Wildlife and
habitat
The Mammoth Cometh: Bringing extinct animals back to life is really happening
Deer proliferation disrupts a forest’s natural growth
New online tool tracks tree loss in 'near real time'
More info: Global Forest Watch
Fighting Wildlife Crime: New U.S. Strategy Broadens Scope
Related: New Data Shows Continued Decline of African Forest Elephants - WCS
U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Whaling Off Antarctica
Update: Japan intends to continue Antarctic whale hunt: Sea Shepherd
Acidic water blamed for West Coast scallop die-off
Drone Captures Stunning Birds’-eye Video of Dolphin Superpod
Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change
Related: Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious
Satellites help spot whales
Sub-Arctic Whales Moving Into Thawed Arctic Ocean
Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles found dead in India
California officials make big shark fin bust in SF
Freeze stopped ash borers and stink bugs cold, but they’re primed for a comeback
Redwood park closes road to deter burl poachers
Presence of Humans and Urban Landscapes Increase Illness in Songbirds
Relocating ‘Nuisance’ Animals Often Unhealthy for Wildlife
Bears Use Wildlife Crossings to Find New Mates
Managed honeybees linked to new diseases in wild bees
A new species of Oak hidden away in the greenery of Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary
Found: New Beetle Collected by Darwin 180 Years Ago
Kellogg to use environmentally friendly palm oil
Nicaraguan Canal Could Wreck Environment, Scientists Say
President Obama to expand coastal protection in California
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Bison Can Roam
Related: Man Risks Arrest Blocking Road that Leads Yellowstone Bison to Slaughter
Yellowstone Announces End to 2014 Bison Slaughter Following One-Man Blockade
Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows Rare Views of Yosemite
The Urbanization of the Eastern Gray Squirrel in the United States (more info)
Discoveries about the natural world
Elephants Console Each Other
Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
Animal moms customize milk depending on baby's sex
Fruit-Loving Lemurs Score Higher on Spatial Memory Tests
Bears Use Wildlife Crossings to Find New Mates
Extreme weather decides distribution of insects
Moss brought back to life after 1,500 years frozen in ice - British Antarctic Survey
Ant Larvae Are Used as Living Floaties to Save the Queen From Floods
Wings, Tails, Fins: Study Looks At How Animals Propel Themselves
Why the zebra has stripes
Scientists revive largest virus yet from 30,000-year-old permafrost
Volcanoes Helped Antarctic Life Weather Ice Ages
Chemical transport in plants likened to that of humans
Virginia Tech scientist proposes revolutionary naming system for all life on Earth
Chilean highway project unearths amazing graveyard of fossilized whale skeletons
Related (sort of): More info about aquatic sloths
New insights into the origin of birds
New Research Suggests Connection between Color and Physiology in Dinosaurs
Jaw dropping: scientists reveal how vertebrates came to have a face
The Surprising Science of Dinosaur Pee
Space Dust Is Filled with Building Blocks for Life
Geophysicist Teams With Mathematicians to Describe How River Rocks Round
Rare mineral points to vast 'oceans' beneath the Earth
Zircon crystal found in Australia is oldest piece of Earth
Kentucky Sinkhole Eats Corvettes, Raises Questions
Weather and climate
Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come
Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season Getting Longer
Could California's Drought Last 200 Years?
More info: What the West's Ancient Droughts Say About Its Future
Pine smell 'limits' climate change
Unstable Atlantic deep ocean circulation under future climate conditions
Increase in Arctic Cyclones is Linked to Climate Change, New Study Shows
Wavier jet stream 'may drive weather shift'
Environmental policy
The Mammoth Cometh: Bringing extinct animals back to life is really happening
Deer proliferation disrupts a forest’s natural growth
New online tool tracks tree loss in 'near real time'
More info: Global Forest Watch
Fighting Wildlife Crime: New U.S. Strategy Broadens Scope
Related: New Data Shows Continued Decline of African Forest Elephants - WCS
U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Whaling Off Antarctica
Update: Japan intends to continue Antarctic whale hunt: Sea Shepherd
Acidic water blamed for West Coast scallop die-off
Drone Captures Stunning Birds’-eye Video of Dolphin Superpod
Arctic biodiversity under serious threat from climate change
Related: Cat parasite found in western Arctic Beluga deemed infectious
Satellites help spot whales
Sub-Arctic Whales Moving Into Thawed Arctic Ocean
Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles found dead in India
California officials make big shark fin bust in SF
Freeze stopped ash borers and stink bugs cold, but they’re primed for a comeback
Redwood park closes road to deter burl poachers
Presence of Humans and Urban Landscapes Increase Illness in Songbirds
Relocating ‘Nuisance’ Animals Often Unhealthy for Wildlife
Bears Use Wildlife Crossings to Find New Mates
Managed honeybees linked to new diseases in wild bees
A new species of Oak hidden away in the greenery of Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary
Found: New Beetle Collected by Darwin 180 Years Ago
Kellogg to use environmentally friendly palm oil
Nicaraguan Canal Could Wreck Environment, Scientists Say
President Obama to expand coastal protection in California
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Bison Can Roam
Related: Man Risks Arrest Blocking Road that Leads Yellowstone Bison to Slaughter
Yellowstone Announces End to 2014 Bison Slaughter Following One-Man Blockade
Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows Rare Views of Yosemite
The Urbanization of the Eastern Gray Squirrel in the United States (more info)
Discoveries about the natural world
Elephants Console Each Other
Large mammals were the architects in prehistoric ecosystems
Animal moms customize milk depending on baby's sex
Fruit-Loving Lemurs Score Higher on Spatial Memory Tests
Bears Use Wildlife Crossings to Find New Mates
Extreme weather decides distribution of insects
Moss brought back to life after 1,500 years frozen in ice - British Antarctic Survey
Ant Larvae Are Used as Living Floaties to Save the Queen From Floods
Wings, Tails, Fins: Study Looks At How Animals Propel Themselves
Why the zebra has stripes
Scientists revive largest virus yet from 30,000-year-old permafrost
Volcanoes Helped Antarctic Life Weather Ice Ages
Chemical transport in plants likened to that of humans
Virginia Tech scientist proposes revolutionary naming system for all life on Earth
Chilean highway project unearths amazing graveyard of fossilized whale skeletons
Related (sort of): More info about aquatic sloths
New insights into the origin of birds
New Research Suggests Connection between Color and Physiology in Dinosaurs
Jaw dropping: scientists reveal how vertebrates came to have a face
The Surprising Science of Dinosaur Pee
Space Dust Is Filled with Building Blocks for Life
Geophysicist Teams With Mathematicians to Describe How River Rocks Round
Rare mineral points to vast 'oceans' beneath the Earth
Zircon crystal found in Australia is oldest piece of Earth
Kentucky Sinkhole Eats Corvettes, Raises Questions
Weather and climate
Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come
Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season Getting Longer
Could California's Drought Last 200 Years?
More info: What the West's Ancient Droughts Say About Its Future
Pine smell 'limits' climate change
Unstable Atlantic deep ocean circulation under future climate conditions
Increase in Arctic Cyclones is Linked to Climate Change, New Study Shows
Wavier jet stream 'may drive weather shift'
Environmental policy
EPA proposes greater protections for streams, wetlands under Clean Water Act
White House Unveils Plans to to Cut Methane Emissions
Obama to Request New Rules for Cutting Truck Pollution
Energy
America's natural gas system is leaky and in need of a fix, new study finds
U.S. Government Will Back Loans For Nuclear Power
Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle
Massive desert solar plant opens, already a threatened species
Team converts sugarcane to a cold-tolerant, oil-producing crop
New, inexpensive production materials boost promise of hydrogen fuel
Artificial Leaf Jumps Developmental Hurdle
Fusion Leaps Forward: Surpasses Major Break-Even Goal
More info: High-Powered Lasers Deliver Fusion Energy Breakthrough
Infrared: A new renewable energy source?
Sperm, groceries, and mail: Why bike is best for precious cargo
Water
New study of gas drilling and ground water shows gas is often in water before drilling begins
A Simple Tree Branch Can Become a Backyard Water Filter
More info: MIT researchers make a water filter from the sapwood in tree branches
Australia: Brisbane’s drinking water linked to infections
Air
EPA wood-stove proposal prompt rural backlash
Toxic Emissions Spikes at Fracking Sites Are Rarely Monitored, Study Finds
Colorado facing oil and gas boom fumes, favors cleaner facilities
Tuna hearts 'affected by oil spill' -- possible link to vehicle exhaust
Scientists Identify Four New Ozone Depleting Gases in Atmosphere
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
Major ‘Third-Hand Smoke’ Compound Causes DNA Damage — and Potentially Cancer
Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in children
BPA at Very Low Levels Can Adversely Affect Developing Organs in Primates
NY seeks ban on plastic microbeads used in cosmetics
After explosive accidents, railroads agree to voluntary measures to make crude shipments safer
More info: Fiery derailments spark worries about more rail cars carrying oil
Wastewater Injection Triggered Oklahoma's Earthquake Cascade
Natural gas boom advances with little study of public health effects, report finds
New Test Screens Wastewater Biosolids for Environmental Contaminants
Oklahoma Shakes—Is Fracking to Blame?
EPA begins regulating the use of diesel in fracking
Cancer Risk In Fukushima Area Estimated
Related: Fukushima's Radioactive Ocean Water Arrives At W. Coast
In growing lawsuit, servicemembers fault TEPCO for radiation-related illnesses
U.S. Nuclear Agency Hid Concerns, Hailed Safety Record as Fukushima Melted
Scientists expect traces of ocean radiation on the West Coast soon
Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear waste
Air testing at New Mexico nuclear dump shows no contamination
Agriculture and food, livestock, gardening and pets
Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than we thought
Thinking of Planting or Replacing a Tree at Home? Consider This
More info: Urban Nature: How to Foster Biodiversity in World’s Cities
Federal water allocation for drought-stricken California farms cut to zero
Food Production in the Northeastern U.S. May Need to Change if Climate Does
Genetically modified potatoes 'resist late blight'
Nutrition labels are getting a makeover
Activism Changes Subway's Bread: Is It Really Dangerous?
Related: Ingredients of an All-Natural Banana
Diet High in Meat, Cheese Can Be as Bad as Smoking : DNews
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience
Animal-hoarding case prompts questions in Iowa
Could the five-second rule be true? New study gives credence to the myth
Research Indicates Causal Link between Vitamin D, Serotonin Synthesis and Autism
Selenium, Vitamin E Supplements May Double Prostate Cancer Risk
Long-term Daily Multivitamin Supplement Use Decreases Cataract Risk in Men
Vitamin B12 accelerates worm development
Diet Supplement Causes Nearly 100 Hepatitis Cases
Health and medicine, human behavior
Scientists split on own stem cell finding
Cell Therapy Shows Remarkable Ability to Eradicate Cancer in Advanced Leukemia Patients
Study revives bird origin for 1918 pandemic, links influenza strains to deadly 1872 horse flu
Related: Scientists create accurate predictor of the next year’s flu virus
'Suspended Animation' Trials: Surgeons To Test New Technique For Saving The Almost-Dead
Rare Gene Found to Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
Obama budget proposes new fight against superbugs
Medicines Made in India Set Off Safety Worries (!)
Discovery: pre-leukemic stem cell at root of AML, relapse
Related: Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer
Critics Oppose FDA Approval of Painkiller Zohydro
Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses
Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade
Also see: Obesity rates remain high, but stable in the U.S
Geographic variation of human gut microbes tied to obesity
Related: How the beneficial bacteria in our guts communicate with our own cells
How an Australian tick's bite can cause people to become allergic to meat
Scientists Chip Away at the Mystery of What Lives in Our Mouths
Test Is Improved Predictor of Fetal Disorders
Acetaminophen use in pregnancy may be linked to ADHD
Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Strikes Kids in California
Public smoking bans linked with rapid fall in preterm births and child hospital visits for asthma
HPV vaccination associated with reduced risk of cervical lesions in Denmark
How Peer Pressure Explains Vaccination Rates
Study Finds Childhood Immunizations Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Scientists identify the switch that says it’s time to sleep
Study finds no link between years of high school football play and neurocognitive decline
Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
Scientists unlock mystery of out-of-body experiences (aka astral trips)
More info: Voluntary Out-of-Body Experience: An fMRI Study
McMaster Researchers Discover Secret of Bowel Movement
Males and females differ in specific brain structures
Is height important in matters of the heart? New study says yes
Prion-like proteins essential for creating and maintaining long-term memories
Big Venus and small Jupiter: Galileo’s astronomical puzzle is solved after 400 years
Also see: Mystery Behind Galileo's Visual Illusion Discovered (video)
Study suggest people act fairly due to spite, not altruism
Science Confirms: Internet Trolls Really Are Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Sadistic
Game-winning 'momentum' illusion is but a delusion
Best predictor of divorce? Age when couples cohabit, study says.
‘Intelligent people are more likely to trust others’
Education
A Message From Your Brain: I'm Not Good At Remembering What I Hear
Wyoming chooses fossil fuels over science education
1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun. Yes, Really
Law
Supreme Court Strikes Down Aggregate Limits on Federal Campaign Contributions
The Fifth Circuit turns its back on a huge forensics scandal in Mississippi
Woman to be tried for murder for giving birth to stillborn
CIA draws scrutiny over searching Senate panel’s computers for interrogation report
Repeal of Missouri's background check law associated with increase in state's murders
Related: Court strikes California law limiting concealed weapons
Supreme Court declines challenges to gun laws
California store’s sale of smart guns prompts furious backlash
U.S. justices extend employee whistleblower protections
U.S. Supreme Court declines immigration cases
SPLC Report: Far-right extremist groups decline but remain at near-record levels
Feds: 'Excessive force' used by Albuquerque police
Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana
FBI reports a drop in crime in 2013: why the rate continues to fall
It's Now A Federal Crime For You to Attend a Dog Fight
Supreme Court declines case of photographer snubbing gay ceremony
Related: Kentucky ban on gay marriages from other states struck down by federal judge
Kansas House advances bill to deny same-sex couples social services
Federal Judge Rules Va. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
FBI accuses American Indian Movement of killing black civil rights activist in '73 SD uprising
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Paleo diet didn’t change – the climate did. Why did modern humans replace Neanderthals?
Related: Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech
A reinterpretation of Neandertal linguistic capacities (older)
Bering Land Bridge Was Home To Early Natives For 10,000 Years: Study
Oldest Burial Yields DNA Evidence of First Americans
Oldest fortified settlement ever found in North America (!)
4,000-year-old Dartmoor burial find rewrites British bronze age history
Tracing Ancestry, Team Produces Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events
Developers told to change plans to save Miami archeological find
The Hunley: Zeroing in on what caused Civil War submarine's sinking
Why Do 16th-Century Manuscripts Show Cats With Flaming Backpacks?
Why scholars can’t resist the uncrackable Voynich manuscript
Great Pyramid at Giza Vandalized to 'Prove' Conspiracy Theory
Miami Artist Destroyed $1M Ai Weiwei Vase Because PAMM "Only Displays International Artists"
National security, defense
UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users
France risks long stay after misjudging Central African Republic
Military's 'Iron Man' Suit May Be Ready to Test This Summer
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Detection of Waves in Space Buttresses Landmark Theory of Big Bang (!)
Also see: Inflation rides gravity waves into cosmological history
Related: Multiverse Controversy Heats Up over Gravitational Waves
NASA's Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds
Super-Earths may be dead worlds
NASA Researcher Finds Planet-Sized Space Weather Explosions at Venus
NASA could have prevented spacewalker's close call
Is the Video of the Meteorite and the Skydiver Legit?
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
White House Unveils Plans to to Cut Methane Emissions
Obama to Request New Rules for Cutting Truck Pollution
Energy
America's natural gas system is leaky and in need of a fix, new study finds
U.S. Government Will Back Loans For Nuclear Power
Chesapeake Energy’s $5 Billion Shuffle
Massive desert solar plant opens, already a threatened species
Team converts sugarcane to a cold-tolerant, oil-producing crop
New, inexpensive production materials boost promise of hydrogen fuel
Artificial Leaf Jumps Developmental Hurdle
Fusion Leaps Forward: Surpasses Major Break-Even Goal
More info: High-Powered Lasers Deliver Fusion Energy Breakthrough
Infrared: A new renewable energy source?
Sperm, groceries, and mail: Why bike is best for precious cargo
Water
New study of gas drilling and ground water shows gas is often in water before drilling begins
A Simple Tree Branch Can Become a Backyard Water Filter
More info: MIT researchers make a water filter from the sapwood in tree branches
Australia: Brisbane’s drinking water linked to infections
Air
EPA wood-stove proposal prompt rural backlash
Toxic Emissions Spikes at Fracking Sites Are Rarely Monitored, Study Finds
Colorado facing oil and gas boom fumes, favors cleaner facilities
Tuna hearts 'affected by oil spill' -- possible link to vehicle exhaust
Scientists Identify Four New Ozone Depleting Gases in Atmosphere
Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling
Major ‘Third-Hand Smoke’ Compound Causes DNA Damage — and Potentially Cancer
Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in children
BPA at Very Low Levels Can Adversely Affect Developing Organs in Primates
NY seeks ban on plastic microbeads used in cosmetics
After explosive accidents, railroads agree to voluntary measures to make crude shipments safer
More info: Fiery derailments spark worries about more rail cars carrying oil
Wastewater Injection Triggered Oklahoma's Earthquake Cascade
Natural gas boom advances with little study of public health effects, report finds
New Test Screens Wastewater Biosolids for Environmental Contaminants
Oklahoma Shakes—Is Fracking to Blame?
EPA begins regulating the use of diesel in fracking
Cancer Risk In Fukushima Area Estimated
Related: Fukushima's Radioactive Ocean Water Arrives At W. Coast
In growing lawsuit, servicemembers fault TEPCO for radiation-related illnesses
U.S. Nuclear Agency Hid Concerns, Hailed Safety Record as Fukushima Melted
Scientists expect traces of ocean radiation on the West Coast soon
Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear waste
Air testing at New Mexico nuclear dump shows no contamination
Agriculture and food, livestock, gardening and pets
Climate change will reduce crop yields sooner than we thought
Thinking of Planting or Replacing a Tree at Home? Consider This
More info: Urban Nature: How to Foster Biodiversity in World’s Cities
Federal water allocation for drought-stricken California farms cut to zero
Food Production in the Northeastern U.S. May Need to Change if Climate Does
Genetically modified potatoes 'resist late blight'
Nutrition labels are getting a makeover
Activism Changes Subway's Bread: Is It Really Dangerous?
Related: Ingredients of an All-Natural Banana
Diet High in Meat, Cheese Can Be as Bad as Smoking : DNews
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience
Animal-hoarding case prompts questions in Iowa
Could the five-second rule be true? New study gives credence to the myth
Research Indicates Causal Link between Vitamin D, Serotonin Synthesis and Autism
Selenium, Vitamin E Supplements May Double Prostate Cancer Risk
Long-term Daily Multivitamin Supplement Use Decreases Cataract Risk in Men
Vitamin B12 accelerates worm development
Diet Supplement Causes Nearly 100 Hepatitis Cases
Health and medicine, human behavior
Scientists split on own stem cell finding
Cell Therapy Shows Remarkable Ability to Eradicate Cancer in Advanced Leukemia Patients
Study revives bird origin for 1918 pandemic, links influenza strains to deadly 1872 horse flu
Related: Scientists create accurate predictor of the next year’s flu virus
'Suspended Animation' Trials: Surgeons To Test New Technique For Saving The Almost-Dead
Rare Gene Found to Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
Obama budget proposes new fight against superbugs
Medicines Made in India Set Off Safety Worries (!)
Discovery: pre-leukemic stem cell at root of AML, relapse
Related: Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer
Critics Oppose FDA Approval of Painkiller Zohydro
Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses
Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade
Also see: Obesity rates remain high, but stable in the U.S
Geographic variation of human gut microbes tied to obesity
Related: How the beneficial bacteria in our guts communicate with our own cells
How an Australian tick's bite can cause people to become allergic to meat
Scientists Chip Away at the Mystery of What Lives in Our Mouths
Test Is Improved Predictor of Fetal Disorders
Acetaminophen use in pregnancy may be linked to ADHD
Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Strikes Kids in California
Public smoking bans linked with rapid fall in preterm births and child hospital visits for asthma
HPV vaccination associated with reduced risk of cervical lesions in Denmark
How Peer Pressure Explains Vaccination Rates
Study Finds Childhood Immunizations Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Scientists identify the switch that says it’s time to sleep
Study finds no link between years of high school football play and neurocognitive decline
Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
Scientists unlock mystery of out-of-body experiences (aka astral trips)
More info: Voluntary Out-of-Body Experience: An fMRI Study
McMaster Researchers Discover Secret of Bowel Movement
Males and females differ in specific brain structures
Is height important in matters of the heart? New study says yes
Prion-like proteins essential for creating and maintaining long-term memories
Big Venus and small Jupiter: Galileo’s astronomical puzzle is solved after 400 years
Also see: Mystery Behind Galileo's Visual Illusion Discovered (video)
Study suggest people act fairly due to spite, not altruism
Science Confirms: Internet Trolls Really Are Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Sadistic
Game-winning 'momentum' illusion is but a delusion
Best predictor of divorce? Age when couples cohabit, study says.
‘Intelligent people are more likely to trust others’
Education
A Message From Your Brain: I'm Not Good At Remembering What I Hear
Wyoming chooses fossil fuels over science education
1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun. Yes, Really
Law
Supreme Court Strikes Down Aggregate Limits on Federal Campaign Contributions
The Fifth Circuit turns its back on a huge forensics scandal in Mississippi
Woman to be tried for murder for giving birth to stillborn
CIA draws scrutiny over searching Senate panel’s computers for interrogation report
Repeal of Missouri's background check law associated with increase in state's murders
Related: Court strikes California law limiting concealed weapons
Supreme Court declines challenges to gun laws
California store’s sale of smart guns prompts furious backlash
U.S. justices extend employee whistleblower protections
U.S. Supreme Court declines immigration cases
SPLC Report: Far-right extremist groups decline but remain at near-record levels
Feds: 'Excessive force' used by Albuquerque police
Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana
FBI reports a drop in crime in 2013: why the rate continues to fall
It's Now A Federal Crime For You to Attend a Dog Fight
Supreme Court declines case of photographer snubbing gay ceremony
Related: Kentucky ban on gay marriages from other states struck down by federal judge
Kansas House advances bill to deny same-sex couples social services
Federal Judge Rules Va. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
FBI accuses American Indian Movement of killing black civil rights activist in '73 SD uprising
Archeology, anthropology, art and history
Paleo diet didn’t change – the climate did. Why did modern humans replace Neanderthals?
Related: Talking Neanderthals challenge the origins of speech
A reinterpretation of Neandertal linguistic capacities (older)
Bering Land Bridge Was Home To Early Natives For 10,000 Years: Study
Oldest Burial Yields DNA Evidence of First Americans
Oldest fortified settlement ever found in North America (!)
4,000-year-old Dartmoor burial find rewrites British bronze age history
Tracing Ancestry, Team Produces Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events
Developers told to change plans to save Miami archeological find
The Hunley: Zeroing in on what caused Civil War submarine's sinking
Why Do 16th-Century Manuscripts Show Cats With Flaming Backpacks?
Why scholars can’t resist the uncrackable Voynich manuscript
Great Pyramid at Giza Vandalized to 'Prove' Conspiracy Theory
Miami Artist Destroyed $1M Ai Weiwei Vase Because PAMM "Only Displays International Artists"
National security, defense
UK spy agency intercepted webcam images of millions of Yahoo users
France risks long stay after misjudging Central African Republic
Military's 'Iron Man' Suit May Be Ready to Test This Summer
Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
Detection of Waves in Space Buttresses Landmark Theory of Big Bang (!)
Also see: Inflation rides gravity waves into cosmological history
Related: Multiverse Controversy Heats Up over Gravitational Waves
NASA's Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds
Super-Earths may be dead worlds
NASA Researcher Finds Planet-Sized Space Weather Explosions at Venus
NASA could have prevented spacewalker's close call
Is the Video of the Meteorite and the Skydiver Legit?
Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics
A
New Thermodynamics Theory of the Origin of Life
New Sensor Paves the Way for Night Vision Contact Lenses
The future of particle physics?
Wikipedia-size maths proof too big for humans to check
Meet the Dropleton—a “Quantum Droplet” That Acts Like a Liquid
Computers and software, the Internet
U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet
Are the robots about to rise? Google's new director of engineering thinks so… (!)
Facebook looks to buy drone company for “atmospheric satellites”
Facebook fraud exposed (video)
Facebook to Crack Down on Illegal Gun Sales
The Art of Sensible Nonsense -- A new cryptographic scheme obfuscates computer programs
Gmail adds easy unsubscribe button to stem the tide of promotional email
Of note
Millennials in Adulthood
Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'?
Your Ancestors, Your Fate (?)
Which reminded me of: Unfair -- A short video by Ze Frank
Which rmo: Extermination: Earth (even shorter, and funny too)
_________
New Sensor Paves the Way for Night Vision Contact Lenses
The future of particle physics?
Wikipedia-size maths proof too big for humans to check
Meet the Dropleton—a “Quantum Droplet” That Acts Like a Liquid
Computers and software, the Internet
U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet
Are the robots about to rise? Google's new director of engineering thinks so… (!)
Facebook looks to buy drone company for “atmospheric satellites”
Facebook fraud exposed (video)
Facebook to Crack Down on Illegal Gun Sales
The Art of Sensible Nonsense -- A new cryptographic scheme obfuscates computer programs
Gmail adds easy unsubscribe button to stem the tide of promotional email
Of note
Millennials in Adulthood
Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'?
Your Ancestors, Your Fate (?)
Which reminded me of: Unfair -- A short video by Ze Frank
Which rmo: Extermination: Earth (even shorter, and funny too)
_________
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