
Great beasts peppered from space
• BBC News--By Jonathan Amos--Evidence suggests ice-age animals in North America were peppered by exploding space debris.
Evidence suggests ice-age animals in North America were peppered by exploding space debris.
Evidnece suggests ice-age megafauna peppered by space debris.
Researchers at Shinshu University have succeeded in injecting spider genes into silkworms to create a thread that is stronger, softer and more durable than conventional silk. A Japanese manufacturer is already experimenting with the thread, and spide
Archaeologists have reportedly found traces of a glue used by the Romans 2,000 years ago near the town of Xanten in Germany. This ancient glue was used to mount silver laurel leaves on legionnaires' battle helmets, made of iron. Though the hel
A new study finds that both drugs and genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.
Human evolution has been moving at breakneck speed in the past several thousand years, far from plodding along as some scientists had thought, researchers said.
The Gomboc is a roundish piece of clear synthetic material with gently peaked, organic curves. It looks like a piece of modern art. But if you tip it over, something unusual happens: it rights itself.
An "extraordinary" desert creature has been caught on camera for what scientists believe is the first time. [The Jackarat?]
The Bali project is mostly dependent on traditionally generated electricity, a method that itself contributes to global warming, so the project has critics.
A high school student hunting fossils in the badlands of his native North Dakota discovered an extremely rare mummified dinosaur that includes not just bones but also seldom seen fossilized soft tissue such as skin and muscles, scientists will announ
Top scientists and investors from the Boston area have helped form a new biotechnology firm focused on new stem cell treatments. But the location of its headquarters is still up for debate -- and could end up on the West Coast, company officials say.
An awesome display of electronic warfare capabilities by Israel in September sparked a sharp reaction in Russia today. It all may bode ill for Iran tomorrow.
Mice resistant to cancer have been created in a breakthrough that could lead to a human treatment free of side-effects. A protein produced by the creatures may hold the key to a future therapy. It attacks tumour cells, but does not harm healthy tissu
This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on. British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug e
The Universal Human Myth may be the first example of disaster reporting
Spinal fossil of sauropod found in museum vault · Species believed to have lived 140m years ago
An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientists.
A technical breakthrough has enabled scientists to create for the first time dozens of cloned embryos from adult monkeys, raising the prospect of the same procedure being used to make cloned human embryos. Attempts to clone human embryos for research
You knew this all along right? Global Whining is just an excuse for more control by Big Brother. And Al Gore got a Nobel Prize for his propaganda!
Japanese scientists have discovered how to shut down areas of mice brains which respond with fear to odors from natural enemies and dangers. Previous experiments have produced super-athletic mice. Will future applications in humans produce fearless a
Science is getting a grip on people's fears. As Americans revel in all things scary, scientists say they now know better what's going on inside our brains when a spook jumps out and scares us. Knowing how fear rules the brain should lead to t
The mouse can run up to 3.7 miles at a speed of 60 feet per minute for five hours or more without stopping. Scientists said that this was equivalent of a man cycling at speed up an Alpine mountain without a break. Although it eats up to 60% more food
Full-body imprints of 3 ancient amphibians were found by researchers in a rock that sat untouched in a museum's fossil collection for years. The salamander-like creatures are 330 million years old -- 100 million years before the first dinosaurs
"In Neanderthals, there was probably the whole range of hair color we see today in modern European populations, from dark to blond right through to red," Dr Lalueza-Fox told the BBC News website.
In the aftermath of Blackwater, non-lethal crowd control is an issue that commanders in Iraq very much have on their minds. They may soon have a new weapon to use as early as next year. It's not a science fiction weapon, but one that's been i
The separation of humanity into wheat and chaff? Science-fiction or truth? Read the following news for what's in store.
After a nuclear holocaust, would cockroaches really be the last creatures standing?
Welcome, GuestLog in | Register Print This Story Email This To A Friend Make a comment Mid-Columbia news 'Mythbusters' test seeks to determine if cockroaches could survive a nuclear holocaust Published Friday, O
Welcome, GuestLog in | Register Print This Story Email This To A Friend Make a comment Mid-Columbia news 'Mythbusters' test seeks to determine if cockroaches could survive a nuclear holocaust Published Friday, O
Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, discoverer of the DNA double helix discovered something entirely different: you can't say that here. Watson apologized for earlier remarks about IQ.