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Oceanography Student Uses Crashing Waves on Shorelines to Study Earth's Interior
December 5, 2012 Scientists have long used the speed of seismic waves traveling through the Earth as a means of learning about the geologic structure beneath the Earth's surface, but the seismic waves they use have ... > full story -
Archaeologists Discover Shipwrecks, Ancient Harbor on Coast of Israel
November 28, 2012 Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a fleet of early-19th century ships and ancient harbor structures from the Hellenistic period at the city of Akko, one of the major ancient ports of the ... > full story -
Sensor Detects Bombs on Sea Floor
November 26, 2012 A sensor has been developed to detect undetonated explosives on the sea floor. It is based on technology used to find mineral deposits ... > full story -
Scientists Improve Dating of Early Human Settlement
November 15, 2012 Archaeologists have significantly narrowed down the time frame during which the last major chapter in human colonization, the Polynesian triangle, ... > full storyMore: -
Science of the Search for Richard III
November 15, 2012 The complexity of tests being performed on Grey Friars skeleton mean answers will not come ... > full story -
Researchers Unlock Ancient Maya Secrets With Modern Soil Science
November 12, 2012 Soil scientists and archeologists have uncovered evidence that the Maya grew corn sustainably in the lowlands of Tikal, Guatemala, but that they may also have farmed erosion-prone slopes over ... > full story -
Environmentally Friendly Chemistry Important for Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
November 8, 2012 Limiting the quantity of catalysts – substances that trigger a chemical reaction – used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals is important, and new research has now demonstrated that ... > full story -
Grey Friars Female Skeleton Is Possibly of Founder
October 30, 2012 Archaeologists leading the analysis of human remains found in the search for Richard III have commented on the second skeleton found at the Church of Grey Friars in ... > full story -
Unique Sea Snake Found in Museum
October 25, 2012 The pristine jungle and the deep seas are full of undiscovered biological species -- but they can be found in museums as well. In a formalin-filled jar in Copenhagen Natural History Museum, a new ... > full story -
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of Ancient New Zealanders
October 22, 2012 Scientists have sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes for members of what was likely to be one of the first groups of Polynesians to settle New Zealand and have revealed a surprising degree of ... > full story
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