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Evidence of the 'Lost World' -- did dinosaurs survive the end Cretaceous extinctions?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 2

The Lost World, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's account of an isolated community of dinosaurs that survived the catastrophic extinction event 65 million years ago, has no less appeal now than it did when it was written a century ...





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Lost sounds of the past brought to life

Lost sounds of the past brought to life (w/ Video, Audio)

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Salpinx, barbiton, aulos, syrinx. Never heard them? Never heard of them? Neither had anyone else, for centuries. Until now.


A partial view of the lenga's forest

Nearly 70 percent of Argentine forests lost in a century

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Argentina has lost nearly 70 percent of its forests in a century, the Environmental Secretariat said at a UN conference on desertification.


Lost World Found in Papua New Guinea Volcano

Lost World Found in Papua New Guinea Volcano

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (55) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- A BBC expedition exploring inside the crater of an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has discovered a lost world of dozens of weird new species and rare animals, including new frogs, ...


Spain's 1st face transplant patient can smile now

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Spain's first face transplant patient - the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw - has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials said Saturday.


Fossilized dung balls reveal secret ecology of lost world

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new study of 30 million year old fossil 'mega-dung' from extinct giant South American mammals reveals evidence of complex ecological interactions and theft of dung-beetles' food stores by other animals.


Portuguese award goes to Helen Keller nonprofit

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Helen Keller International nonprofit organization has won a $1.4 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for its work in preventing blindness in the developing world, the foundation said Friday.


Antimicrobial antibodies in celiac disease: Trick or treat?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anti-microbial antibody formation has been reported in celiac disease. Relatively high positivity rates were observed for the conventional antibodies, for example, ASCA, anti-OmpW, and anti-I2, and they were known to decrease ...


'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world (AP)

'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

Technology / Software

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...


Giant Skull of Pliosaur 'Sea Monster' Unearthed in England

Giant Skull of 12m Pliosaur 'Sea Monster' Unearthed in England

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

The fossilised skull of a pliosaur, the largest marine reptile that ever lived, has been discovered along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.


Machine Learning by Watching and Listening

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- To expand the boundaries of machine intelligence, Ben Taskar is using television shows with large fan bases like CSI, Alias, and Lost to teach computers how to be smarter about what they see, hear and read.



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