Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...


A spider in amber

Oldest known spider's web found in amber

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pieces of amber containing parts of a spider's web have been found in East Sussex and dated back to the Cretaceous period 140 million years ago, which makes it the oldest spider's web known.


Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall

Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found. ...


New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

Bye bye 'Hogwarts dinosaur'? New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago - with great ...


Team Discovers New Dinosaur Species From Montana

Team Discovers New Dinosaur Species From Montana

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A husband and wife team of American paleontologists has discovered a new species of dinosaur that lived 112 million years ago during the early Cretaceous of central Montana.


Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 22

The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another -- is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies, according to an international study coordinated by ...


Giant Skull of Pliosaur 'Sea Monster' Unearthed in England

Giant Skull of 12m Pliosaur 'Sea Monster' Unearthed in England

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

The fossilised skull of a pliosaur, the largest marine reptile that ever lived, has been discovered along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.


mummy

Mummy's tooth yields DNA

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A four thousand year old Egyptian mummy's tooth has yielded its DNA to probing scientists.


Australopithecus afarensis, 'Lucy'

Ancient 'Lucy' Species Ate A Different Diet Than Previously Thought

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the "Lucy" species Australopithecus afarensis suggests that the ancient hominid ate a different diet than the tooth enamel, size and sh ...


Ancient Flying Pterosaur Also Sailed Seas (Update)

Ancient Flying Pterosaur Also Sailed Seas (w/ Video)

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tapejara was an excellent flyer that also had an innate nautical knowledge of sailing.


Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...


Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt (AP)

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Israel displayed for the first time Wednesday a collection of rare coins charred and burned from the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple nearly 2,000 years ago.


Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica (AP)

Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(AP) -- Scientists say they've discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land.


Research shows avatars can negatively affect users

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University ...


New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past

New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fossil plants are windows to the past, providing us with clues as to what our planet looked like millions of years ago. Not only do fossils tell us which species were present before human-recorded history, ...




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