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Paleontologists Doubt 'Dinosaur Dance Floor'

Nov 07, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of paleontologists visited the northern Arizona wilderness site nicknamed a "dinosaur dance floor" and concluded there were no dinosaur tracks there, only a dense collection of unusual p ...

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Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 19, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 7

(AP) -- Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path ...

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 0

(AP) -- Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in ...

ROV Jason images the discovery of the deepest explosive eruption on the sea floor (w/ Video)

Oceanographers image the discovery of the deepest explosive eruption on the sea floor (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 1

Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.

Wild chimps have near human understanding of fire, says study

Wild chimps have near human understanding of fire, study says

Biology / Plants & Animals

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use and control of fire are behavioral characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. Now, a new study by Iowa State University anthropologist Jill Pruetz reports that savanna ...

Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, ...

World's rarest gorilla ready for its close-up (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

The world's rarest -- and most camera shy -- great ape has finally been captured on professional video on a forested mountain in Cameroon, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society and Germany's NDR Naturfilm.

Prayer on the hospital floor

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

Dec 16, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 1

What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal requests? While increasing numbers of physicians say ...

Launch of first operating system for smart grid home automation

Technology / Energy

Dec 16, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Fraunhofer IWES (Germany) presents the OGEMA Alliance, which will offer an open software platform for energy management.

YouTube's top 2009 videos feature eclectic cast

Technology / Internet

Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The year's biggest hits on the Internet's top video channel were anchored by an improbable singing sensation, a groggy boy nursing a sore mouth, a bride and groom dancing down the wedding aisle, supernatural heartthrobs ...