Supernova Explosion May Have Caused Mammoth Extinction
Sep 23, 2005 |
4.4 / 5 (45) |
0
A distant supernova that exploded 41,000 years ago may have led to the extinction of the mammoth, according to research that will be presented tomorrow (Sept. 24) by nuclear scientist Richard Firestone of ...
Exciting New Kenyan Fossils Challenge Established Views on Early Evolution of Our Genus Homo
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 08, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (44) |
0
Two new fossils, described this week in the journal Nature, cast fresh light on a little understood and important period of human prehistory at the dawn of our own genus, Homo.
New evidence from earliest known human settlement in the Americas
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 08, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (43) |
0
New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early ...
NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse
Aug 21, 2008 |
3 / 5 (65) |
103
The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to fires, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards ...
The crash of 2008: A mathematician's view
Dec 09, 2008 |
3.1 / 5 (62) |
29
Markets need regulation to stay stable. We have had thirty years of financial deregulation. Now we are seeing chickens coming home to roost. This is the key argument of Professor Nick Bingham, a mathematician at Imperial ...
Unpublished Papers Reveal Lesser-known, but Significant Research of Sir Issac Newton
Sep 11, 2006 |
4 / 5 (48) |
0
Known primarily for his foundational work in math and physics, Sir Issac Newton actually spent more time on research in alchemy, as well as its interrelationships with science, history and religion, and its ...
Scientists to develop bacteria-powered fuel cells
Mar 15, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (47) |
0
A diverse team of microbiologists, engineers and geochemists from the University of Southern California and Rice University are joining forces to create bacteria-powered fuel cells that could power spy drones that fit in ...
New evidence debunks 'stupid' Neanderthal myth
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 26, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (43) |
15
Research by UK and American scientists has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors (Homo sapiens). The research ...
The Athenians: Another warning from history?
Oct 05, 2009 |
4 / 5 (48) |
27
(PhysOrg.com) -- The collapse of Greek democracy 2,400 years ago occurred in circumstances so similar to our own it could be read as a dark and often ignored lesson from the past, a new study suggests. ...
Vikings did not dress the way we thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 25, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (45) |
0
Vivid colors, flowing silk ribbons, and glittering bits of mirrors - the Vikings dressed with considerably more panache than we previously thought. The men were especially vain, and the women dressed provocatively, ...
Coal Liquefaction
Jan 09, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (59) |
0
The tightening of worldwide oil reserves is causing the price of oil to escalate — and makes coal, which is much more abundantly available, an interesting starting material for liquid fuels and chemical raw materials. Researchers ...
What's the difference between a liberal and conservative?
Sep 24, 2008 |
3.3 / 5 (57) |
20
Political conservatives operate out of a fear of chaos and absence of order while political liberals operate out of a fear of emptiness, a new Northwestern University study soon to be published in the Journal of Research in ...
Airbags, Antilock Brakes Not Likely to Reduce Accidents, Injuries
Sep 27, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (44) |
0
Researchers have determined that airbags and antilock braking systems do not reduce the likelihood of accidents or injuries because they may encourage more aggressive driving, thwarting the potential benefits of such safety ...
Dinosaur Deaths Outsourced to India?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 29, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (44) |
10
A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava ...
Ancient yucca chaws yield ancient DNA
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 31, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (40) |
1
In a groundbreaking study, two Harvard scientists have for the first time extracted human DNA from ancient artifacts. The work potentially opens up a new universe of sources for ancient genetic material, which ...
