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Nanostructure of 5,000-year-old mummy skin reveals insight into mummification process

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cutting-edge microscopy techniques, researchers have gained insight into how human mummies can be extremely well-preserved for thousands of years. A team of scientists from Germany and ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Re-evaluation of Wulagasaurus indicates Basal Hadrosaurine dinosaurs originated in Asia

Several hundred disarticulated bones have been recovered from a large dinosaur quarry of the Upper Cretaceous Yuliangzi Formation at the base of the Wulaga outcrop of Heilongjiang Province near the Sino-Russian ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years

A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Nile crocodile is actually two different species

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the Fordham University in New York have uncovered evidence that what the world has looked to as the iconic Nile crocodile is actually two different species of crocodile that ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Mammoth Achievement: Researchers at the forefront of molecular biology

Forget Jurassic Park. By successfully sequencing the DNA of a long-extinct species, Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller have helped push back the boundaries of molecular biology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 10

Uncovering secrets from beyond the grave

The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave.

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oetzi the Iceman dressed like a herdsman

A famous Neolithic Iceman is dressed in clothes made from sheep and cattle hair, a new study shows. The researchers say their findings support the idea that the Iceman was a herdsman, and that their technique, reported today ...

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created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Academic uncovers Holy Grail of palaeontology

Palaeontologist Dr Phil Manning, working with National Geographic Channel has uncovered the Holy Grail of palaeontology in the United States: a partially intact dino mummy.

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created Dec 03, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (54) | comments 1


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