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Mould problem "stable" at Lascaux cave

Feb 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The problem of black fungus threatening world-famous prehistoric paintings at the Lascaux Cave in southwestern France is "stable," a scientist said on Thursday.

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We're off then: The evolution of bat migration

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, ...

Cave study links climate change to California droughts

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 0

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...

Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport

Medicine & Health / Other

Nov 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.

Bedrock of a holy city: the historical importance of Jerusalem's geology

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Oct 19, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

Jerusalem's geology has been crucial in molding it into one of the most religiously important cities on the planet, according to a new study.

A 200,000-year-old cut of meat

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Oct 14, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (13) | 1

Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny ...

Experts watch health of bat colonies in wake of white-nose syndrome

Biology / Ecology

Sep 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The tiny male bat didn't expect to wind up in a biologist's hand when he set out in search of a nighttime snack along Box Canyon Creek.

Oldest-known fibers to be used by humans discovered

Archaeologists discover oldest-known fiber materials used by early humans

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (11) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists and paleobiologists has discovered flax fibers that are more than 34,000 years old, making them the oldest fibers known to have been used by humans. The fibers, discovered ...

Great Tit Turns Out to be a Killer

Biology / Plants & Animals

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (21) | 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Great Tit is an aggressive songbird found in Britain, continental Europe, parts of Northern Africa, and much of Asia. It is believed to survive mostly on seeds, nuts, fruit, insects, beetles, ...

Largest-ever collection of coins from Bar-Kokhba revolt found

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Sep 09, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 0

The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave by researchers from the Hebrew ...