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Researchers Announce Discovery of Oldest-Known Fossil Primate Skeleton
June 5, 2013 — An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of the world's oldest-known fossil primate skeleton representing a previously unknown genus and species named Archicebus achilles. In ... > full storyMore: -
Zebrafish Help Identify Mutant Gene in Rare Muscle Disease
June 4, 2013 — Zebrafish with very weak muscles helped scientists decode the elusive genetic mutation responsible for Native American myopathy, a rare, hereditary muscle disease that afflicts Native Americans in ... > full story -
Roman Seawater Concrete Holds the Secret to Cutting Carbon Emissions
June 4, 2013 — Scientists analyzed samples from a Roman breakwater submerged in the Bay of Naples for over two millennia, revealing the secrets of crystal chemistry that allow Roman seawater concrete to resist ... > full story -
New Biomolecular Archaeological Evidence Points to the Beginnings of Viniculture in France
June 3, 2013 — France is renowned the world over as a leader in the crafts of viticulture and winemaking -- but the beginnings of French viniculture have been largely unknown, until now. Imported ancient Etruscan ... > full story -
'Tracking in Caves': On the Trail of Pre-Historic Humans
June 3, 2013 — In remote caves of the Pyrenees, lie precious remnants of the Ice Age undisturbed: foot and hand prints of prehistoric hunters. The tracks have remained untouched for millennia and are in excellent ... > full story -
Ancient Egyptians Accessorized With Meteorites
May 30, 2013 — Researchers have found conclusive proof that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories for their ... > full story -
Malaria Protection in Chimpanzees
May 29, 2013 — In malaria regions the parasite prevalence in the human body as well as malaria-related morbidity and mortality decrease with age. This reflects the progressive mounting of a protective immunity. ... > full story -
Why Early Human Ancestors Took to Two Feet
May 24, 2013 — A new study by archaeologists challenges evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and ... > full story -
King Richard III Found in 'Untidy Lozenge-Shaped Grave'
May 23, 2013 — A new article on the archaeology of the Search for Richard III reveals for the first time specific details of the grave dug for King Richard III and discovered under a car park in ... > full story -
New Cave-Dwelling Arachnids Discovered in Brazil
May 22, 2013 — Two new species of cave-dwelling short-tailed whipscorpions have been discovered in northeastern Brazil, and are described in new ... > full story
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