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Early humans wiped out Australia's giants
Climate not to blame for the extinction of Australia's big animals.
Can modern-day plants trace their New Zealand ancestry?
Is the current flora of New Zealand derived from plants that grew on the supercontinent Gondwana before its breakup, or derived from plants that more recently dispersed to New Zealand?...
The Origin of Darwin
The evolutionist's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes discusses the film 'Creation,' based on his book about Darwin's struggle over faith and family. ...
Canadians analyze sport of curling
EDMONTON, Alberta, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The mechanics of delivering a curling stone were analyzed to give Canadians an edge at next month's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, coaches said.
Bubble physicist counts bubbles in the ocean to answer questions about climate, sound, light
The bubbles in your champagne that appear to jump out of your glass and tickle your nose are exhibiting a behaviour quite similar to the tiny bubbles found throughout the...
Cosmic Log: Darwin’s difficult ‘Creation’
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Charles Darwin's inner demons — and his inner angels — come to light in a film that traces the roots of his 150-year-old masterwork, "The...
Photographs by 'Snowflake Bentley' go on sale in New York
In the late 19th century, at the age of 19, Wilson A Bentley had the bright idea of taking photographs of snowflakes through a microscope. The results are still spectacularVintage photographs of snowflakes...
JPL Scientist Honored by President Obama With Early Career Award
JPL Oceanographer Josh Willis was among 100 outstanding early career scientists honored by President Obama Jan. 13 at the White House.
Dinosaur extinction grounded ancient birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- An abundance of food and lack of predators following the extinction of dinosaurs saw previously flighted birds fatten up and become flightless, according to new research from The...
Exxon reaches deep into eastern Russia
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Supermajor Exxon Mobil announced it completed two extended-reach wells at the Odoptu field associated with the Sakhalin project in eastern Russia.
Does homosexuality have to be an evolutionary dead end?
Agony Aunt Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: gay dads and punishment strategiesI will surviveFrom Joe, age 38Dear Carole, I am a 38-year-old single gay...
Tropical depression 01W fading over Vietnam and Cambodia
Tropical Depression 01W wasn't very well organized when it made landfall earlier today, and is dissipating as it now moves from Vietnam westward into Cambodia.
'Coffee Talk' Disappearing In Native New Yorkers
In the early 1990s, comedian Mike Myers regularly dressed up in a giant wig, gaudy fake nails and gigantic sunglasses to become Linda Richman -- a stereotypical New Yorker who...
Dunlin get fit to avoid falcons
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Pacific dunlins have become more fit and spend more time flying since peregrine falcon populations rebounded after a ban on DDT, Canadian...
Endangered Species: Humans Might Have Faced Extinction 1 Million Years Ago
New genetic findings suggest that early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction . [More]
Ecuador's Yasuni park rich in wildlife
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is proving to be the most biologically diverse region in South America and possibly the world, scientists in Texas...
VLTs blamed for problem gambling in women
Researchers at the University of Manitoba are calling on governments to remove video lottery terminals from all bars, restaurants, lounges and branches of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Ancient bones may belong to English princess
More than 1,000 years after she was carted off to Germany to marry an ambitious Saxon duke, experts believe they have identified the body of Princess Eadgyth. ...
Saxon queen discovered in Germany
(PhysOrg.com) -- Remains of one of the oldest members of the English royal family have been unearthed at Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany. The preliminary findings will be announced at a...
Viking Shipwrecks Face Ruin as Odd "Worms" Invade
Viking ships, sunken prehistoric settlements, and tens of thousands of other well-preserved wrecks face ruin as wood-eating shipworms invade a warming Baltic Sea.
Dinosaur "Death Pits" Created by Giant's Footprints?
Chinese pits filled with an astounding array of small dinosaur fossils may have been created by a 20-ton behemoth wandering a volcanic landscape, a new study suggests.
Seachange makes town change
A researcher has found that many Aussie ‘seachangers’, who move to small towns from the city, have caused growth that ruined the idyll.
Oxfordshire dinosaur tracks to get special protection
Dinosaur footprints discovered in Oxfordshire mudflats are to be protected as part of a geological conservation site.
Researchers discover method to objectively identify PTSD
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (January 20, 2010) -- Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center have identified a biological marker in the brains of those...
Big plant-eating birds that dwell with others on islands live longest
Large, social, vegetarian, island-dwelling birds live longer than other birds, reports a new study that examined the relationships between evolution and life spans in birds.
Remains of Alfred the Great's granddaughter returned
• Tests expected to confirm woman lived in England• Princess sent to Germany as diplomatic prizeThe granddaughter of Alfred the Great came back to England yesterday – or at least fragments of...
New theory on the origin of primates
A new model for primate origins is presented in Zoologica Scripta, published by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Translation Offers Multiple Perspectives on Colonial America
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new anthology of translated texts allows readers to learn about the earliest history of colonial America and explore this era through the voices of the people who...