Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
Smallest, oldest horned dinosaur gets a name
The oldest and smallest horned dinosaur in North America finally gets a name after decades of research. The little horned dinosaur (Gryphoceratops morrisoni), measuring 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) long, lived...
Scientists make discoveries about the ways oceans form
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Missouri University of Science and Technology have discovered magnetic stripes in Ethiopia that could indicate the coming formation of a new ocean basin in the next...
WTO chief plays down China rare earth row
The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday played down a dispute over China's controls on exports of rare earth minerals, saying it was unlikely to escalate into a...
The Fineries of Ancient Nomads
A sampling of artifacts from the nomadic societies of the arid Eurasian steppes, which are on exhibit at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
Green Blog: Wisconsin Assembly Approves Wolf Hunting
The hunting of the formerly endangered animal is opposed by native tribes and by some Democratic lawmakers who cast it as "irresponsible" and "anti-science."
Hieroglyphics turn prisoner away from a life of crime
The high school dropout became fascinated after reading a prestigious archaeology magazine in a prison waiting room. The rest may be history.The letter to the editor of a prestigious archaeology...
Jawless vertebrate had world's sharpest teeth
Jawless vertebrate had world's sharpest teethNature News , 14032012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10211Alexandra BellConodonts used minuscule tooth points to apply large pressure to food.
New Horned Dinosaurs Found—Among Littlest Known
The mini plant-eaters—including one with a neck frill and a hatchet-shaped jaw—roamed then balmy Alberta, Canada, a new study says.
China salamander fossils said oldest ever
BEIJING, March 13 (UPI) -- Fossils of salamanders found in an ancient dry lakebed in China are the oldest of their kind, researchers say, dating to around 157 million...
Robots Set New World Record for Ocean Travel
Underwater drones have already smashed a Guinness Book World record during the first part of their journey across the Pacific.
This fossil shows lobsters knew how to cuddle
Fossils of tiny lobsters nestled together in a seashell suggest the fearsome-looking crustaceans were sociable far earlier in their evolution than known.
Data support theory on location of lost Leonardo da Vinci painting
Evidence uncovered during research conducted in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio late last year appears to support the theory that a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting existed on the east wall of...
VIDEO: Saving swifts in the Wailing Wall
Ornithologists are trying to preserve the nesting grounds of the swifts which lay their eggs in the Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Santorini: The ground is moving again in paradise
Do a Google image search for "Greece." Before you find pictures of the Parthenon or Acropolis, you'll see several beautiful photos of Santorini, the picturesque island in the Aegean Sea....
Mars Clays Could Preserve Signs of Life
Some remnants of Martian lakes boast clays that could have preserved signs of life, while still more might remain buried beneath the surface
In a new book, an MIT urban planner rethinks the mundane, ubiquitous parking lot
Quick: Name a great parking lot.
Rare disease origins revealed
A rare disorder that afects Australia's Northern Territory Indigenous communities originated in Asia, not Portugal as was previously thought.
Google Science Fair 2012: Where do we come from? (Featuring CERN) [video] | @GrrlScientist
Where do scientists find inspiration? At the home of CERN's Large Hadron Collider, scientists are learning about the origins of the universe, and are trying to answer really big questions, such as "where...
Egypt finds suggest ancient royal funeral
TORONTO, March 12 (UPI) -- A find in Egypt of a wooden statue of a king, a chapel and animal mummies suggests ritual activity associated with the great Egyptian...
New age is confirmed for Spanish dinosaur
ZARAGOZA, Spain, March 12 (UPI) -- The first dinosaur found in Spain is a younger species than first thought and the ancestor of Titanosauriforms, the Earth's biggest dinosaurs, scientists...
When modern humans encountered their first dinosaur
It was the time of P.T. Barnum, when people would line up to see a whitewashed elephant or a carefully faked petrified giant. But in 1868, a display in Philadelphia...
Hefty Asteroid 2011 AG5's Threat to Earth Should Be Studied More, Scientists Say
Scientists advocate conducting more extensive studies of Asteroid 2011 AG5.
Re-inventing the planned city
In response to population growth, many "new towns" or planned cities were built around the world in the 1950s. But according to Dr. Tali Hatuka, head of Tel Aviv University's...
Mexico bodies from ancient grave
A cave containing more than 150 bodies in southern Mexico was part of an ancient burial ground dating back some 1,300 years, anthropologists say
Toddler's methadone death lands dad in prison
A Havelock, N.B., man has been sentenced to two years in prison in connection with the death of his 23-month-old-daughter who drank his prescription methadone two years ago.
Afghanistan and the soldiers without a safety catch | Giles Fraser
We should think harder before we deploy troops. They are dehumanised by training, and made to killIn 1947 the official US historian of the second world war, Brigadier General SLA Marshall, published his...
Genetic analysis of ancient 'Iceman' mummy traces ancestry from Alps to Mediterranean isle
The Iceman mummy, also known as Otzi, is about 5,300 years old. Scientists studying his body since his discovery in the Italian Alps in 1991 have learned many things, including...
Pierce College animal program may lose its farm
The historic farm at the Woodland Hills school is under threat of closing because of budget cuts. A fundraiser may be its last hope.The historic animal farm at Pierce College...