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Robot Reconnoiters Uncharted Terrain
February 16, 2012 — Mobile robots have many uses. They serve as cleaners, carry out inspections and search for survivors of disasters. But often, there is no map to guide them through unknown territory. Researchers have ... > full story -
Fossilized Pollen Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Royal Garden
February 16, 2012 — The garden at the 2,500-year-old palace of Ramat Rahel in Israel hasn't been in bloom for more than two millennia. But now researchers say that pollen recovered from its plaster walls will permit ... > full story -
Lull in Ship Noise After Sept. 11 Attacks Eased Stress on Right Whales
February 8, 2012 — Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a new study. The study, conducted in Canada's Bay of Fundy, has implications for all baleen whales ... > full story -
Ecologists Capture First Deep-Sea Fish Noises
January 26, 2012 — Fish biologists conducted one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, 2,237 feet under the Atlantic. With recording technology more affordable, fish sounds can be studied ... > full story -
Physicists Use Ion Beams to Detect Art Forgery
January 20, 2012 — Nuclear physicists are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other art. The results of their tests can serve as powerful ... > full story -
First Physical Evidence of Tobacco in Mayan Container
January 11, 2012 — Anthropologists and other scientists have used ultra-modern chemical analysis technology to analyze ancient Mayan pottery for proof of tobacco use in the ancient culture. They discovered the first ... > full story -
Comprehensive Picture of the Fate of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill
January 10, 2012 — A new study provides the composite picture of the environmental distribution of oil and gas from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It amasses a vast collection of available ... > full storyMore: -
Scientists Crack Medieval Bone Code
January 3, 2012 — The existence of brucellosis, an infectious disease still prevalent today, has now been confirmed in ancient skeletal ... > full story -
Pendant Found at Irikaitz Archaeological Site in Spain May Be 25,000 Years Old
December 27, 2011 — The recent discovery of a pendant at the Irikaitz archaeological site in Zestoa (in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa in Spain) has given rise to intense debate: it may be as old as 25,000 years, which ... > full story -
Disappearance of the Elephant Caused Rise of Modern Humans: Dietary Change Led to Modern Humans in Middle East 400,000 Years Ago
December 12, 2011 — Scientists have connected evidence about diet with other cultural and anatomical clues to conclude that the disappearance of the elephants led to the emergence of Homo sapiens in the Middle East much ... > full story
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