Extinction 'by man not climate'
(BBC) Aug 11, 2008
The extinction of many ancient species may be due to humans rather than climate change, experts say....

Invisibility cloak 'step closer'
(BBC) Aug 11, 2008
Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible....

Gene hooks smokers at first puff
(BBC) Aug 09, 2008
Puffing on a first cigarette is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but whether it is enjoyable may be partly down to genetics, researchers suggest....

'Perseids' meteor shower
Aug 08, 2008
Stargazers will meet on August 9 in Aspropili, in Ano Vrontou, northern Greece, at an altitude of 1,050 meters to observe the spectacular celestial phenomenon called the Perseids Shower....

'Can anyone hear that picture?'
(BBC) Aug 07, 2008
US scientists have discovered people who can "hear" what they see....

More than 100,000 rare gorillas found in Congo
(CNN) Aug 05, 2008
Hopes for the survival of a critically endangered primate have been boosted after the discovery of 125,000 Western lowland gorillas living in a swamp in the Republic of Congo....

Primates 'face extinction crisis'
(BBC) Aug 04, 2008
A global review of the world's primates says 48% of species face extinction, an outlook described as "depressing" by conservationists....

Greek Mummy Found in Lead Coffin
(LiveScience.com) Aug 04, 2008
A mummy of a middle-aged woman dating to Ancient Greek times has been discovered in a lead coffin inside a marble sarcophagus, the first clear indication of embalming in Greece from the era when the Romans ruled there....

Strong earthquake hits Greece
(Associated Press) Aug 03, 2008
Seismologists at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece say a 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck in the northern Aegean Sea....

Was this 2,100-year-old 'computer' an Olympic calendar?
(BBC) Jul 31, 2008
A 2,100-year-old "computer" found in a Roman shipwreck may have acted as a calendar for the Olympic Games, scientists report in Nature journal....

Ancient Greek Computer Calculated Olympics
(FOX News) Jul 30, 2008
An ancient astronomical calculator appears to show the four-year cycle of the early Greek competitions that inspired today's Olympic Games....

Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk
(BBC) Jul 30, 2008
A large chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say....

Quake jolts Cephallonia
Jul 30, 2008
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rattled the Ionian island of Cephallonia on Monday morning, but no inuries or damage were immediately reported....

2500-year-old Greek ship salvaged off Sicily
(Xinhua) Jul 29, 2008
An ancient Greek trading ship that has lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday....

German Archeologists Locate Ancient Olympian Hippodrome
(Deutsche Welle) Jul 27, 2008
Buried under flood-water silt for centuries, the site of the ancient hippodrome chariot race track at Olympia in Greece has been located by a team of German scientists using sophisticated geomagnetic technology....