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Archaeology Jun 16, 2010

Italians think they have found Caravaggio's bones

Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of Caravaggio, but 400 years later some of the mysteries surrounding the death of the artist may never be solved.

Environment Apr 20, 2010

On 'Earth week,' world is no longer our oyster

The world is no longer our oyster. As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we can add another species, one of widespread ecological and economic importance, to the list of the beleaguered.

Archaeology Oct 19, 2009

Ancient Flying Pterosaur Also Sailed Seas (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tapejara was an excellent flyer that also had an innate nautical knowledge of sailing.

Ecology Sep 3, 2009

Study: Loggerhead turtles put at risk by fishing

(AP) -- It's a scene that scientists say is all too common: A commercial fishing boat pulls in a net full of shrimp or tuna and finds a loggerhead sea turtle mixed in with the catch.

Environment Aug 30, 2009

Climate trouble may be bubbling up in far north

(AP) -- Only a squawk from a sandhill crane broke the Arctic silence - and a low gurgle of bubbles, a watery whisper of trouble repeated in countless spots around the polar world.

Earth Sciences Jul 19, 2009

Digging for answers to climate change

Forty miles off the Jersey Shore, an international team of scientists is grappling with a worrisome phenomenon: The oceans are slowly rising. The researchers are not studying the sea itself. Living for weeks at a time on ...

Archaeology May 11, 2009

Race to preserve the world's oldest submerged town

(PhysOrg.com) -- The oldest submerged town in the world is about to give up its secrets — with the help of equipment that could revolutionise underwater archaeology.

Archaeology Feb 15, 2009

Debate unfolds over origin of grouped stones at lake's bottom

Forty feet below the surface of Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse Bay, a mysterious pattern of stones can be seen rising from an otherwise sandy half-mile of lake floor.

Nov 17, 2008

New life beneath sea and ice

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical ...

Archaeology Nov 6, 2008

6,000km trip to reveal clues to ancient migration

Two Durham University scientists are to play a key part in a 6000km trip following the migration route of ancient Pacific cultures.

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