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Ice age figurine’s head found
University of Tübingen archaeologists put new and old finds together to reassemble ancient work of art.
July 18, 2013
New evidence for warm-blooded dinosaurs
University of Adelaide research has shown new evidence that dinosaurs were warm-blooded like birds and mammals, not cold-blooded like reptiles as commonly believed.
July 18, 2013
Earth’s gold came from colliding dead stars
Unlike elements like carbon or iron, gold has to be born in a cataclysmic event – like the short gamma-ray burst (GRB) that happened last month.
July 17, 2013
Toothpick floats on sound waves
Researchers are able to make particles, liquid droplets, and even toothpicks fly in mid-air by letting them ride on acoustic waves. For the first time, they can also control their movement.
July 17, 2013
Study identifies source of oil sheens near Deepwater Horizon oil spill site
Chemical analysis shows that the source is oil pockets trapped in the wreckage of the sunken rig.
July 16, 2013
Why freshwater organisms survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
An asteroid impact caused the extinction of most dinosaurs and half of ocean-dwelling species. Meanwhile, life in inland freshwater ecosystems largely survived. Why?
July 16, 2013
Eye-tracking could outshine passwords
A collaborative team has developed a new biometric authentication technique that identifies people based on their eye movements. This new technique could one day replace online passwords if made user-friendly.
July 16, 2013
NASA Hubble finds new Neptune moon
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to be circling the giant planet.
July 15, 2013
Phytoplankton like to party, too
Tiny ocean plants use turbulence for travel to social gatherings.
July 15, 2013
