Lost for 1,600 years, Nero's Olympic site found

German archaeologists using radar technology believe they may have discovered the ancient horse racing track at Olympia where Roman Emperor Nero bribed his way to Olympic laurels.

Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks

Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. These findings could have...

New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus

Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions...

Obama stops in Jordan after meetings in Iraq

U.S. Presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Jordan from Iraq for talks with King Abdullah expected to deal with Middle East peace prospects.

Glazed America: Anthropologist examines doughnut as symbol of consumer culture

Few things say as much about our culture as the food we eat. A new book, Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut by Paul R. Mullins, Ph.D., an...

How the Galapagos Islands Changed the World

The Galapagos Islands host a faunal freak show of rare animal species endemic only to those volcanic specks isolated in the Pacific Ocean. While still very interesting to ecologists today,...

Yemen embraces its Jurassic past

The discovery of 150 million-year-old dinosaur prints puts Madar villagers in rural Yemen on the map.

Scientists Unravel Mummy Mystery

A bundle bearing a mummy has been found in Peru's historic Huaura Valley.

Science Weekly podcast: Bones, space, and urine

Alok Jha is joined by Jelena Bekvalac and Emily Sargent to discuss bones, history, and cities. Plus, the future of IVF. And is NASA really taking the, er, urine?

If Northern Trees Suffer Because Of Global Warming, Southern Trees May Still Be Slow To Replace Them

If a warmer Wisconsin climate causes some northern tree species to disappear in the future, it's easy to imagine that southern species will just expand their range northward as soon...

Mangroves Key To Saving Lives

The replanting of mangroves on the coasts of the Philippines could help save many of the lives lost in the 20-30 typhoons that hit the islands annually. The mangrove forests...

Killer Kevlar: Clothing That Shields From Germs

Protective clothing worn by firemen and other emergency workers may soon get a germ-fighting upgrade. Researchers in South Dakota report progress toward the first Kevlar fabrics that can kill a...

New tank, not ocean for 10-kg lobster

It's bittersweet news for Big Dee-Dee, a 10-kilogram lobster, as the creature has avoided a butter bath on a dinner plate, but won't be heading back to the ocean anytime...

DNA links foot found in B.C. to missing man

Police have identified one of five human feet found off the British Columbia coast since last August as belonging to a man reported missing a year ago.

Missing Fort Bliss soldier found alive

A Fort Bliss soldier considered missing and endangered has been found hurt but alive, her sister said Monday.

Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen

In the remote desert highlands of southern Yemen, a team of archaeologists have discovered new evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture 5,200 years ago.

Man, 32, dies during New York City triathlon

A 32-year-old man died during the New York City triathlon Sunday, the first death in the eight year history of the event.

Hostage in Iraq said to have killed self

A British newspaper says a Shiite militia claiming to hold five British hostages in Iraq has said one of them committed suicide.

Cambodia: Thai troops violate territory

Cambodia has informed the U.N. Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near an ancient World Heritage Site temple where hundreds of troops continued to face off Sunday.

Pope to youth: Spurn 'spiritual desert'

Ancient Egyptian boat to be excavated, reassembled

(AP) -- 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...

What made Pio Pico so feo?

California's last Mexican governor had grotesque features that a neurologist thinks were caused by a metabolic disorder known as acromegaly. ...

Big Brains Arose Separately in Multiple Primate Groups

The trend toward larger brains relative to body size developed independently in isolated groups of primates, according to a new fossil analysis.

WEEK IN PHOTOS: White Lions, Popemobile, More

The end of the "running of the bulls" festival, a peek at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and the pope's visit to Australia are among this week's highlights.

Web networking photos come back to bite defendants

(AP) -- Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as...

Ancient Pompeii site faces modern threats

How A Simple Mathematic Formula Is Starting To Explain The Bizarre Prevalence Of Altruism In Society

Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don't receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even...

Tiny bug threatens California citrus industry

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Border agents have stepped up searches and hundreds of traps have been placed on the California-Mexico line in an aggressive campaign to...