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First 3-D Topographic Map of Early Maya City 'Head of Stone' Delineates Ancient Buildings
April 14, 2011 — Archaeologists have made the first three-dimensional topographic map of the early Maya city "Head of Stone" in Guatemala's Central Lakes region, adding new perspective to the site and its ancient ... > full story -
Loch Fossils Show Life Harnessed Sun and Sex Early on
April 13, 2011 — Remote lochs along the west coast of Scotland are turning up new evidence about the origins of life on land. A team of scientists exploring rocks around Loch Torridon have discovered the remarkably ... > full story -
Birds Inherited Strong Sense of Smell from Dinosaurs
April 12, 2011 — Birds are known more for their senses of vision and hearing than smell, but new research suggests that millions of years ago, the winged critters also boasted a better sense for ... > full story -
New Genetic Study Helps Solve Darwin's Mystery About Ancient Evolution of Flowering Plants
April 10, 2011 — The evolution and diversification of the more than 300,000 living species of flowering plants may have been "jump started" much earlier than previously calculated, according to a new study. The study ... > full story -
Scientists Make Bamboo Tools to Test Theory Explaining East Asia's Stone Age Tool Scarcity
April 8, 2011 — The long-held theory that prehistoric people in East Asia crafted their tools from bamboo is much more complicated than originally conceived, according to a new study. Research until now didn't ... > full story -
iPad Helps Archaeologists
April 7, 2011 — A new approach to conducting archaeological research is revolutionizing methods of recording history, a field that is steeped in ... > full story -
Sand Drift in Norway Caused by Sea-Level Changes and Human Activity
April 7, 2011 — The sand along the south-western coastal rim of Norway has drifted for more than 9000 calendar years. This was triggered by sea-level changes and human activities, new research has ... > full story -
Green Toad Inhabited Iberian Peninsula One Million Years Ago
March 31, 2011 — Although the green toad (Bufo viridis) can today be found all over Central Europe, Asia, Africa, and even on the Balearic Islands, it became extinct in the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Early ... > full story -
'Death Anxiety' Prompts People to Believe in Intelligent Design, Reject Evolution, Study Suggests
March 30, 2011 — Researchers have found that people's 'death anxiety' can influence them to support theories of intelligent design and reject evolutionary ... > full story -
Why Ancient Mayan Communities Were 'Living on the Edge' of What Is Now a Massive Wetland
March 28, 2011 — Archeologists are investigating why a highly sophisticated civilization decided to build large, bustling cities next to what is essentially swampland. The research zeroes in on why larger and ... > full story
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