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Bridge Species Drive Tropical Engine of Biodiversity
June 10, 2013 — New research sheds light on how the tropics came to be teeming with species while the poles harbor relatively few. Furthermore, it confirms that the tropics have been and continue to be the ... > full story -
Bone Tumor in 120,000-Year-Old Neandertal Discovered
June 5, 2013 — The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about 120,000 years ago in what is now present-day Croatia. The bone fragment, ... > full story -
Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers
June 7, 2013 — Approaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again, trekking to a new study area still many weeks away. The destination, called ... > full story -
Re-Analysis of Diabetes Drug Finds No Higher Heart Attack Risk
June 7, 2013 — A re-analysis of the data from a pivotal study of rosiglitazone found no increased risk of cardiovascular events associated with the controversial diabetes drug, according to ... > full story -
Living Fossils? Actually, Sturgeon Fish Are Evolutionary Speedsters
June 6, 2013 — Efforts to restore sturgeon in the Great Lakes region have received a lot of attention in recent years, and many of the news stories note that the prehistoric-looking fish are "living fossils" ... > full story -
Researchers Announce Discovery of Oldest-Known Fossil Primate Skeleton
June 5, 2013 — An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of the world's oldest-known fossil primate skeleton representing a previously unknown genus and species named Archicebus achilles. In ... > full storyMore: -
Ancient Trapped Water Explains Earth's First Ice Age
June 5, 2013 — Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia may hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth's first ice age, say ... > full story -
'Lizard King' Fossil Shows Giant Reptiles Coexisted With Mammals During Globally Warm Past
June 5, 2013 — At nearly six feet long and weighing upwards of 60 pounds, "Morrison's Bearded King" provides new clues on the evolution of plant-eating reptiles and their relationship to global climate and with ... > full story -
An 'Extinct' Frog Makes a Comeback in Israel
June 4, 2013 — The first amphibian to have been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has been rediscovered in the north of Israel after some 60 years and turns out to be ... > full story -
The Intensity of Land Use Doubled in the 20th Century
June 4, 2013 — The growth of green plants – which can be measured in terms of “net primary production”, or NPP for short – provides the energetic foundation for all life on Earth. The share ... > full story
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