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Ancient Text Found in Jerusalem from David's Time

July 12, 2013

Inscriptions are rare but valuable artifacts in archaeology. Though short and simple, a fragmentary inscription on a jug sets a record as the oldest ever found in Jerusalem, from the era of David and Solomon or before.

Mammals

Animal and Plant Tricks

July 10, 2013

There's no end of amazing tricks in the living world – adaptations that aid their success. Finding them is one thing. Explaining them is another.

Fossils

Underwater Forest Discovered: How Old?

July 9, 2013

Sixty feet down in Gulf waters off the coast of Alabama, stumps of an old cypress forest have appeared. How can they be 52,000 years old when the wood still smells like cypress? The discovery was reported by Live Science. It includes a five-minute video tour of the area which the discoverers are keeping secret […]

Mammals

Bizarre Creatures With Incredible Design

July 3, 2013

Animals, whether living or fossil, often show surprising tricks of sensation, adaptation, or ornamentation.

Human Body

More Wonders Going On Inside You

July 2, 2013

Since we all live in a body, we should all feel intrigued with what goes in under our skin. There are more wonders than science can ever fully know.

Cell Biology

Brain Cells Have a Twist-Open Gate

June 25, 2013

The structure of an important potassium-ion gate in the membrane of brain cells has been found to open like a camera iris.

Biomimetics

Living Design Inspires Design

June 24, 2013

Engineers continue to look to the living world for solutions to practical problems. One of them is as close as your skin.

Botany

Plants Do Arithmetic

June 23, 2013

For keeping track of their food stores for the next day, plants perform "sophisticated" arithmetical division.

Botany

Quantum Secret of Photosynthesis Revealed

June 22, 2013

The magic of light capture by plants is so small and fast, its secrets are only now being understood.

Human Body

Molecular Motors Put a Spring in Your Step

June 11, 2013

When you feel in spring in your step, thank tiny molecular motors in your muscles and tissues that make it possible.

Cell Biology

Wonders of the Spliceosome Coming to Light

June 3, 2013

The more we learn about a vital molecular machine in the nucleus, the spliceosome, the more complex and important it seems.

Amazing Facts

Felicitous Fossils Facilitate Phylogenetic Fabling

May 31, 2013

Here are some recent fossil finds that, whether they fit or not, are claimed to shed light on evolution.

Amazing Facts

Hear Ye! Directional Sound Enabled by Superfast Neurons

May 30, 2013

How can you tell where sounds come from? The brain is quicker than the speed of sound between your ears.

Amazing Facts

New Biomimetics Stories

May 26, 2013

Here are some new ways scientists are imitating plants and animals to understand their designs and make new products.

Amazing Facts

The Evolution of Penguins

May 23, 2013

Science reporters are dancing with happy feet about a news story supposedly explaining how penguins evolved.

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