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Roman Mausoleum Tested for Ancient Earthquake Damage
March 20, 2013 — A Roman mausoleum was knocked off-kilter, and the likely cause was an earthquake, according to a new detailed ... > full story -
For Polar Bears, It's Survival of the Fattest
March 19, 2013 — One of the most southerly populations of polar bears in the world – and the best studied – is struggling to cope with climate-induced changes to sea ice, new research reveals. Based on ... > full story -
Earliest Tobacco Use in Pacific Northwest Discovered
March 12, 2013 — Native American hunter-gatherers living more than a thousand years ago in what is now northwestern California ate salmon, acorns and other foods, and now we know they also smoked tobacco -- the ... > full story -
Asterix’s Roman Foes: Analogy for How Cancer Cells Move and Grow
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that allows some cells in our body to move together, in some ways like the tortoise formation used by Roman soldiers depicted in the Asterix ... > full story -
Grandad's Hip Fracture a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis
March 11, 2013 — Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a ... > full story -
Mummy CT Scans Show Preindustrial Hunter Gatherers Had Clogged Arteries
March 11, 2013 — Like nearly 4.6 million Americans, ancient hunter-gatherers also suffered from clogged arteries, revealing that the plaque build-up causing blood clots, heart attacks and strokes is not just a result ... > full story -
Ancient DNA Solves 320-Year-Old Mystery: Origins of Now Extinct Falkland Islands Wolf
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found the answer to one of natural history's most intriguing puzzles -- the origins of the now extinct Falkland Islands wolf and how it came to be the only land-based mammal on the ... > full story -
Is Nanosilver Toxic?
February 28, 2013 — According to new research with data obtained on two crustacean species, there is apparently no reason to consider silver nanoparticles more dangerous for aquatic ecosystems than silver ... > full story -
Silver Nanoparticles May Adversely Affect Environment, Researchers Demonstrate
February 27, 2013 — In experiments mimicking a natural environment, researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and ... > full story -
Evolution and the Ice Age
February 26, 2013 — Scientists are discovering how the evolution of ecosystems has to be taken into account when speculating between different geological eras. Go back to the time of the dinosaurs or to the ... > full story
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