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Archaic Native Americans built massive Louisiana mound in less than 90 days
Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)
Nominated early this year for recognition on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which includes such famous cultural sites as the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu and Stoneh...
The last Neanderthals of southern Iberia did not coexist with modern humans
Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)
The theory that the last Neanderthals -Homo neanderthalensis- persisted in southern Iberia at the same time that modern humans -Homo sapiens- advanced in the no...
Fossil in Serbia suggests human migration
Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)
A fossil find in a cave in Serbia suggests Eastern Europe was an important pathway in human evolution as mankind spread out of Africa, scientists say. Canadian ...
Dickkopf makes fountain of youth in the brain run dry
Feb 11, 2013 (SPX)
Cognitive decline in old age is linked to decreasing production of new neurons. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered in mice that s...
Computer helping save lost languages
Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)
Canadian computer scientists say a computer can reconstruct lost languages by analyzing the sounds uttered by those who speak their modern successors. Alexandre...
Dogs may understand human point of view
Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)
Domestic dogs are more likely to steal food if they think nobody's watching, suggesting they understand a human's point of view, a British researcher says. Psyc...
Finding the way to memory
Feb 08, 2013 (SPX)
Our ability to learn and form new memories is fully dependent on the brain's ability to be plastic - that is to change and adapt according to new experiences an...
Footprints found in British rocks said oldest ever outside of Africa
Feb 07, 2013 (UPI)
Footprints fund preserved in rocks on the coast of England are the earliest human footprints ever found outside of Africa, researchers say. Scientists from Quee...
3D printing breakthrough with human embryonic stem cells
Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)
A team of researchers from Scotland has used a novel 3D printing technique to arrange human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for the very first time. It is hoped th...
New Geology study raises questions about long-held theories of human evolution
Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)
What came first: the bipedal human ancestor or the grassland encroaching on the forest? A new analysis of the past 12 million years' of vegetation change in the...
Alternate walking and running to save energy, maintain endurance
Feb 05, 2013 (SPX)
Forget "slow and steady wins the race." A new study shows that, at least sometimes, the best way to conserve energy and reach your destination on time is to alt...
Bionic man goes on show at British musuem
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
A "bionic man" costing one million dollars went on display on Tuesday at Britain's Science Museum, complete with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robot li...
Primates too can move in unison
Feb 04, 2013 (SPX)
Japanese researchers show for the first time that primates modify their body movements to be in tune with others, just like humans do. Humans unconsciously modi...
Experiments show human brain uses one code for space, time, distance
Feb 04, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. researchers report they've found the first evidence people use the same brain circuitry to figure out space, time and social distances. Scientists at Dartm...
Professional training 'in the wild' overrides laboratory decision preferences
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
Many simulation-based studies have been conducted, and theories developed, about the behaviors of financial market traders. New work by human factors/ergonomics...
Monkeys move together like humans do
Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)
Primates have been found to modify their body movements to be in tune with others just like humans do, researchers in Japan say. Humans unconsciously modify the...
Ancient hearth in Israel shows early, daily use of controlled fire
Jan 27, 2013 (UPI)
Researchers in Israel say an ancient hearth shows the first evidence of humans controlling and using fire for their daily needs. While most scientists believe h...
Bindi Irwin slams Hillary Clinton editors over essay
Jan 25, 2013 (AFP)
Teenage conservationist Bindi Irwin, daughter of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, has revealed her shock that an essay she penned for Hillary Clinton was ed...
A relative from the Tianyuan Cave
Jan 24, 2013 (SPX)
An international team of researchers including Svante Paabo and Qiaomei Fu of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, sequen...
Four-stranded 'quadruple helix' DNA structure proven to exist in human cells
Jan 23, 2013 (SPX)
In 1953, Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published a paper describing the interweaving 'double helix' DNA structure - the chemical code for all life. Now...
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