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Maya Mask Splendor Enhanced With Sparkling Mica
January 27, 2008 — Ancient Mayan temple builders used dazzling lustrous pigments. Studying tiny shards of paint from the Mayan city of Copan, a physical and chemical sciences researcher found evidence of mica that ... > full story -
Genome Scan Shows Polynesians Have Little Genetic Relationship To Melanesians
January 23, 2008 — The origins and current genetic relationships of Pacific Islanders have generated interest and controversy for many decades. Now, a new comprehensive genetic study of almost 1,000 individuals has ... > full story -
Mothers Trade Child Quantity For Quality
January 23, 2008 — Researchers have shown that mothers are choosing to have fewer children in order to give their children the best start in life, but by doing so are going against millenia of human evolution. The ... > full story -
Genetic Diversity Of European Americans And Disease Gene Mapping
January 19, 2008 — The first genetic dissection of the population structure of European Americans, focusing on identifying the contributions from different genetic ancestries that are important for disease gene mapping ... > full story -
Columbus May Have Brought Syphilis To Europe From New World
January 15, 2008 — Did Columbus and his men introduce the syphilis pathogen into Renaissance Europe after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much longer history in the Old ... > full story -
New Report On First Death By Spearing In Australia
January 5, 2008 — "Ritual punishment using barbed death spears was witnessed at European contact in the Sydney region," one of the researchers said. "The Narrabeen man provides early archaeological evidence for ritual ... > full story -
Evolution Education Is A 'Must' Says Coalition Of Scientific And Teaching Organizations
January 3, 2008 — A coalition of 17 organizations is calling on the scientific community to become more involved in the promotion of science education, including evolution. The introduction of "nonscience," such as ... > full story -
Riddle Of The Jade Jewels Reveals Vast Trade Arena
January 2, 2008 — Analyzing the origins of jade used in ancient jewelery has revealed a trading arena that was active for more than 3,000 years and sprawled over 3,000km in Southeast Asia -- possibly the largest such ... > full story -
Will Beetles Inherit The Earth? Evolutionary Study Reveals Their Long-term Success
December 26, 2007 — Most modern-day groups of beetles have been around since the time of the dinosaurs and have been diversifying ever since, says new research in Science. Beetles have displayed an exceptional ability ... > full story -
Unknown Monumental Building Of Herod The Great (73-4 BC) Unearthed
December 25, 2007 — Excavations are underway in the East Jordan Land. With findings on the mountain Tall adh-Dhahab (West) in the Jabbok Valley the archaeologists could substantiate one assumption: everything points to ... > full story -
Ape To Human: Walking Upright May Have Protected Heavy Human Babies
December 17, 2007 — The transition from apes to humans may have been partially triggered by the need to stand on two legs, in order to safely carry heavier babies. For safety, all nonhuman primates carry their young ... > full story -
Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution
December 15, 2007 — While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage. Scientists identified 26 losses of ... > full story
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