Researchers say they have discovered prehistoric tracks which point to the ancestors of modern-day elephants, who lived in herds in what is now the United Arab Emirates.
In a 12.3-acre site, known as Mleisa 1, researchers …
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Mystery Meat: World’s First Test-Tube Hamburger to Be Served in 2012
With the help of bovine stem cells, Dutch scientists plan to serve the world’s first laboratory-grown hamburger by the end of the year. The project, which has already cost $330,000, aims to ease the environmental impacts of …
Did Hitler Have a Secret Son with a French Teenager?
Jean-Marie Loret strove to find out if it was true that his father was Adolf Hitler. New evidence supports the story
Girl Launches Her MIT Acceptance Letter Toward Space
MIT’s future students receive their acceptance letters in shimmering silver cardboard tubes. It’s more of a legacy item – the mailing used to contain a poster – but now it’s simply a postmarked reminder of the …
Russian Scientists May Have Drilled into Previously Untouched Subglacial Lake
International scientists teeter between excitement and concern after reports from Russian news agency RIA Novosti that Russian scientists have drilled into the untouched Lake Vostok, 2.2 miles below the surface of …
What Stereotype? Women Are Better Than Men at Parking, Study Finds
Men might be able to zip into a parking space more quickly, but when it comes to accuracy, women win.
Cowboy Frogs and Crayola Crickets: 46 New Species Found in Suriname
A frog sporting cowboy-esque white fringes along its legs and a spur on each “heel.” A catfish fitted with extra-protective armor covered in spines to keep hungry piranhas at bay. An uncharacteristically dainty cricket …
Should We Declare Open Season on Bigfoot?
Proving Bigfoot exists will take a lot more than low-quality video. But is it ethical to shoot and kill the creature?
Solar Storm: Get Out Your Camera, Put Away Your Cell Phone
Don’t fret, at least too much, about that impending radiation storm set to hit Earth today through tomorrow, the largest such storm to find its way to us since May 2005.
A powerful solar flare called a coronal mass ejection …
New Mexico Is Stretching, Slowly but Surely
The driving distance between Phoenix and Dallas is getting farther. It’s a minuscule difference – not even a millimeter a year – but it’s a tangible phenomenon, and you can blame on the middleman: New Mexico. The Rio …
Scientists Discover Rare Monkey Previously Thought Extinct
Seeking orangutans and leopards, a team of Indonesian researchers instead discovered Miller’s Grizzled Langur, one of the world’s rarest primates.
It’s Official: The Leap Second Survives
Fans of the leap second, you can breathe easy. Your favorite little tick of the clock is safe — for now.