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Researchers dig up controversy in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem are competing to unearth artifacts pointing to the ancient city's Jewish past, which are used to justify Israel's claim to all of it as the indivisible capital...
Gorillas Extinct in Ten Years in Central Africa?
Gorillas may soon go extinct across much of central Africa, due in part to Chinese timber demand, the ape-meat trade, and mining, a new study says.
Street art: Elicits meaningful discussion?
SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 25 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led multinational study suggests street art provokes meaningful discussion about the world's urban landscape.
Great apes know they could be wrong
Great apes - orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas - realise that they can be wrong when making choices, according to Dr Josep Call from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary...
Cosmic Log: DNA reveals prehistoric surprise
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: DNA taken from an ancient pinky bone suggests that a previously unknown group of human ancestors mixed it up with Neanderthals and modern humans in...
Utah's Red Rocks Yield New Dinosaur - Seitaad Ruessi
Utah's red rocks have yielded a rare skeleton of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur, Seitaad ruessi, that lived 185 million years ago and may have been buried alive by...
New Dinosaur: "Exquisite" Raptor Found
A claw protruding from a desert cliff in China led to the discovery of one of the most complete raptor fossils ever found, scientists say.
First Amphibious Insects Found in Hawaii
Twelve new caterpillar species are at home on land or underwater, although scientists are baffled about how the submerged bugs breathe.
Bigger Testes Can Offer a Competitive Edge
When competition for females is fierce, males of some species have evolved bigger testes to trounce their rivals, a new study has confirmed.
Study suggests early humans were bipedal
TUCSON, March 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. anthropologist says his studies suggest early tree-dwelling ancestors of modern humans were bipedal -- capable of walking on two feet.
Men and women have different nightmares
(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost everyone has nightmares at some time in their lives, while a few have nightmares almost every night, but no one is quite certain what they mean. Now...
New Dinosaur Emerges from Utah Rocks
Scientists say "Seitaad Ruessi" was a 10-15ft Vegetarian, May be Linked to Ancient Navajo Sand Monster Myth
Extinction sheds light on climate
Fossil clues from the world’s biggest extinction event could help us understand our present climate dilemma.
Can the morphology of fossil leaves tell us how early flowering plants grew?
Fossils and their surrounding matrix can provide insights into what our world looked like millions of years ago. Fossils of angiosperms, or flowering plants (which are the most common...
Biochip technology reveals 'fingerprints' of biochemical threats
(PhysOrg.com) -- Argonne biochemist Daniel Schabacker could be considered a Sherlock Holmes of bioterrorism. Although he doesn`t carry around a pipe and magnifying glass as he attempts to nab the...
New method could revolutionize dating of ancient treasures
Scientists today described development of a new method to determine the age of ancient mummies, old artwork, and other relics without causing damage to these treasures of global cultural heritage....
NYC prepares for return of King Tut’s treasures
New York City is getting ready to welcome Egypt's boy pharaoh back to the city he wowed in 1979. An exhibit of artifacts from King Tut's tomb will make its...
Brown University-led team explains how dinosaurs rose to prominence
A shade more than 200 million years ago, the Earth looked far different than it does today. Most land on the planet was consolidated into one continent called Pangea. There...
Anglo-Saxon Staffordshire hoard receives £1.3m Heritage grant
The Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found last year will receive a £1.3m Heritage Memorial Fund grant to allow it to remain in Midlands museumsA grant of £1,285,000 from the National Heritage Memorial...
The dishes in paintings of the Last Supper 'have grown super-sized'
Food portions depicted in paintings of the Last Supper have grown bigger and bigger in line with our own super-sizing of meals, say obesity experts.
Rise of dinos linked to volcanism
Massive volcanic activity may have helped dinosaurs rise to prominence more than 200 million years ago, a study argues.
Remarkable Creatures: Now, a Little Respect for Extinct Monsters of the Deep
Marine reptiles long played second fiddle to their more famous cousins, the dinosaurs.
Artists Mine Scientific Clues to Paint Intricate Portraits of the Past
Illustrators separated from their subjects by thousands, if not millions, of years have tried to bridge the gap between reality and image.
The British economy resembles a giant panda | Aditya Chakrabortty
The giant panda's problem is it went down an evolutionary cul-de-sac, then found it too late to reverse. It's the same with the British economyWhen you watch Alistair Darling's Budget tomorrow, don't think...
A Project to Reclaim Ancient Babylon, After Years of Abuse
Scientists see water in the ground as the most urgent threat to the once-great city in what is now Iraq.
Widespread Volcanic Activity Led To Rise Of The Dinosaurs
A newly constructed climate record from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary explains how the dinosaurs rose to prominence as the Triassic Period ended, says an international team of geologists and paleobiologists writing...
Evolution more rapid than Darwin thought
Evolution can proceed much more rapidly than has long been thought. This is shown in new research on the impact of genetics and the environment on the color patterns of...
Mysterious stone spheres in Costa Rica investigated
Researchers are investigating the origin of the giant stone balls in Costa Rica that inspired the opening scenes of "Raiders of the Lost Ark."