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Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.


Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt (AP)

Israel displays coins from ancient Jewish revolt

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | 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.


Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Colonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border ...


'Dutch' Batavians more Roman than thought

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The Batavians, who lived in the Netherlands at the start of the Christian era were far more Roman than was previously thought. After just a few decades of Roman occupation, the Batavians had become so integrated that they ...


NOAA locates US Navy ship sunk in World War II battle

NOAA Locates U.S. Navy Ship Sunk in World War II Battle

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A NOAA-led research mission has located and identified the final resting place of the YP-389, a U.S. Navy patrol boat sunk approximately 20 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC, by a German ...


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Chimpanzees develop 'specialized tool kits' to catch army ants

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialised 'tool kits' to forage for army ants, reveals new research published today in the American Journal of Primatology. This not only provides the first direct ...


Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in Tokyo

Japanese imperial army maps to go online

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.


Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard two kilometers from the front line on Puthukkudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka army website hacked: defence ministry

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Sri Lankan army's website has been targeted in a "cyber terrorism" attack by Tamil rebels, the defence ministry said Friday, and replaced with gruesome photos of apparent victims of the civil war.


The US Army has launched a fan page on Facebook

US Army enlists Facebook, Twitter

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The US Army said on Monday it had launched a fan page on Facebook and established an office for online "social media," despite security rules that limit soldiers' access to networking sites.


Army still using physicians in interrogation, bioethicist says

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

U.S. Army psychiatrists may be participating in the interrogation of detainees, while ignoring recommendations to the contrary from professional medical associations, according to a Penn State bioethicist and a Georgetown ...