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Remains dug from Japan mass grave suggest epidemic in 1800s
Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, who were buried in a 19th century mass grave...
If bacteria band together, they can survive for years in space
Outer space is not friendly to life. Extreme temperatures, low pressure and radiation can quickly degrade cell membranes, destroy DNA and kill any life-forms that somehow find themselves in the void. But by...
Missing Army soldier Elder Fernandes found dead at Fort Hood in Texas
Authorities have found the body of an Army solider who disappeared from Fort Hood in Texas more than a week ago.
Look: Nikki Bella, Brie Bella introduce sons Matteo, Buddy
Nikki Bella and Brie Bella shared their baby boys' names, Matteo and Buddy, after giving birth earlier this summer.
Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world
"A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds; his auditors are as men entranced by the melody of an...
Sacisaurus helps to fill the hole in the evolution of ornithischians
A pair of researchers with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria has pieced together fossilized bones of a species of dinosaur called Sacisaurus agudoensis, a creature that was not much bigger...
Jamie Lynn Spears named trustee of Britney Spears' fortune
Jamie Lynn Spears has been named the trustee of Britney Spears' fortune, putting her in charge of her sister's SJB Revocable Trust.
Ashley Banjo to replace Simon Cowell on 'Britain's Got Talent'
Ashley Banjo is filling in for judge Simon Cowell on "Britain's Got Talent," ITV announced.
Penarth 'dinosaur footprints' investigated by museum
The prospect of a "really, really exciting" find will be checked by the Natural History Museum, experts say.
Eigg beach runner stumbles on dinosaur bone
The chance find was made on the Isle of Eigg where scientists have been searching for the fossils for 200 years.
Letters to the Editor: Kicking homeless people out of their tents will only help spread COVID-19
L.A.'s homeless population may have dodged a COVID-19 bullet by living largely outdoors in tents. Now, that may change in Venice.
Study: Student debt may hurt chances at full-time employment
A recently published study led by The University of Texas at Arlington says that student debt may hurt students' chances of securing full-time employment due to added pressure in their...
Climate change probably contributed to the woolly rhino’s rapid demise
The cousins of this fully preserved woolly rhino named Sasha were still genetically fit thousands of years after humans arrived. (Albert Protopopov/)Pyrenean ibexes, dodo birds, passenger pigeons, and Tasmanian tigers are just a...
Vast stone monuments constructed in Arabia 7,000 years ago
New archaeological research in Saudi Arabia documents hundreds of stone structures interpreted as monumental sites where early pastoralists carried out rituals.
Researchers use fossilized teeth to reveal dietary shifts in ancient herbivores and hominins
A new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences documents dietary shifts in herbivores that lived between 1-3 million years ago in Ethiopia's...
Fossilized teeth reveal dietary shifts in ancient herbivores and hominins
A new study documents dietary shifts in herbivores that lived between 1-3 million years ago in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley.
Long-lost heirloom wedding ring found in dresser sold to neighbor
A British Columbia woman who lost her family heirloom wedding ring nearly 18 years ago said the ring was found hidden inside a dresser she sold to a neighbor.
3 days of rains in Pakistan kill 90, disrupt life in Karachi
Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the country's national disaster management agency said Tuesday, as another...
Life in a nutshell: New species found in the carapace of late cretaceous marine turtle
Scientists have identified a new ichnospecies from the shell of an extinct marine turtle fossil, the first known species coexisting on living marine vertebrates.
Rohingya refugee crisis remains unresolved 3 years after violence
More than a million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh remain in limbo three years after hundreds of thousands fled Myanmar amid targeted persecution.
Mineral dust ingested with food leaves characteristic wear on herbivore teeth
In a controlled feeding study of guinea pigs, paleontologists have discovered that mineral dust ingested with food causes distinct signs of wear on the teeth of plant-eating vertebrates, which can...
New Office of Research Integrity leaders look to bring US agency into the digital age
Officials are prioritizing evidence preservation and automating image investigation
Ancient mammoth ivory carving technology reconstructed by archeologists
A team of archeologists from Siberian Federal University and Novosibirsk State University provided a detailed reconstruction of a technology that was used to carve ornaments and sculptures from mammoth ivory....
Life in a nutshell: New species found in the carapace of late cretaceous marine turtle
While paleontologists have a wealth of vertebrate fossils at their disposal, their knowledge of the ecology of ancient extinct species, particularly regarding their relationship with invertebrate species, is relatively poor....
Tracing the cosmic origin of complex organic molecules with their radiofrequency footprint
The origin of life on Earth is a topic that has piqued human curiosity since probably before recorded history began. But how did the organic matter that constitutes lifeforms even...
Mineral dust ingested with food leaves characteristic wear on herbivore teeth
Mineral dust ingested with food causes distinct signs of wear on the teeth of plant-eating vertebrates, which can differ considerably depending on the type of dust. This is what paleontologists...
Survey of mustatils shows them to be some of the oldest stone structures in the world
An international team of researchers has conducted one of the most intense studies of mustatils to date, and in so doing, have found them to be some of the oldest...
What defunding the police could mean for missing persons
In the wake of sustained protests and calls to defund police forces, cities across North America have been busily engaging in police reform.