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Man’s Best (and Oldest) Friend
New studies involving prehistoric dogs are enabling scientists to form important conclusions about the history of humans and their most devoted companions.
After 168 Years, Potato Famine Mystery Solved
After nearly two centuries, scientists have identified the plant pathogen that devastated Ireland, killing 1 million people and triggering a mass emigration.
Ancients First Ate Palms, Not Rice
A new study shows that agriculture may have emerged in southern China much earlier than previously thought.
Brood II: Return of the Cicada
Brood II is no horror movie sequel. It’s one of nature’s greatest spectacles, coming to the East Coast this month.
Chemist Solves Lincoln Funeral Train Mystery
An Arizona chemist has solved a historical mystery by determining the color of the railroad car that transported Abraham Lincoln’s body almost 150 years ago.
Do You Speak Ice Age?
Researchers may have traced hundreds of disparate languages to one Ice Age mother tongue.
Evidence of Cannibalism Found at Jamestown
New evidence supports historical accounts that desperate Jamestown colonists resorted to cannibalism during the harsh winter of 1609-10.
Einstein’s Relativity Theory Passes Tough Test
A rare binary star system has put Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity to its most challenging test to date.
Dinosaur Egg Study Suggests New Evolutionary Link With Birds
A new study of fossilized dinosaur eggs provides evidence of similarities between the nesting behaviors of dinosaurs and their closest living relatives – birds.
New Super-Earths May Support Life
NASA announces the discovery of seven new distant planets, three of which may be able to support life.
Asteroid Set For a Close Encounter With Earth
An asteroid measuring about 150 feet across will make a historically close approach to Earth on February 15.
Did Neanderthals Die Out Much Earlier Than We Thought?
A new study has cast doubt on a popular theory that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals once co-existed in Europe.
Languages Under Siege
After being spoken for 3,000 years, Aramaic, the language of Jesus, could soon be extinct.
