WASHINGTON, DC.- Indonesia has some of the richest biological diversity of any nation on Earth; however, it is threatened with losing it to forest destruction. In reaction, more than 900 scientists from around the world, including those from the Smiths…
Field Museum Scholars Find that Oxygen Fuels the Fires of Time
CHICAGO, IL.- Variations in the Earth’s atmospheric oxygen levels are thought to be closely linked to the evolution of life, with strong feedbacks between uni- and multicellular life and oxygen. Over the past 400 million years the level of oxygen has v…
Scientists Say Gulf Diversity Threatened Even Before Oil Spill
WASHINGTON (AP).- The oceans around Australia boast the greatest diversity of sea life on the planet, but the now oil-threatened Gulf of Mexico also ranks in the top five regions for variety of species. And even before the spill, the Gulf was already l…
Scientists in New Titanic Expedition will Create 3D Map of Wreck
RICHMOND (AP).- A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will “virtually raise the Titanic” for …
Scientists in New Titanic Expedition will Create 3D Map of Wreck
RICHMOND (AP).- A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will “virtually raise the Titanic” for …
Royal Ontario Museum Acquires World’s Largest Mass of Rare Meteorite
TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has acquired the world’s largest piece of the Springwater pallasite, a rare and scientifically important meteorite that was first discovered near Springwater, Saskatchewan in 1931. The new discovery of the …
Sister Monument to Stonehenge Found by Scientists Using Magnetic and Radar Sensors
LONDON (AP).- Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday they have uncovered a circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument. There’s some debate about what exactly has been found. The survey team…
Natural History Museum Invites to ID Your Trees in the Urban Tree Survey
LONDON.- You walk by them everyday, but do you know their names? Trees may be a familiar part of your environment, but do you really know a chestnut from a fir or an ash from an elder? Well here is your chance to find out and help scientists at the Nat…
Scientists Now Say Prehistoric Man Enjoyed 3D Cinema Too
VIENNA.- As far back as the Copper Age our
ancestors viewed
“films” in an open air cinema setting – and, moreover, in 3D with
surround
sound. This conclusion arises from the discovery of sites containing
prehistoric
rock engravings, wh…
Scientists Say Prehistoric Man Enjoyed 3D Cinema Too
VIENNA.- As far back as the Copper Age our ancestors viewed “films” in an open air cinema setting – and, moreover, in 3D with surround sound. This conclusion arises from the discovery of sites containing prehistoric rock engravings, which provided an a…