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South African Find Gives Clue To Dinosaur Evolution

A huge dinosaur discovered in South Africa is a previously unknown species that sheds light on the evolution of the largest creatures ever to walk the earth......

Soviet H-Bomb Scientist Vitaly Ginzburg Dies

Vitaly Ginzburg, a Russian physicist who survived Stalin's purges by working on the Soviet atomic bomb project and later won the Nobel Prize for physics, died in Moscow late on Sunday....

Koala Population Declines Drastically

Australia's koala population is in serious decline, prompting researchers to say they recommend the marsupial be listed as a vulnerable species....

Antarctic Glacial Ice Loss Unprecedented

U.S. and British scientists say the current warming and widespread loss of glacial ice on the Antarctic Peninsula is unprecedented....

Genes Predict Advanced Melanoma Outcome

U.S. medical scientists say it might be possible to identify the survival chances of advanced melanoma patients by analyzing their genetic activity....

Scientists Use Lasers To Shine Metal Molds

German scientists say they have developed a way of automating the polishing work required by injection molds,......

PET Imaging Useful In Lung Cancer Cases

In addition, the researchers said they also found the higher the metabolic activity and tumor size on a PET scan before treatment,......

NASA Releases Unique View Of The Milky Way

NASA said the composite image commemorates the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609....

Head Injuries Driving New Helmet Designs

Only longtime use will determine whether new football helmet designs protect the brain against dangerous concussions,......

Ants Can Attack Trees To Make Housing

Scientists said ants and certain species of plants have harmonious relationships. ...

Study Finds How To Stop Some Cancer Growth

U.S. scientists say they might have found a way to stop the growth of certain aggressive tumors for which there are currently no treatments....

Nanomedicine May Help Spinal Cord Injuries

Purdue University scientists say they've developed a technique that uses nanomedicine to help repair damaged spinal cord nerve fibers....

Penile Tissue Implants Deemed Success

U.S. researchers say they have been able to grow new penile tissue in labs and implant it into rabbits to restore their sexual function....

San Jacinto Fault Quake Odds Studied

The 140-mile long San Jacinto fault runs between Palm Springs and Los Angeles and then south toward the Salton Sea east of San Diego....

New Solar-Sail Mission Planned After 2005 Failure

Backers of a failed mission to launch the world's first solar-sail spacecraft unveiled plans on Monday to try again five years later with a smaller, swifter......