News tagged with ancient sediments

Bias in the rock record?

Jan 14, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The fossil record is known to be biased by the unevenness of geographical and stratigraphical sampling, and the lack of exposed rocks containing fossils. In a recent Perspective in Science [2 Jan ...

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Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

Nov 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...

Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.

Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 26, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (18) | 26

Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...

UQ archaeology digs into the life behind Pompeii

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 25, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Brisbane may be 2000 years and half-a-world away from Pompeii, but it hasn’t stopped a UQ archaeologist from digging up some hidden treasures.

Houses of the rising sun: Research sheds new light on Ancient Greeks

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 3

New research at the University of Leicester has identified scores of Sicilian temples built to face the rising Sun, shedding light on the practices of the Ancient Greeks.

Small faults in Southeast Spain reduce earthquake risk of larger ones

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A team of Spanish scientists, studying recent, active deformations in the Baetic mountain range, have shown that the activity of smaller tectonic structures close to larger faults in the south east of the ...

Got a pain? -- Have a cup of Brazilian mint

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 24, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 0

For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.

Google documents Iraqi museum treasures

Technology / Internet

Nov 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

LSU gets to the bottom of things -- in Antarctica

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 24, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Antarctica has long held secrets of the earth's history locked in its icy depths, and until recently, there has been very little information on the environments that have been sealed beneath miles of ice for millions of years. ...