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With climate change, birds are taking off for migration sooner; not reaching destinations earlier

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Migrating birds can and do keep their travel dates flexible, a new study published online on January 28th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals. But in the case...

Gazprom Neft lands Iraqi oil deal

13 years ago from UPI

BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, signed a contract in Iraq to develop the Badrah oil field in eastern Iraq,...

Seabed biodiversity of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage

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A study of animals visible to the naked eye and living in and on the seabed - the 'macrobenthos' - of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage will help...

GW research team's dinosaur discovery helps solve piece of evolutionary puzzle

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A George Washington University expedition to the Gobi Desert of China has enabled researchers to solve the puzzle of how one group of dinosaurs came to look like birds independent...

Search for frozen camera may reveal who climbed Everest first

13 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Everest historian believes he may have pinpointed the last resting place of mountaineer Andrew Irvine, who died on a mission to climb Mount Everest in 1924, almost...

Did Leonardo paint himself as Mona Lisa?

13 years ago from MSNBC: Science

The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the...

Mayan tomb may explain culture’s collapse

13 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Mexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the twilight of the Maya civilization that they hope may shed light on what happened to the once-glorious culture. ...

Saving endangered languages from being forgotten

13 years ago from Science Daily

With only 3.000 speakers in Northwest Siberia the Ob-Ugrian language Mansi is on the verge of extinction. Predictions say it will be extinct in ten to twenty years at the...

Lost Roman law code discovered in London

13 years ago from Science Daily

Part of an ancient Roman law code previously thought to have been lost forever has been discovered. The breakthrough was made after piecing together 17 fragments of previously incomprehensible parchment.

Fish "Engineers" Dig Up Homes for Marine Life

13 years ago from National Geographic

Grouper "landlords" that carve out their rocky homes in the seafloor inadvertently give other marine animals free housing, a new study says.

Last Neanderthals Met Their Demise 37,000 Years Ago

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Based on new radiocarbon dating evidence for the Late Aurignacian of Portugal, an archaeological culture unquestionably associated with modern humans,  an international team of researchers claims that the last Neanderthals...

New primate origins theory sparks controversy

13 years ago from MSNBC: Science

The evolution of the distant ancestors of humans and other primates may have been driven by dramatic volcanic eruptions and the parting of continents, according to a controversial new theory. ...

The long-awaited Oceans movie premieres in France

13 years ago from European Space Agency

Oceans, a new film produced by filmmaker Jacques Perrin that captures the mysterious and fascinating marine world like never before, makes its big-screen debut today in cinemas across France, Belgium...

California Squid Are Doing Just Dandy--This Year

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I have been known to admit that I fell in love with cephalopods because they are the closest things to aliens coexisting with us on our home planet. (I love...

Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way

13 years ago from Science Daily

Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way, according to new research.

'Hobbit' species evolved with small skull: researchers

13 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

The small skull of a diminutive hominid fossil found on a remote island in Indonesia seven years ago are consistent with primate evolution and not likely the result of a...

Modern European male ancestry studied

13 years ago from UPI

LEICESTER, England, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A British study suggests most European men are descended from the first farmers to migrate from the Near East about 10,000 years ago.

Exploring the Rise and Demise of Empires

13 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeology senior Sarah Hawley presents her research on ancient figurines -- which reveals information about the transition of empires -- during prestigious annual conference.

Ontario's organ transplants grew in 2009

13 years ago from CBC: Health

Ontario's organ transplants reached a record number in 2009, according to the Trillium Gift of Life Network.

Farming of giant maize made 'cultural heritage' in Peru

13 years ago from SciDev

Traditional knowledge surrounding the cultivation of Peru's giant maize has been designated 'cultural heritage'

Model shows how four-winged dinosaur could glide

13 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

An early four-winged, feathered dinosaur appears to have been a good glider, researchers say, providing clues about the origin of flight in birds.

Haiti Earthquake & Voodoo: Myths, Ritual, and Robertson

13 years ago from National Geographic

A voodoo scholar explains how Haiti's many believers may view the earthquake, why he thinks Pat Robertson's post-quake remarks were "cruel, ignorant, unforgivable"—and more.

Experts hope DNA can unlock Chinese warlord's secrets

13 years ago from Physorg

Scientists said Tuesday they hope to collect DNA from hundreds of men surnamed Cao so they can prove a recently excavated tomb in central China belongs to the legendary warlord...

UCF professor's vaccine could be lethal weapon against malaria, cholera

13 years ago from Physorg

Mankind may finally have a weapon to fight two of the world's deadliest diseases.

Braskem To Buy Domestic Rival

13 years ago from C&EN

Latin America: Acquisition of Quattor will make Braskem the king of commodity plastics in the Americas.

The Royal Institution: two centuries of impact

13 years ago from Chemistry World

A former director of research says the Royal Institution’s key role in cutting edge research should not be forgotten

Brain food: Why David Cameron demoted the Conservative columnists

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

The modern Tory party ignores the advice of rightwing writers"He's a PR guy," sniffed Rupert ­Murdoch after David Cameron became Conservative leader in 2005. "He ­behaves as if he doesn't believe in anything...

The best aliens are those in our imagination

13 years ago from The Guardian - Science

So all aliens are likely to be humanoid, says an academic? What a pity for all those fantastic creatures of film and literatureHere we are swimming three-dimensionally through the blue dream of Avatar...