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Environment Mar 19, 2018

Historians to climate researchers: Let's talk

History can tell us a lot about environmental upheaval, say Princeton University historians John Haldon and Lee Mordechai. What is missing in today's debate about climate change is using what we know about how past societies ...

Archaeology Feb 27, 2018

Rock art and mystery: Ancient camel sculptures in Saudi desert

Squinting in the Saudi desert, Hussain al-Khalifah points at his unprecedented archaeological discovery—camels carved on russet-hued rocky spurs that could shed new light on the evolution of rock art.

Archaeology Feb 13, 2018

Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia

At a remarkable site in northwest Saudi Arabia, a CNRS archaeologist and colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures unlike any others in the region. They ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 12, 2018

No llamas required—Researchers develop alternate method to uncover protein structures, design new drugs

Detouring around a major research roadblock, researchers have found a new way to create valuable antibodies without needing ... llamas?

Earth Sciences Jan 19, 2018

Do moon phases produce big earthquakes? Study debunks that idea

Huge earthquakes are not significantly influenced by the moon, a new study says.

Bio & Medicine Dec 21, 2017

Fewer laboratory animals thanks to secondary nanobodies

Antibodies are indispensable in biological research and medical diagnostics. However, their production is time-consuming, expensive, and requires the use of many animals. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical ...

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 11, 2017

Los Angeles subway work uncovers array of Ice Age fossils (Update)

As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.

Archaeology Nov 28, 2017

Scientists discover an Upper Paleolithic cave painting of a camel in the Ural Mountains

An ancient image of a two-humped camel has been discovered in the Kapova cave (Southern Urals). The age of the painting is preliminarily estimated to be between 14,500 and 37,700 years, a time when there were no camels in ...

Ecology Nov 14, 2017

Parasitic plants rely on unusual method to spread their seeds

Three species of non-photosynthetic plants rely mainly on camel crickets to disperse their seeds, according to new research from Project Associate Professor Suetsugu Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science). These ...

Ecology Nov 10, 2017

Scientists investigate how different houses and lifestyles affect which bugs live with us

Humans have lived under the same roof with bugs since we first began building shelters 20,000 years ago. Now, scientists are studying how physical factors of our homes—from the floor plan and the number of windows to even ...

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