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Imperiled Reefs In Florida Keys Under Study
September 17, 2007 — Scientists and educators from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program embarked on a nine-day mission to the world's only undersea scientific facility on Sept. 17. While living underwater in the ... > full story -
Ancient Human DNA Extracted From Yucca Leaves Spat Out
September 5, 2007 — In a groundbreaking study, two Harvard scientists have for the first time extracted human DNA from ancient artifacts. The work potentially opens up a new universe of sources for ancient genetic ... > full story -
Angkor -- Medieval 'Hydraulic City' -- Unwittingly Engineered Its Environmental Collapse
September 5, 2007 — The architects of Cambodia's famed Angkor -- the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" -- unwittingly engineered its environmental collapse, say scientists. This revelation supports a ... > full story -
First Beehives In Ancient Near East Discovered
September 4, 2007 — Archaeologists revealed that the first apiary (beehive colony) dating from the Biblical period has been found in excavations in Israel's Beth Shean Valley. This is the earliest apiary to be revealed ... > full story -
Ancient Pig DNA Study Sheds New Light On Colonization Of Europe By Early Farmers
September 3, 2007 — The earliest domesticated pigs in Europe, which many archaeologists believed to be descended from European wild boar, were actually introduced from the Middle East by Stone Age farmers, new research ... > full story -
New Evidence: Urbanization Did Not Originate With Centralized Political Power
August 30, 2007 — A field survey of the ancient city of Tell Brak indicates that urbanization did not originate with a centralized political power, but as the result of individualized or small-group decisions. To ... > full story -
First Ancient Manioc Fields In Americas Discovered
August 20, 2007 — Archaeologists excavating an ancient Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has discovered an ancient field of manioc, the first evidence for cultivation of the ... > full story -
Gold Obtained From A Decayed Stump
August 18, 2007 — Researchers found native gold, silver and platinum salts in the dust of decayed stumps. A ton of their ashes contains 3 kilograms of silver, nearly 200 milligrams of gold and 5 grams of platinum. ... > full story -
Scientists Take Underwater Robot On Black Sea Expedition
August 15, 2007 — Using a novel underwater robot, marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks, during an international expedition ... > full story -
Stone Age Site Surfaces After 8000 Years
August 5, 2007 — Excavations of an underwater Stone Age archaeological settlement dating back 8000 years took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. The team of archaeologists will take the sections ... > full story
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