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New pterosaur species named after political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of pterosaur, discovered by a University of Portsmouth palaeontologist, has been named after the artist famous for his notorious and iconic caricatures of Margaret Thatcher.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia academics blast UK lord over Hitler jibe

Dozens of Australian academics signed a letter Tuesday demanding a lecture by British climate sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton be axed after he compared the country's climate adviser to Hitler.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Historian says media was wrong to condemn unions over Solidarnosc

The press - and 1980 Thatcher Government - unfairly criticised the trade union movement over its support for the newly formed Polish Solidarity Trade Union, according to the most detailed analysis of the period ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facial recognition at first glance

We meet a multitude of people on a daily basis: the nice waitress in the coffee shop around the corner, the bus driver or the colleagues at the office. Without the ability to recognize faces at first glance ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brave New World?

(PhysOrg.com) -- British trade unionism was not undermined by Margaret Thatcher, but by the dawn of a new, brutally competitive age that weakened it dramatically in the private sector, a major new analysis claims.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1