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- Feather Fossils Could Yield Dinosaur Colors Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 6:21PM Artists may now be able to paint dinosaurs and ancient birds and mammals in their true colors, thanks to the discovery of pigment residues in fossilized feathers. In recent years, paleontologists have found fossil feathers in about 50 rock formations pegged to dates ranging from the Jurassic period (from about 200 million to 150 million years ago) to the late Tertiary (from 65 million to about ...
- Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 11:51AM While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
- How baseball is rigged for lefties Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 11:07AMIn the general public, about 10 percent of people are left-handed. In Major League Baseball, about 25 percent of...
- Most Sunscreens Fail to Protect Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 6:55AM The simple rule of sunscreen - the higher the SPF and the thicker the slather, the better - has come under doubt.
- How Baseball Is Rigged For Lefties Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 10:20PM In the general public, about 10 percent of people are left-handed. In Major League Baseball, about 25 percent of players are lefties. Any serious fan knows some of the reasons why certain positions favor lefties, but David Peters has come up with a laundry list of reasons to explain this anomaly.
- Secret to Better Golf Scores Discovered Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 4:51PM Better golfers are more likely to view the hole as larger than their bogey-prone counterparts, finds a new study.
- Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 3:11PM This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
- How Captain Cook Changed the World Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 12:31AM Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today.
- The Flaws of Human Flight Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 11:10AM Man has dreamed of flying probably for as long as he could dream.
- Repair work has merit in midst of throwaway society Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 8:16AMWayne Mullendore saved my life.
- Teen Pregnancy Pact Just a Rumor Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 11:16AM News of a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts is only the latest in several high-profile stories that turned out to be mostly or totally based on myths.
- Loch Ness Monster caught on tape? Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:25AMLondon, July 4 : Two tourists have captured in their camera what they believe is a dinosaur-like creature the Loch Ness Monster.
- Stroke Victim Suddenly Speaks With Strange Accent Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:21PM A woman recovering from a stroke is one of the first reported cases in Canada of a rare brain syndrome in which a person starts to speak with a different accent.
- Brain Food: It Works on Gerbils Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:21AM Scientists have figured out how to make gerbils smarter and hope the findings can be applied to you.
- Video: Could this be the Loch Ness Monster? Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:01AMNew video footage has emerged of a potential sighting of dinosaur-like creature the Loch Ness Monster.
- Cave Men Loved to Sing Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 1:01AM Ancient hunters painted the sections of their cave dwellings where singing, humming and music sounded best, a new study suggests.
- Gator gets new home here Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 10:26PM As Marla Isaac, owner of New England Reptile and Raptor Exhibits, reached in and lifted her petite 4-year-old alligator out of its cage on Wednesday afternoon, the skittish reptile began hissing.
- Tigers Vanish in Nepal Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 6:16PM Officials are alarmed by a plunging tiger population in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, a refuge that once boasted among the highest densities of this endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas.
- Times Square Gets Solar-Powered Billboard Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 12:56PM An electronic billboard entirely powered by the sun and wind is set to go up in Times Square in December, a company said today.
- Why We Save Stuff Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 8:40PM Ever help a friend move and find yourself asking, why is she keeping that? A new study may have the answer.
- When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated? Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 5:11PM John Adams predicted in a letter to his wife Abigail that Americans would celebrate their Independence Day on July 2. Off by two days - not too bad for government work.
- Futuristic Chembots Squeeze Through Small Spaces Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 12:25AM Soft and squishy chemical robots will one day squeeze through tight spots then expand to 10 times larger, offering an advantage over rigid robots. Once a mission is complete, a chembot would biodegrade.
- Creature Sets Record for Living Fast, Dying Young Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 5:11PM You think kids today are immature? A species of chameleon in Madagascar spends most of its lifespan incubating inside its shell. After four or five months out in the world, it dies.
- Perfumed Clothing Could Mask Body Odor Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 4:22PM Vertically-challenged soccer fans who were left with their heads (and noses) at armpit level in crowds watching the final game of the European Championship tournament Sunday might have wished their taller neighbors wore this new product: perfumed clothing. Researchers in Portugal have developed a way to insert "microcapsules," which are small shells measuring between 1 and 100 micrometers (the ...
- Study: World Gets Happier Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 1:02PM Despite the anxieties of these times, happiness has been on the rise around the world in recent years, a new survey finds.
- Palm Scanning: Better Than Fingerprints Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 9:21AM Forget fingerprint scanners, which have replaced password access on some high-end laptops. Forget iris scanners, especially their creepy use portrayed in the 2002 Tom Cruise movie, "Minority Report."
- Bigger and better, too Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 8:39AMBELLEVUE --There was something for everyone who gathered at Greenwood Heights Park for the Bellevue Community Days Festival this past weekend.
- How the Declaration of Independence Changed the World Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 12:15AM Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today.
- Fish Fade Away, Crabs Take Over Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:25PM Global warming has caused dramatic shifts in some aquatic communities in which fish populations die off and lobsters, crabs and squid move in. The finding comes from a new analysis of 50 years worth of fish-trawling data collected in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound but may apply elsewhere, researchers said. ...
- Mosquito Wars: Scientists Take a Swat Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 10:46AM As storm clouds begin to lift over the flooded Midwest, experts are predicting an entirely different sort of deluge. Mosquitoes, which can breed out of control in the puddles and pools left behind as flood waters recede, may be poised to add insult to injury.
- Volcanoes Erupt Beneath Arctic Ice Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 5:32PM New evidence deep beneath the Arctic ice suggests a series of underwater volcanoes have erupted in violent explosions in the past decade.
- Sing it Baby! Almost Everyone Can Carry a Tune Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 2:32PM Despite the hilarity of early-season "American Idol" episodes, nearly everyone can carry a tune, new research shows.
- Why We Fear Parenting Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 12:30PM Several years go during a "well child visit," a pediatric nurse asked me a question about my then 18-month-old daughter:
- Playgrounds to get green treatment Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 1:26AMPicture a playground without metal railings or elevated floors. No monkey bars, swings or fire poles. The ground isn’t covered in woodchips or gravel, and no dump-truck tires poke out of the ground.
- North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 10:35PM Arctic sea ice could disappear at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen region unimpeded.
- Jumping dino story earns high praise for little author Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 10:29PM At age 6, Hannah Sands has already written a book.
- Wimbledon Wants to Know: Are Pigeons Pests? Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 5:25PM Spectators at Wimbledon this week could argue that pigeons are nothing but rotten pests. The pesky pigeons were reportedly "dive-bombing" the tennis courts and surrounding areas.
- Dogs Sniff Out Early-Stage Human Cancer Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 11:10AM Ovarian cancer is often deadly because it is typically diagnosed only in late stages.
- Cheeky Study Finds Beauty Secret in Cadavers Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 7:25AM Pushing the boundaries of science, researchers injected dye and latex into 14 cadavers to find the boundaries of four deeply seated facial fat compartments. All in the interest of making you more beautiful, of course.
- BLISTER Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 12:13AMIt wasn’t always this way. A hot-ticket night out used to be just that – a whirligig of wide-eyed spontaneity laced with the pixie dust of giggle fits and carefree crescendos – and it usually ended with something said, forgotten and buried facedown in the blackout pillow next to a broken-toothed smile.
- Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 5:03PM With gas prices skyrocketing and President Bush and other politicians calling to lift a ban against offshore drilling, a polarized debate has again flared up over the true risks and rewards of this approach to oil prospecting.
- Scientists Struggle to Keep Up With Marine Life Discoveries Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 12:06PM Scientists figure there are at least 1 million species of marine organisms on Earth.
- Billion Acres of Fallow Farmland Could Grow Biofuels Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 10:05AM A billion acres of farmland around the world have been abandoned and could now be used to grow biofuel crops, a new study suggests.
- A Savage Hoax: The Cave Men Who Never Existed Wednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 6:50AM Last month a photograph released by advocacy group Survival International showed painted tribesmen in a remote Amazon village brandishing bows. They were said to have never had contact with the outside world.
- Photo of Amazon Tribe Not a Hoax Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 12:25PM Recent photos of an "uncontacted tribe" of Indians near the Brazil-Peru border have sparked media reports of a hoax, but the organization that released the images defends its claims and actions.
- DVD REVIEWS Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 5:26AM10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) There are bad movies. There are hack directors.
- DVD REVIEWS Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 5:26AM10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros.) There are bad movies. There are hack directors.
- An emotional journey Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 4:40AMSeven-year old Tashanna Drummer rips into her bag marked "S" for snack. She chews marshmallow rope, slurps fruit punch and sucks on Jolly Ranchers. Two hours later, Tashanna is on the verge of vomiting.
- An emotional journey Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 4:40AMSeven-year old Tashanna Drummer rips into her bag marked "S" for snack. She chews marshmallow rope, slurps fruit punch and sucks on Jolly Ranchers. Two hours later, Tashanna is on the verge of vomiting.
- Neanderthals Were High-Tech For Their Era Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 6:10PM Neanderthal tools found in England suggest our early human relatives hunted with blades and spear tips that were pretty sophisticated, rivaling those made by modern humans, a new analysis suggests.
