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Jurassic space: Ancient galaxies come together after billions of years
Imagine finding a living dinosaur in your backyard. Astronomers have found the astronomical equivalent of prehistoric life in our intergalactic backyard: a group of small, ancient galaxies that has waited...
Researchers pinpoint Bosworth battlefield
UPTON, England, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- An archaeological team has announced it has found the exact site of the battle of Bosworth Field, a turning point in English history.
Fossil Evidence of Giant Ancient Fish
Giant Plankton-eating Fishes said to have Diet Akin to today's Baleen Whales, Basking Sharks and Manta Rays
FBI Closes Anthrax Case, Says Bruce Ivins Was Sole Culprit Behind Letter Attacks
Nearly a year-and-a-half after implicating U.S. Army researcher Bruce Ivins in the anthrax letter... [Read more]
As Skiers Go Down, Moguls Migrate Up, Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gravity always wins, one might think. Avalanches roar and skiers plunge inexorably downhill. But moguls -- or bumps, as skiers know them -- move uphill.
Hey squash, time for your close-up: Plants 'auditioned' before domestication
Humans likely 'auditioned' plants and animals that they eventually domesticated by first managing wild populations during a long transition period - sometimes thousands of years - that led...
Spaceport runway to be completed this year
UPHAM, Ariz., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A thick layer of concrete is being poured atop a state-of-the art runway as crews work to complete Spaceport America by later this...
A mouse that eats like a dinosaur
The European woodmouse has a unique taste for ferns, a food once eaten by long-extinct dinosaurs, scientists discover.
Marine census grows near completion
(AP) -- From pole to pole, surface to frigid depths, researchers have discovered thousands of new ocean creatures in a decade-long effort now nearing completion, and there may still...
SUV-sized fish were earliest filter-feeders
Whales include the world's largest animals, but newly identified fossils reveal they were preceded by SUV-sized filter-feeding fishes that emerged during the Jurassic Period, 170 million years ago. ...
Plant buffers might cut antibiotic spread
COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- University of Missouri scientists say they've found buffer strips of grasses or other plants can trap and reduce veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers.
Pass notes No 2,731: Tutankhamun
The Ancient Egyptian pharaoh died because he was the product of an incestuous relationship, new research revealsBorn: Sometime in 1342 BC.Appearance: Good for his age.I know him! Egyptian pharaoh from nine to 19,...
In pictures: Banded brothers
The hidden life of the banded mongoose is revealed by a BBC natural history documentary.
World's Biggest Snake Ate New Prehistoric Croc Species
A new, unusually small species of ancient croc found in Colombia was likely no match for the largest snake ever to slither across the Earth, a new study says.
King Tut Mysteries Solved: Was Disabled, Malarial, Inbred
The "frail boy" needed a cane to walk, had history's earliest genetically proven case of malaria, and was sired by siblings, says a new DNA study of King Tut and...
Primitive Humans Conquered Sea, Surprising Finds Suggest
Prehistoric axes found on a Greek island show that seafaring existed in the Mediterranean long before the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe.
E-books need a common language
I never need to worry about whether I can read a book. As long as a book's a book, that is -- printed on paper, in English. I know I...
Earth's earliest creatures had muscles
Furrows preserved in 565-million-year-old rocks are now the first evidence that some of Earth's earliest and mysterious living things had muscles to move themselves -- and so were truly animals...
Archbishop Tutu's DNA helps show African diversity
(AP) -- Scientists who decoded the DNA of some southern Africans have found striking new evidence of the genetic diversity on that continent, and uncovered a surprise about the...
Big crowds expected for Shroud of Turin exhibit
At least 1 million reservations from around the world have already poured in to secure three to five minutes to admire the Shroud of Turin, which has fascinated pilgrims and...
Systematic Infant Sacrifice At Carthage A Myth - Study
An analysis of the skeletal remains found in Carthaginian burial urns could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens....
Egypt's King Tut born of incestuous marriage: tests
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ancient Egypt's teenage king Tutankhamun was born of an incestuous marriage, scientists said on Wednesday, helping to explain why he limped on a club foot and suffered...
Ancient Arabic inscription found in Jerusalem
A home renovation in Jerusalem's Old City has yielded a rare Arabic inscription offering insight into the city's history under Muslim rule, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. ...
HISTORY OF DERMATOLOGY Vitiligo And Leprosy
Hypomelanosis conditions are known since ancient times. The most ancient names to describe these pictures were "Shwetakustha" and "Suitra". read more
Ravens 'not behind' wader decline
A large crow considered one of Britain's smartest birds is ruled out as the reason behind declines in wading birds.
Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say
(AP) -- It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all - or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter. But will research showing...
Oddly Angled Teeth Make Masiakasaurus Stick Out
It had a long neck and tail, walked on two feet, and weighed about as much as a German shepherd. But the most unique feature of the newly discovered Masiakasaurus...
Twins Study Looks at Genetic Influences on Thinking
(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking study by UT Dallas` Center for Vital Longevity is focusing on twins in an effort to answer some long-debated questions about the rival influences of nature...