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Can ancient mung bean seeds solve Madagascar migration mystery?Archaeologists look to prehistoric crops to hint at a migration from southeast Asia to Madagascar in a new study.
Is an exoplanet 1,200 lightyears away capable of sustaining life?A distant planet 1,200 light years away from Earth, perhaps home to rocky topography and an ocean, may be capable of sustaining life, according to a new study.
Could old, cold water rising in Antarctic seas solve climate change mystery?Ancient, chilly waters upwelling from the deep in the Antarctic seas could explain why winter sea ice off Antarctica isn't shrinking in response to global warming.
Do a bumblebee's hairs talk to the flowers?It turns out that one of the key functions played by the blanket of hairs on a bumblebee's body could be to detect electric signals emitted by flowers.- A spectacular Mars to make its closest approach to Earth in 11 years on May 30Mars will make a rare appearance on May 30, when the planet will be at its closest point to Earth since November 2005, at 46.7 million miles away.聽
All sharks are not alike: A new study shows unique personality differencesA new study found that sharks have different personalities, each with its own preferences and behaviors.
Ancient Phoenician DNA suggests a new model of human migrationThe Phoenician remains discovered in 1994 provided the first ancient DNA of the Mediterranean civilization that dominated trade routes.聽
Schr枚dinger鈥檚 cat now has a playmateThe decades-old paradox of聽Schr枚dinger鈥檚 cat, in which the feline is both dead and alive at the same time, has taken a giant leap forward. The cat now exists in two boxes, simultaneously. And it's still dead and alive.
Glycine found near Rosetta: Did life on Earth begin with a comet?Rosetta's discovery marks the first 'unambiguous' signature of key organic compounds in a comet. The find supports the idea that聽some of life's building blocks may have come from outer space.
'Living fossil' in Yellowstone River needs help: Will $57M dam save sturgeon?Officials and environmentalists differ on the best way to save the pallid sturgeon, a fish that hasn't changed in 200 million years but now faces extinction.
Tropical storm warning for South Carolina coastNOAA forecasters expect a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with four to eight hurricanes. But they say global warming is making forecasting more difficult.
Zion Canyon was sculpted by a colossal rockslide, say researchersKey to the formation of present-day Utah's Zion Canyon was an enormous rockslide that ripped the face off Sentinel, one of the cliffs along the valley's edge.
This ancient Aussie marsupial dined on snails, say scientistsNew evidence points to a 15 million-year-old Australian marsupial that munched mostly on snails.
Why the drought is making California's beaches cleanerThe California drought has helped reduce water runoff, improving beaches' score on an assessment of water quality from Heal the Bay, an environmental group.聽
Why Australia removed Great Barrier Reef from UN climate reportAustralia pulled chapters about the Great Barrier Reef and a handful of other famous sites from a UNESCO report on World Heritage sites because of concerns about the report's potential to impact tourism.聽
Is that a minivan or a sea sponge? Scientists find possible oldest animal.Scientists have recently discovered the largest, and possibly one of the oldest, sea sponges ever recorded as remote controlled diving vehicles scoured the ocean floor.
Antarctica wasn't a dinosaur refuge, after all, study arguesAnalysis of more than 6,000 fossils in the Antarctic Peninsula suggests that a cataclysmic event wiped out the dinosaurs, and had an equally severe impact on life at the poles, rebutting previous theories.
Fla. debates whether black bear 'conflict management' calls for another huntFlorida could soon hold a state-wide hunt for the mammal, citing a surge in black bear population. Conservationists have questioned the numbers behind the plan.聽
New silvery snake species slithers onto sleeping scientistScientists have discovered a new variety of boa in the Bahamas that might already face extinction.
Did weather defeat the Mongol Empire?The burgeoning Mongol Empire swept through Eastern Europe until an abrupt withdrawal in 1242. Now, researchers think they know what finally stopped their armies. 聽