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New fossil helps solidify dino origins
Remains of a dog-sized creature support idea of dinosaurs' South American origin and early, rapid evolution
Earliest toothless bird found
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of bird from the Cretaceous period in China has been identified. It had toothless upper and lower jaws, and provides significant information on the diversification...
Leaked paper increases tensions in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A leaked document known as the "Danish text" has increased tensions between rich and poor countries negotiating at a crucial U.N. climate...
Santa is ready to ride! (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of UNC medical experts say that Santa is tanned, rested and ready for the big ride he has coming up.
Letters: Darwin and Wallace inspired by Malthus
Intellectual priority is often hard to establish (Letters 3 and 8 December). Evolution was very much "in the air" in the 1850s; the crucial question was "what is the mechanism?". (As it...
App in the hand finds birds in bushes as you roam
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders...
Shut down Ohio's machinery of death | Karen Torley
Ohio has killed Kenneth Biros, a man I have written to for many years. How can a civilised country do this in the name of justice?After a botched attempt to execute a...
Jet-setting swan takes off for blind date
An injured swan from Alberta will soon be flying across the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver to hook up with a potential new mate, but it's not clear what sort of...
Study on land plant fossils shows Paleoasian Ocean disappeared about 251 million years ago
A latest discovery of land plant fossils from Heilongjiang, Northeast China shows that the Siberian Plate sutured with the North China Plate at the end of the Permian, and resulted...
Top Ten Archaeology Finds: Most Viewed of 2009
Vampires, pirates, ghost ships, skeletons—if it isn't Halloween, it can only be one thing: National Geographic News's annual lineup of our most popular archaeology coverage.
Wide feeders become versatile
Noisy Miner birds have become generally adaptable because they forage for a variety of food sources, according to recent research.
When two baboon troops go to war
An epic battle between hundreds of Hamadryas baboons is caught on camera by a BBC natural history film crew.
Ed Pilkington on Ohio planning to execute a prisoner with experimental drug
Ed Pilkington on Ohio planning to execute a prisoner with an experimental drugEd Pilkington
New technology helps scientists understand ancient fossils
Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.
Henry Molaison's brain lives on
Surgery left him unable to make any new memories, and now, a year after his death, researchers have begun dissecting the brain the man known in textbooks as 'H.M.' left...
Hitler skull fragment in Moscow authentic: FSB
An officer with the Russian intelligence service the FSB on Monday dismissed a US report suggesting a fragment of Hitler's skull held in Moscow is actually from a woman, insisting...
Some College Inn chicken broth recalled
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Del Monte Co. says it is recalling all "best by" dates of its College Inn-brand "No MSG Chicken Broth" sold in 14.5-ounce cans...
Egyptian show hopes to shape science stars
As a science show spreads across the Middle East, superstar hopefuls will have the chance to talk up their trade.
Archaeological study of ostrich eggshell beads collected from SDG site
Ostrich eggshell (OES) beads from SDG site reflect primordial art and a kind of symbolic behavior of modern humans. Two different manufacturing pathways are usually used in the manufacture of...
Prehistoric mammoth site in Waco opens
A site where dozens of prehistoric mammoths died in a landslide and flooding some 68,000 years ago has opened to the public in Waco, Texas. Waco...
Species survival counts too
Researchers have suggested a carbon payment scheme that could reduce the effects of both extinction and climate change.
Students discover Thomas Jefferson letter among thousands of items donated to library
Two students recently stumbled upon a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson while sifting through thousands of documents and other items donated to the university's library.
Huge UK Cave spiders 'sent' home
A group of huge cave spiders that have been squatting in a house in the Yorkshire Dales are repatriated underground by National Trust staff.
One-sided chest strengthener on a roller
Your core muscles will get a good workout. ...
Hamburg 'greens' its profile
By STEFAN NICOLAUPI Europe CorrespondentHAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The northern German port city of Hamburg is gradually turning into one of Europe's "greenest" cities.
Laurie Engel Fund: After the sky fell in
Four years ago Matthew Engel wrote in the Guardian about his son, Laurie, who had died of cancer. As a new children's ward opens – paid for by donators touched by his...
Books of the decade
The world was rocked by terrorism, climate change became an emergency, celebrity culture moved from our TVs to our bookshelves, and a boy wizard held millions spellbound. Love them or hate them, these...
Researchers Uncover Pictured Rocks History
Northern Michigan University geography researchers completed a three-year study that offers new insights on the history of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.