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Germany may be birthplace of European music and art

The remains of the world's oldest musical instruments and human figurines suggest that music and artistic depictions of the human form may have first developed in Germany around 40,000 years ago, say researchers.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Scientists take steps toward creating artificial graphene

(Phys.org) -- Researchers first observed graphene in 2004 by extracting the single-atom-thick sheets of carbon from bulk graphite. While graphene’s electrical and optical properties have proven to have ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast feature

16th-century Korean mummy provides clue to hepatitis B virus genetic code

The discovery of a mummified Korean child with relatively preserved organs enabled an Israeli-South Korean scientific team to conduct a genetic analysis on a liver biopsy which revealed a unique hepatitis ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Prehistoric cold case links humans to Tasmanian megafauna extinctions

A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers have discovered fresh evidence that could finally unravel the mystery of what killed Tasmania's giant marsupials over 40,000 years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

LiDAR technology reveals faults near Lake Tahoe

Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study conclude that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks

(Phys.org) -- Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Galaxies in the young cosmos

(Phys.org) -- The universe was born about 13.7 billion years ago in the big bang. The Sun and its system of planets formed about five billion years ago. What happened, then, during that long, intervening stretch ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Zooming in on bacterial weapons in 3-D

The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through needle-like ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Direct digital: Novel casting process could transform how complex metal parts are made

A Georgia Tech research team has developed a novel technology that could change how industry designs and casts complex, costly metal parts. This new casting method makes possible faster prototype development ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Millennium-old olive trees of the Iberian Peninsula are younger than expected

Northeast Spain is home to olive trees so old that they are known as "millennium-old." A group of scientists have now studied their age. The oldest is to be found in the Catalan region of Montsia and is 627 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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