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Researchers foresee linguistic issues during space travel
It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on Xanadu could face problems communicating with...
Watch: Estonian town approves letter sculpture to celebrate dialect
An Estonian city with a proud pronunciation history will host a sculpture of the favorite local letter, "Ö," thanks to a compromise between residents and the Road Administration.
One in five Georgian Londoners had syphilis by their mid-30s
250 years ago, over one-fifth of Londoners had contracted syphilis by their 35th birthday, historians have calculated.
A tiny ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs discovered
Dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs may be known for their remarkable size, but a newly described species from Madagascar that lived around 237 million years ago suggests that they originated from...
Look: Firefighters rescue fox with leg stuck in picnic table
Firefighters in Britain came to the rescue of small fox spotted by witnesses with its hind leg stuck in a wooden picnic table.
Norman Conquest of 1066 did little to change people's eating habits
Archaeologists from Cardiff University and the University of Sheffield have combined the latest scientific methods to offer new insights into life during the Norman Conquest of England.
Shillings, gods and runes: Clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are the result of close contact between...
Divers uncover mysteries of earliest inhabitants of Americas deep inside Yucatan caves
It was all about the ochre.
New species of Ichthyosaur discovered in museum collection
Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs by researchers from McGill University and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany. Ichthyosaurs (‘fish...
Two dead, 8 injured in shooting at South Carolina club
Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting at club in Greenville, S.C., early Sunday.
Watch: Seth Rogen plays dual roles in 'American Pickle' trailer
Seth Rogen plays a jaded modern-day New Yorker and an optimistic immigrant from early 20th century Eastern Europe in the trailer for the upcoming dramedy, "An American Pickle."
Shark attack kills man near Fraser Island, Australia
A shark attack Saturday killed a 36-year-old man off Australia's eastern Queensland Coast, police said.
Experts find early ocher mine in Mexican underwater caves
Experts and cave divers in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent, which could explain why ancient skeletons were found in...
Wife and husband charged after pulling gun in Michigan Chipotle parking lot
A white woman who was recorded on video pointing a gun at a black woman and her daughter in a Michigan Chipotle parking lot has been charged, along with her...
Ontario deploys emergency management team to Windsor-Essex due to agri-farm COVID-19 outbreak
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed that the province's emergency management team has been deployed to Windsor-Essex.
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Caecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to their reptilian cousins, researchers describe specialized glands found along the teeth of...
Canadian researchers help find evidence of ancient ochre mine in Mexican caves
An international research team including Canadians has discovered the best-preserved evidence ever found of the earliest humans to inhabit the western hemisphere, dating from 12,000 years ago.
Underwater caves once hosted the Americas’ oldest known ochre mines
Ancient Americans ventured deep into caves along a stretch of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to mine a red pigment that could have had both practical and ritual uses, researchers say. Discoveries of mining-related artifacts...
Woman charged with tampering in death of Vanessa Guillen on Fort Hood base
A new federal criminal complaint says missing soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was killed by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood, Texas, and his girlfriend helped to dismember and hide the...
Giant sea scorpions were the underwater titans of prehistoric Australia
Let's turn back time. Before extinction knocked dinosaurs off their pillar, before the "Great Dying" extinction wiped out 95% of all organisms—we had the Paleozoic Era.
New group of trapdoor spiders discovered in eastern Australia
A new group of trapdoor spiders that builds burrows hidden by camouflaged doors has been discovered in eastern Australia. One of the almost 20 new species found in this group...
Can Asia end its uncontrolled consumption of wildlife? Here's how North America did it a century ago
It was a dark time for animals. Poaching was rampant. Wild birds and mammals were being slaughtered by the thousands. An out-of-control wildlife trade was making once-common animals hard to...
Watch: 'Jaws' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' live chat on the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown
Film critic Justin Chang hosts a discussion of "Jaws" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" on this week's Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
Army identifies suspect in disappearance of Vanessa Guillen
The Army on Thursday identified a suspect in the disappearance of missing Fort Hood, Texas, soldier Pfc. Vanessa Guillen.
Why are the offspring of older mothers less fit to live long and prosper?
The offspring of older mothers don't fare as well as those of younger mothers, in humans and many other species. They aren't as healthy, or they don't live as long,...
'Serous differences' stall post-Brexit trade talks between Britain, EU
Post-Brexit trade talks between Britain and the European Union broke down on Thursday after what one negotiator said was a lack of engagement and respect.
Researchers uncover an ancient Aboriginal archaeological site preserved on the seabed
For most of the human history of Australia, sea levels were much lower than they are today, and there was extra dry land where people lived.
A sparrow song remix took over North America with astonishing speed
Some North American birds are changing their tune. The traditional song of the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) ends with a repeated triplet of notes. By 2000, however, some birds in western Canada were...