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Fish can recognize a face based on UV pattern aloneFish can recognize a face based on UV pattern alone

Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quicklyAncient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly

Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off AntarcticaScientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off Antarctica

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Artificial bee silk a big step closer to realityArtificial bee silk a big step closer to reality

Predicting the fate of stem cellsPredicting the fate of stem cells

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New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothingNew fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing

What drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenomeWhat drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenome

Juggling enhances connections in the brainJuggling enhances connections in the brain

Tracking down the human 'odorprint'Tracking down the human 'odorprint'

Fill 'er up - with algaeFill 'er up - with algae

Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaosScientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos

Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating lessResearchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less

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Scientists determine that ancient Maya practiced forest conservation -- 3,000 years ago (7/25/2009)

Scientists determine that ancient Maya practiced forest conservation -- 3,000 years agoResearchers find the forest and water conservation practices of the ancient Maya hold lessons for the future -- ours ...> Full Article



Study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago (6/17/2009)

Study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years agoEvidence found at ancient village of Ceren in El Salvador buried by volcanic ash about 600 A.D. ...> Full Article


Small islands given short shrift in assembling archaeological record (10/31/2008)

Small islands dwarf large ones in archaeological importance, says researcher, who found that people who settled the Caribbean before Christopher Columbus preferred more minute pieces of land because they relied heavily on the sea. ...> Full Article


Archaeologist Uses Satellite Imagery to Explore Ancient Mexico (5/14/2008)

Professor uses novel approach to study Zapotec culture ...> Full Article


Research Project Uses Technology to Revolutionize Archaeology (5/11/2008)

Research Project Uses Technology to Revolutionize ArchaeologyNASA, lasers, the rainforest canopy and Maya ruins sound like the ingredients for the next Hollywood blockbuster. ...> Full Article


Sunflower Debate Ends In Mexico, Researchers Say (5/3/2008)

Sunflower Debate Ends In Mexico, Researchers SayAncient farmers were growing sunflowers in Mexico more than 4,000 years before the Spaniards arrived ...> Full Article


URI analysis of rare textiles from Honduras ruins suggests Mayans produced fine fabrics (4/19/2008)

Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable excitement. ...> Full Article


Floating a big idea (3/22/2008)

Floating a big ideaResearcher demonstrates pre-Columbian use of rafts to transport goods ...> Full Article


Chocolate drinks - probably fermented ones - popular long before previously thought, says anthropologist (11/19/2007)

Chocolate drinks - probably fermented ones - popular long before previously thought, says anthropologistMesoamerican menus featured cacao beverages - probably fermented ones - at least as early as 1100 B.C., some 500 years earlier than previously documented anywhere, according to new research published in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...> Full Article

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Dinosaurs might be older than previously thoughtDinosaurs might be older than previously thought

Recently analyzed fossil was not human ancestor as claimed, anthropologists sayRecently analyzed fossil was not human ancestor as claimed, anthropologists say

Archaeologists amend the written history of China's first emperor

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Tiny shelled creatures shed light on extinction and recovery 65 million years agoTiny shelled creatures shed light on extinction and recovery 65 million years ago

New dinosaur rears its headNew dinosaur rears its head

New dinosaur discovered head first, for a changeNew dinosaur discovered head first, for a change

Archaeologist discovers Jerusalem city wall from tenth century B.C.E.Archaeologist discovers Jerusalem city wall from tenth century B.C.E.

Pitt-led study debunks millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient CarthagePitt-led study debunks millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient Carthage

What was that? Unraveling a 400-million-year-old mysteryWhat was that? Unraveling a 400-million-year-old mystery

Queen's helps produce archaeological 'time machine'Queen's helps produce archaeological 'time machine'

Study challenges bird-from-dinosaur theory of evolution ? was it the other way around?

Scientists complete color palette of a dinosaur for the first timeScientists complete color palette of a dinosaur for the first time

Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesisAncient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis

Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa



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