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Artifacts in Texas Predate Clovis Culture by 2,500 Years, New Study Shows
March 24, 2011 — Researchers in Texas have discovered thousands of human artifacts in a layer of earth that lies directly beneath an assemblage of Clovis relics, expanding evidence that other cultures preceded the ... > full story -
Basketry from Peru's Huaca Prieta
March 23, 2011 — Researchers are examining basketry from northern Peru's Huaca Prieta ... > full story -
Glimpse of How the 'Code' of Life May Have Emerged
March 23, 2011 — A portion of the "code" of life has been unraveled by a graduate student. She aimed to decipher intramolecular communication within a large RNA-protein enzyme responsible for expressing the genetic ... > full story -
Tree Resin Captures Key Evidence of Current and Ancient Insect Invasions
March 22, 2011 — Scientists have discovered that insects that bore into trees as long ago as 90 million years, or as recently as last summer, leave a calling card that's rich with ... > full story -
First Image of Protein Residue in 50-Million-Year-Old Reptile Skin
March 22, 2011 — The organic compounds surviving in 50-million-year-old fossilized reptile skin can be seen for the first time, thanks to a stunning infrared image produced by palaeontologists and ... > full story -
Primordial Soup Gets Spicier: 'Lost' Samples from Famous Origin of Life Researcher Shed New Light on Earth's First Life
March 21, 2011 — Stanley Miller gained fame with his 1953 experiment showing the synthesis of organic compounds thought to be important in setting the origin of life in motion. Five years later, he produced samples ... > full story -
Ancient Human Trash Heaps Gave Rise to Everglades Tree Islands, Research Suggests
March 21, 2011 — Garbage mounds left by prehistoric humans might have driven the formation of many of the Florida Everglades' tree islands, distinctive havens of exceptional ecological richness in the sprawling marsh ... > full story -
Native Americans Modified American Landscape Years Prior to Arrival of Europeans
March 21, 2011 — A new study shows that Native Americans' land use nearly a century ago produced a widespread impact on the eastern North American landscape and floodplain development several hundred years prior to ... > full story -
A New Evolutionary History of Primates
March 17, 2011 — A robust new phylogenetic tree resolves many long-standing issues in primate taxonomy. The genomes of living primates harbor remarkable differences in diversity and provide an intriguing context for ... > full story -
Flowering Plant Study 'Catches Evolution in the Act'
March 17, 2011 — A new study shows when two flowering plants are crossed to produce a new hybrid, the new species' genes are reset, allowing for greater genetic ... > full story -
Human Prejudice Has Ancient Evolutionary Roots
March 17, 2011 — The tendency to perceive others as "us versus them" isn't exclusively human but appears to be shared by our primate cousins, a new study has ... > full story -
High-Tech Concrete Technology Has a Famous Past
March 16, 2011 — Almost 1,900 years ago, the Romans built what continues to be the world's largest unreinforced solid concrete dome in the world-the Pantheon. The secret is in the light-weight concrete used to build ... > full story
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