Physorg

Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a...

French hit back after British attack on G-spot touches nerve

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

After scientists in London declared the G-spot may be a myth, gynaecologists gather in Paris to launch counter-attackThere are a handful of subjects - among them cricket, the weather and the art of...

Dinosaur Skin Color Revealed

13 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Paleontologists Say Early Dinosaurs had Red "Mohawk" with Red and White Striped Tail