http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Ah, Paris. Land of the Eiffel Tower, delicious French bread and... tropical rainforests? Sacrebleu! It seems unlikely, but scientists have discovered evidence that France may have been a hot, wet tropical rainforest 55 million years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news166977549.html Chemistry Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:50:02 EST news166977549 (AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a much larger network of quarries used by Herod in the city. http://www.physorg.com/news166115501.html Other Sciences Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30:01 EST news166115501 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand. http://www.physorg.com/news165554733.html Biology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:01 EST news165554733 The day-to-day lives of prehistoric humans have been revealed following new research developed by chemists at the University of Bristol. The research, which combines archaeology with cutting-edge chemistry allowing scientists to reconstruct the past, will be presented at the Royal Society`s annual Summer Science Exhibition [30 June 2009]. http://www.physorg.com/news165586600.html Chemistry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:14 EST news165586600 Researchers here have used sediment from the deep ocean bottom to reconstruct a record of ancient climate that dates back more than the last half-million years. http://www.physorg.com/news164303941.html Space & Earth Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:00:01 EST news164303941 (AP) -- Scientists at one of Utah's major new dinosaur quarries have found 60 to 70 new bones this spring, including what appears to be a 20-foot-long neck bone discovered this week. http://www.physorg.com/news163395992.html Other Sciences Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:46:57 EST news163395992 (PhysOrg.com) -- Large bombardments of meteorites approximately four billion years ago could have helped to make the early Earth and Mars more habitable for life by modifying their atmospheres, suggests the results of a paper published today in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochima Acta. http://www.physorg.com/news163071856.html Space & Earth Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:44:47 EST news163071856 (AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed in the ancient city, an archaeologist said. The Iron Age handle is inscribed with the Hebrew name Menachem, which was the name of an Israelite king and is still common among Jews. http://www.physorg.com/news162054117.html Other Sciences Wed, 20 May 2009 16:02:51 EST news162054117 Greece on Tuesday reclaimed scores of ancient objects dating to the fifth century BC that Belgian, British and German authorities returned, the culture ministry said. http://www.physorg.com/news161955950.html Other Sciences Tue, 19 May 2009 12:46:36 EST news161955950 An ambitious gold mining project in northern Chile, high up in the Andes close to ancient glaciers, is finally getting underway amid the economic downturn despite fears from environmentalists. http://www.physorg.com/news161410322.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 May 2009 05:12:30 EST news161410322 (PhysOrg.com) -- The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets - with the help of equipment that could revolutionise underwater archaeology. http://www.physorg.com/news161274284.html Other Sciences Mon, 11 May 2009 15:25:16 EST news161274284 Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes off the coast of northern Michigan have stumbled onto something they never expected to find: life forms akin to those found in some of Earth's most extreme environments. http://www.physorg.com/news160645491.html Biology Mon, 04 May 2009 08:53:33 EST news160645491 The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago is using modern technology to digitally record thousands of tablets that, as they are being pieced together, tell an unusually detailed story of the Persian Empire. http://www.physorg.com/news160315863.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:11:59 EST news160315863 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Rosetta Stone allowed 19th century scholars to translate symbols left by an ancient civilization and thus decipher the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics. http://www.physorg.com/news159715706.html Other Sciences Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:29:00 EST news159715706 Wild horses were domesticated in the Ponto-Caspian steppe region (today Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Romania) in the 3rd millennium B.C. Despite the pivotal role horses have played in the history of human societies, the process of their domestication is not well understood. http://www.physorg.com/news159714951.html Biology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:16:34 EST news159714951 (AP) -- Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt, antiquities authorities announced Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news159552735.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:12:45 EST news159552735 (AP) -- National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity's earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World. http://www.physorg.com/news159537081.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:51:55 EST news159537081 The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news159425818.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:57:26 EST news159425818 French and Chinese blue glass, Dutch layered glass, Baltic amber: roughly 70,000 beads manufactured all over the world have been excavated at one of the Spanish empire's remotest outposts, the Santa Catalina de Guale Mission. The beads were found as part of an extensive, ongoing research project led by a team of scientists from the American Museum of Natural History on St. Catherines Island off the coast of Georgia. Comprising the largest repository ever from Spanish Florida, the beads enlighten archaeologists about past trade routes and provide clues to the social structure and wealth of the people. http://www.physorg.com/news158502528.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:29:41 EST news158502528 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia have helped unveil the birthplaces of ancient stars using a two-tonne telescope carried by a balloon the size of a 33-storey building. http://www.physorg.com/news158416076.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:28:31 EST news158416076 A University of Colorado at Boulder professor says the powerful earthquake that knocked down buildings and killed at least 130 people in and around the medieval city of L'Aquila in Italy April 6 is a continuation of violent seismic events that have periodically rocked the region dating back to Roman times. http://www.physorg.com/news158261104.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:25:50 EST news158261104 Since the days of Charles Darwin, researchers are interested in reconstructing the "Tree of Life", and in understanding the development of animal and plant species during their evolutionary history. In the case of vertebrates, this research has already come quite a long way. But there is still much debate about the relationships between the animal groups that made their apparation very early in evolutionary history, probably in the late Precambrian, some 650 million years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news157897407.html Biology Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:24:11 EST news157897407 In a new study published April 1 in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, ancient DNA (aDNA) is retrieved from various insect remains without destruction of the specimens. http://www.physorg.com/news157786307.html Biology Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:32:24 EST news157786307 This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: University of Washington researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing. Along the way, they are making 3-D printing dramatically cheaper. http://www.physorg.com/news157730197.html Technology Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:58:25 EST news157730197 Using CT imaging to study a priceless bust of Nefertiti, researchers have uncovered a delicately carved face in the limestone inner core and gained new insights into methods used to create the ancient masterpiece and information pertinent to its conservation, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology. http://www.physorg.com/news157728635.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:31:10 EST news157728635 (PhysOrg.com) -- When cities turn off their lights for Earth Hour their occupants will get more than a warm and fuzzy green feeling, they will also see stars hundreds of trillions kilometres away lighting up a moonless night sky in all its glory. http://www.physorg.com/news156627581.html Space & Earth Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:41:41 EST news156627581 (AP) -- Travelers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old "bent" pyramid, known for its oddly shaped profile, and other nearby ancient tombs, Egypt's antiquities chief announced Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news156442220.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:10:57 EST news156442220 (AP) -- An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought to be the result of an ancient vampire-slaying ritual. It suggests the legend of the mythical bloodsucking creatures was tied to medieval ignorance of how diseases spread and what happens to bodies after death, experts said. http://www.physorg.com/news156262415.html Other Sciences Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:14:05 EST news156262415 A new dating method finally is allowing archaeologists to incorporate rock paintings - some of the most mysterious and personalized remnants of ancient cultures - into the tapestry of evidence used to study life in prehistoric times. That`s the conclusion of a new report in ACS` Analytical Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news156017586.html Chemistry Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:13:42 EST news156017586 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient Egyptians may be best known for building pyramids, but internationally renowned maritime archaeologist Cheryl Ward wants the world to know that they were pretty good sailors, too. http://www.physorg.com/news155399472.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:33:14 EST news155399472