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New evidence for the earliest modern humans in Europe

The timing, process and archeology of the peopling of Europe by early modern humans have been actively debated for more than a century. Reassessment of the anatomy and dating of a fragmentary upper jaw with ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cells grow fully functional new teeth

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Japan recently published a paper in PLoS One describing their successful growth and transplantation of new teeth created from the stem cells of mice.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (23) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Humans have a mighty bite: Size matters, but efficiency matters more

The robust jaws and formidable teeth of some of our ancestors and ape cousins may suggest that humans are wimps when it comes to producing a powerful bite: but a new study has found the opposite is true, with ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

From human bite to robot jaws

The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public ...

Technology / Engineering

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New 'shieldcroc' species of ancient crocodile discovered

A University of Missouri researcher has identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today's ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips

When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lessons in coral reef survival from deep time

Lessons from tens of millions of years ago are pointing to new ways to save and protect today's coral reefs and their myriad of beautiful and many-hued fishes at a time of huge change in the Earth's systems.

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dog skull dates back 33,000 years

If you think a Chihuahua doesn't have much in common with a Rottweiler, you might be on to something.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study finds how lysozyme protein in tears annihilates dangerous bacteria

A disease-fighting protein in our teardrops has been tethered to a tiny transistor, enabling UC Irvine scientists to discover exactly how it destroys dangerous bacteria. The research could prove critical to ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Fit females make more daughters, mighty males get grandsons

Females influence the gender of their offspring so they inherit either their mother's or grandfather's qualities. 'High-quality' females – those which produce more offspring – are more likely to have daughters. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How can the salamander help fight degenerative disease?

Ever asked yourself why some animals can regenerate lost body parts, yet we can't grow back a limb? A new Australian research collaboration is offering a chance to solve this puzzle in the fight to cure degenerative ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study of skates and sharks questions assumptions about 'essential' genes

Biologists have long assumed that all jawed vertebrates possess a full complement of nearly identical genes for critical aspects of their development. But a paper in the December 16 issue of Science with Benjamin King of the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Endangered orangutans offer a new evolutionary model for early humans

Starving orangutans in Borneo may be teaching us new lessons about human evolution.

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Is cannibalism in polar bears on the rise?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A series of photographs of cannibalism in polar bears have been released, and the researchers who witnessed the act think the rate of cannibalism may be increasing. They observed three instances ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report


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