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Innovative Archaeological Survey Reveals Unknown Aspects Of China's Past
March 3, 2008 — Imagine future archaeologists trying to understand Illinois, California or New York based on a few excavations in each of those states. They might excavate small areas in city centers, since those ... > full story -
Physicists Search For Dark Matter Deep In Minnesota Mine
February 28, 2008 — Physicists have built the world's most sensitive WIMP detectors in an attempt to catch some of those mysterious particles of dark matter. Running a clearn-room laboratory a half-mile underground in ... > full story -
Royals Weren't Only Builders Of Maya Temples, Archaeologist Finds
February 25, 2008 — An intrepid archaeologist is well on her way to dislodging the prevailing assumptions of scholars about the people who built and used Maya ... > full story -
Can Exposure To Intense Underwater Sound Result In Death Of Whales?
February 17, 2008 — NOAA Fisheries Service is looking at how marine mammals react to underwater sound. Increasing evidence suggests that exposure to intense underwater sound in some settings may cause certain marine ... > full story -
Egypt's Earliest Agricultural Settlement Unearthed
February 12, 2008 — Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement, including farmed grains, remains of domesticated animals, pits for cooking and even ... > full story -
Robot Plumbs Wisconsin Lake On Way To Antarctica, Jovian Moon
February 11, 2008 — Scientists are testing a robotic probe in a polar-style, under-ice exploration of Madison's Lake Mendota that may have out-of-this world applications. The wintry Wisconsin conditions are hoped to ... > full story -
Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say
February 7, 2008 — Madagascar's turtles and tortoises, which rank among the most endangered reptiles on earth, will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction unless major conservation measure are enacted, according ... > full story -
Beaked Whales Actually Hear Through Their Throats
February 4, 2008 — Researchers have been using computer models to mimic the effects of underwater noise on an unusual whale species and have discovered a new pathway for sound entering the head and ears. Since 1968, it ... > full story -
Globetrotting Black Rat Genes Reveal Spread Of Humans And Diseases
February 1, 2008 — DNA of the common black rat has shed light on the ancient spread of rats, people and diseases around the globe. Studying the mitochondrial DNA of 165 black rat specimens from 32 countries around the ... > full story -
Archaeologist 'Strikes Gold' With Finds Of Ancient Nasca Iron Ore Mine In Peru
January 29, 2008 — An archaeologist discovered an intact ancient iron ore mine in South America that shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining this valuable ore. The Nasca people may have used the ... > full story
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