Collider to shut down for a year
(BBC) Mar 10, 2010
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned....

Chile quake moves city more than 10 feet
(CNN) Mar 09, 2010
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said....

'Atlas of Nestos River Fish Fauna' drawn up by Greek and Bulgarian scientists
Mar 07, 2010
The fish fauna of the Nestos River on the Greek-Bulgarian border is characterized by great biodiversity while the presence of many imported fish species...

Tiny ear listens to hidden worlds
(BBC) Feb 26, 2010
A micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible....

Scientists pinpoint origins of little dogs
(MSNBC) Feb 25, 2010
Big dogs came first; little ones arose 12,000 years ago in Middle East...

Census discovers 5,000 marine species
(BBC) Feb 19, 2010
A preview of the Census of Marine Life has revealed that the project has discovered over 5,000 new species....

Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
(BBC) Feb 08, 2010
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are actually ageing....

Temple find shows sway of ancient Egyptian religion
(Reuters) Jan 19, 2010
Relics in a newly discovered Greek queen's temple in Alexandria show how Egyptian deities were still revered by Egypt's later Greek conquerors, archaeologists said on Tuesday....

Malignant malaria found in apes
(BBC) Jan 19, 2010
The parasite which causes malignant malaria in humans has been identified in gorillas for the first time....

Storm ‘echoes’ could break up ice shelves
(MSNBC) Dec 31, 2009
Global warming isn’t the only reason why Antarctic ice is crumbling...

Mammoth reconstructed in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki
Dec 27, 2009
Visitors to the Museum of Mammoths that opened recently in the district of Oreokastro in Thessaloniki can see a reconstructed mammoth from 9-million-year-old fossilized bones,...

Brain cancer genes found
(BBC) Dec 27, 2009
Scientists have discovered two genes that appear responsible for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer....

Ancient whale sucked mud for food
(BBC) Dec 26, 2009
An ancient "dwarf" whale appears to have fed by sucking small animals out of the seafloor mud with its short snout and tongue, experts say....

Ancient Greek Artifact Pulled Out of Mediterranean Sea
(NTDTV) Dec 18, 2009
Archaeologists pulled a section of an ancient Egyptian pylon out of the Mediterranean seabed on Thursday in Alexandria....

Scientists spot nearby 'super-Earth'
(CNN) Dec 17, 2009
Astronomers announced this week they found a water-rich and relatively nearby planet that's similar in size to Earth....