- Alien Life May Require Rare 'Just-Right' Asteroid Belts SPACE.com Staff - SPACE.com - Fri, Nov 2, 2012
Asteroid belts similar to the one between Mars and Jupiter appear to be rare beyond our solar system, implying that complex alien life may be rare as well, a new study … More »Alien Life May Require Rare 'Just-Right' Asteroid Belts
- Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town' VESELIN TOSHKOV - AP - Thu, Nov 1, 2012
A prehistoric town unearthed in eastern Bulgaria is the oldest urban settlement found to date in Europe, a Bulgarian archaeologist said Thursday. More »Bulgaria claims to find Europe's 'oldest town'
A prehistoric town unearthed in eastern Bulgaria is the oldest urban settlement found to date in Europe, a Bulgarian archaeologist said Thursday.
- The Real Question: Who Didn't Have Sex with Neanderthals? Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Thu, Nov 1, 2012
The only modern humans whose ancestors did not interbreed with Neanderthals are apparently sub-Saharan Africans, researchers say. More »The Real Question: Who Didn't Have Sex with Neanderthals?
- Halloween Special: The Scariest Things in Space Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Wed, Oct 31, 2012
Halloween brings out the zombies and vampires here on Earth, but these and other monsters are a constant presence in the heavens above our heads. More »Halloween Special: The Scariest Things in Space
- Jurassic Turtle Graveyard Found in China Megan Gannon, News Editor - LiveScience.com - Wed, Oct 31, 2012
Scientists say they've uncovered a pile of 1,800 Jurassic turtle skeletons in China that had been swept into a mass grave millions of years ago. More »Jurassic Turtle Graveyard Found in China
- Flying Fish Evolved to Escape Prehistoric Predators Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Tue, Oct 30, 2012
The first flying fish may have evolved to escape marine reptile predators, researchers say. More »Flying Fish Evolved to Escape Prehistoric Predators
- Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover's Bust Among Trove of Roman Art Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Amateurs using metal detectors have discovered a trove of Roman artifacts, including a bust possibly depicting a male lover of a Roman emperor, a silver and gold brooch … More »Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover's Bust Among Trove of Roman Art
- Caveman Diet Secret: Less Red Meat, More Plants Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer - LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 26, 2012
That image of a caveman gnawing on a hunk of bison meat may need a makeover. A new chemical analysis of modern diets suggests Stone Age humans ate less meat than th … More »Caveman Diet Secret: Less Red Meat, More Plants
That image of a caveman gnawing on a hunk of bison meat may need a makeover. A new chemical analysis of modern diets suggests Stone Age humans ate less meat than thought.
- Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled Chris Carola, Associated Press - AP - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
It's scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world's first recorded blooper.The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the oldest playable recording … More »Soundtrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled
- Microsoft highlights Surface at Windows 8 launch Nicola Leske and Bill Rigby - Reuters - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp put its Surface tablet center stage at its Windows 8 launch event, hoping the sleek new device will spark a fightback against … More »Microsoft highlights Surface at Windows 8 launch
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp put its Surface tablet center stage at its Windows 8 launch event, hoping the sleek new device will spark a fightback against Apple Inc and Google Inc in the exploding mobile computing market. With interest in traditional computers waning, the world's largest software company …
- How T. Rex Ate Triceratops in 4 Easy Steps Megan Gannon, News Editor - LiveScience.com - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Step 1: Get a good grip on the bony frill. Step 2: Rip off the head. Step 3: Nibble on the face. Step 4: Savor the delicate cuts at the neck. More »How T. Rex Ate Triceratops in 4 Easy Steps
- Birds of a feather? Now include "ostrich" dinosaurs Reuters - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
(Reuters) - The ostrich-like dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago were adorned with feathers, used to attract a mate or protect offspring rather than … More »Birds of a feather? Now include "ostrich" dinosaurs
(Reuters) - The ostrich-like dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago were adorned with feathers, used to attract a mate or protect offspring rather than for flight, according to the findings of Canadian scientists released on Thursday. Researchers from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, and the University …
- Early Human 'Lucy' Swung from the Trees Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Despite the ability to walk upright, early relatives of humanity represented by the famed "Lucy" fossil likely spent much of their time in trees, remaining very active … More »Early Human 'Lucy' Swung from the Trees
- Dinosaurs Looking for Love Grew Alluring Feathers Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Dinosaurs may have wooed potential mates with flashy feathers, peacock style. Researchers have discovered lengthy wisps on a sexually mature adult, but absent in the … More »Dinosaurs Looking for Love Grew Alluring Feathers
- Super-Dense Neutron Star Is Fastest Ever Seen Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Astronomers have discovered an ultra-dense star that orbits with a dying stellar companion once every 93 minutes, making it the fastest-orbiting star of its kind. More »Super-Dense Neutron Star Is Fastest Ever Seen
- Algae biofuel not sustainable now-U.S. research council Roberta Rampton and Deborah Zabarenko - Reuters - Wed, Oct 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Biofuels made from algae, promoted by President Barack Obama as a possible way to help wean Americans off foreign oil, cannot be made now on a … More »Algae biofuel not sustainable now-U.S. research council
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Biofuels made from algae, promoted by President Barack Obama as a possible way to help wean Americans off foreign oil, cannot be made now on a large scale without using unsustainable amounts of energy, water and fertilizer, the U.S. National Research Council reported on Wednesday. "Faced with today's …
- 'Genius' Award Winner Hunts Down Dead Zones Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer - LiveScience.com - Wed, Oct 24, 2012
In recent summers, the so-called "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico has been as large as the state of New Jersey. Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has been working for … More »'Genius' Award Winner Hunts Down Dead Zones
- Fossil Record Shows Species Need to Spread Out to Survive Trevor Stokes, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Wed, Oct 24, 2012
Counter to expectations, groups of related marine species with large population sizes have just the same risk of extinction as those with small population sizes, according … More »Fossil Record Shows Species Need to Spread Out to Survive
- How a Bubblegum Coral Conquered the Globe Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Wed, Oct 24, 2012
For a resident of the deep sea, a species of bubblegum coral is unusually cosmopolitan. These corals build often-colorful, knobby-armed structures deep in the oceans, … More »How a Bubblegum Coral Conquered the Globe
- WHY IT MATTERS: Global warming SETH BORENSTEIN - AP - Tue, Oct 23, 2012
The issue: More »WHY IT MATTERS: Global warming
- Dino Fossil Dealer Involved in Black Market, Prosecutors Allege Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor - LiveScience.com - Tue, Oct 23, 2012
NEW YORK — A fossil dealer, who faces criminal charges related to illegally importing dinosaur fossils, had his first day in a New York federal criminal court on Monday … More »Dino Fossil Dealer Involved in Black Market, Prosecutors Allege
- Green buildings on the rise in Persian Gulf states MICHAEL CASEY - AP - Tue, Oct 23, 2012
With massive steel Sidra trees sprouting from the base of the building and a 9-meter (yard) high sculpture of a spider in the lobby protecting a sack of grey and white … More »Green buildings on the rise in Persian Gulf states
- National Geographic to auction famous photos, art ULA ILNYTZKY - AP - Mon, Oct 22, 2012
National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years, amassing a collection … More »National Geographic to auction famous photos, art
National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years, amassing a collection of 11.5 million photos and original illustrations.
- Oceans in 2100 May 'Sound' Like Dinosaur-Era Seas LiveScience Staff - LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 19, 2012
Scuba divers in the year 2100 might hear what the dinosaurs did, new research suggests. More »Oceans in 2100 May 'Sound' Like Dinosaur-Era Seas
- Prehistoric Flamingo Nest with Eggs Discovered Megan Gannon, News Editor - LiveScience.com - Fri, Oct 19, 2012
A fossil bird's nest has been discovered in Spain, cradling at least five eggs that scientists believe belonged to an ancient flamingo some 18 million years ago. More »Prehistoric Flamingo Nest with Eggs Discovered
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