News tagged with native american occupation
First Americans arrived as 2 separate migrations, according to new genetic evidence
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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The first people to arrive in America traveled as at least two separate groups to arrive in their new home at about the same time, according to new genetic evidence published online on January 8th in Current Biology, a Cell ...
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California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell—evidence of success for the ...
Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Florida homes and swamps more used to dealing with dangerous critters like alligators now face a more foreign invader -- giant pet snakes escaped into the wild whose numbers are growing at an alarming rate.
Team tracks infamous conquistador through southeast
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Archaeologists at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History have discovered unprecedented evidence that helps map Hernando de Soto's journey through the Southeast in 1540. No evidence of De Soto's path ...
Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, ...
Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, University of Michigan researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats ...
New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Ever since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained a mystery. Now, researchers ...
Researchers sequence swine genome
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.
Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation's downfall
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that held it in place, a study has found. ...
Driver-less car in high-speed rally assault
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains.
UCLA historian attempts to revive reputation of Union general, Reconstruction president
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new book, UCLA historian Joan Waugh argues that Ulysses S. Grant deserves to be remembered with as much reverence and gratitude as Abraham Lincoln.
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