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Migrating giants enrich asteroid belt
Primitive material sprinkled from beyond Neptune towards Jupiter, claim researchers
Oetzi iceman's tattoos came from fireplace
The 57 tattoos sported by Oetzi, the 5300-year-old Tyrolean iceman mummy, were made from fireplace soot that contained glittering, colorful precious stone crystals, according to an upcoming study in the...
New Dinosaur Had Potbelly, Claws Like Wolverine
Don't let the foot-long claws fool you. Unlike the X-men's most popular pugilist, this newfound dinosaur species was no predator, scientists say.
Primate archaeology, proposal of a new research field
The use of tools by hominins - the primate group which includes humans (Homo) and chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan) - has been extensively researched by archaeologists and primatologists, both of...
Cool camels get the girls
Camels that can give themselves hypothermia can fight outcompete male rivals and win over more females, research has found.
German nuns prove perfect sample for scientific study
Scientists in Germany found a group of more than 400 nuns the perfect sample group for an investigation into links between education and senility, the lead researcher said Wednesday.
PANGOLIN PHOTOS: Fetus Soup, Other "Cures" Drive Trade
Warning: disturbing images. Asian demand for whole-pangolin-fetus soup, pangolin-scale "medicines," and other concoctions is driving these scaly anteaters to the edge of extinction, a new report says.
Scientists: T. rex cousin ate plants
CHICAGO, July 15 (UPI) -- A new dinosaur species found in southern Utah has been identified, a fearsome looking creature that ate only plants, researchers say.
Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt
At Amheida, a buried city marooned on an oasis deep in Egypt’s western desert, archaeologists are gaining insight into the cultural history of humanity throughout the region.
Fetal short-term memory found in 30-week-old fetuses
Memory probably begins during the prenatal period, but little is known about the exact timing or for how long memory lasts. Now in a new study from the Netherlands, scientists...
New insect on Balearic Islands
After 10 years of biochemical and molecular analysis of the Tyrrhenoleuctra plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect...
Ancient fish had sex
Research has found that some 'dinosaurs of the sea' had penetrative sex and gave birth to live young, just like modern day sharks.
Charlottetown battles purple loosestrife
The City of Charlottetown is fighting an invasive plant along the Confederation Trail this summer.
Last Supper Of The Hominids Establishes Times They Lived At Sites
In the French cave of Arago, scientists has analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals hunted by Homo heidelbergensis. It is the first time that an analytical...
Surviving mass extinction by leading a double life
Drifting across the world's oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life — but their fossils, which...
9 new components found in scorpion venom
A team of Chinese researchers has completed the first analysis of the venom of the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion, which lives in southwestern China.
Darwin's mystery explained
The appearance of many species of flowering plants on Earth, and especially their relatively rapid dissemination during the Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years ago) can be attributed to their capacity...
Dozens of Girls Found Sacrificed
Many of the 33 mummies uncovered near Chiclayo, Peru, were those of girls—a rarity, experts say. Their throats slit, the girls were probably killed in a bid for agricultural fertility. Video.
Stanford study of flies raises doubts about fasting leading to longer lives
They're called 'fruit flies' for a reason, and it sure isn't for lack of appetite. But like most animals, the pests typically lose their appetite when they get infected. We...
New technique could save cancer patients' fertility
The tiny translucent egg nestled in the special laboratory gel was a mere 30 days old, but its four-week birthday caused researchers to quietly celebrate. This was the first time...
Swedish researcher finds missing piece of fossil puzzle
The mode of reproduction seen in modern sharks is nearly 400 million years old. That is the conclusion drawn by Professor Per Erik Ahlberg, Uppsala University, from his discovery of...
Longest insect migration revealed
Millions of dragonflies cross the Indian Ocean each year, in a previously unknown epic migration.
That One Small Step Is Still Hard to Measure
In the summer of 1969, the mood of the moment, as it survives in the literary and cultural record, was Utopian and apocalyptic, but also weary, anxious and confused.
Vietnam Burning: Warfare Scorched the Land for 1,500 Years
Sifting through layers of sediment in Vietnam's Song Hong Delta, researchers weren't surprised to find charred evidence of ancient fires after several cultures migrated there about 5,000 years ago. Cycles of early blazes...
Untouched Tomb of Aztec King on Verge of Discovery?
A richly decorated canine skeleton and unbroken plaster seals add to clues that a site at the heart of Mexico City could be the only known—and unlooted—tomb of an Aztec king.
Video: Mass mummy grave found in Peru
July 13: Archeologists in Peru uncover a mass grave of mummies. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)
T. rex tracks preserved in New Mexico
CIMARRON, N.M., July 13 (UPI) -- A second full footprint of a Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered on the remote Philmont Boy Scout Ranch near Cimarron, N.M., a...