PRAGUE (AP).- Astronomer Tycho Brahe uncovered some of the mysteries of the universe in the 16th century — and now modern-day scientists are delving into the mystery of his sudden death. On Monday, an international team of scientists opened his to…
Paraguay Denied Authorization for British Natural History Museum’s Scientific Expedition
ASUNCION (AP).- Paraguay denied authorization Monday for a British-led scientific expedition to catalog plants and animals in the country’s remote northern corner, saying there isn’t enough time to consult with relatives of nomadic Indians who try to …
Danish Astronomer’s Remains Exhumed from Church of Our Lady Before Tyn
PRAGUE (AP).- Astronomer Tycho Brahe uncovered some of the mysteries of the universe in the 16th century — and now modern-day scientists are delving into the mystery of his sudden death. On Monday, an international team of scientists opened his to…
London’s Natural History Museum Urged to Stay Out of Isolated Latam Area
LONDON (REUTERS)- Campaigners have urged London’s Natural History Museum to halt a botanical research expedition to a remote area in Paraguay, warning it would be “like genocide” for isolated indigenous groups in the region. Museum staff and scientists…
London’s Natural History Museum Urged to Stay Out of Isolated Latam Area
LONDON (REUTERS)- Campaigners have urged London’s Natural History Museum to halt a botanical research expedition to a remote area in Paraguay, warning it would be “like genocide” for isolated indigenous groups in the region. Museum staff and scientists…
Scientists Find Fossil of a New Dinosaur that Sports a Noticeable Hump
WASHINGTON (AP).- The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising. The hump on the dinosaur’s back, which was at …
Scientists Find Fossil of a New Dinosaur that Sports a Noticeable Hump
WASHINGTON (AP).- The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising. The hump on the dinosaur’s back, which was at …
Landscape Exhibition Opens at New York State Museum
ALBANY, NY.- “Not Just Another Pretty Place: The Landscape of New York” opens at the New York State Museum September 3 showcasing the many different ways views of New York have been captured and used by artists, photographers, scientists and…
Incredible Shrinking Moon Is Revealed by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
WASHINGTON (AP).- The moon may be shrinking. Not to worry though, lovers and crooners, it won’t be disappearing any time soon. New research indicates cracks in the moon’s crust that have formed as the interior has cooled and shrunk over the last billio…
10 Years On, Mystery of Confederate Submarine Remains
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (AP).- A decade after the raising of the Confederate submarine Hunley off the South Carolina coast, the cause of the sinking of the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship remains a mystery. But scientists are edging closer. …