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Michelangelo's ugliest drawing may not be his

Fri, Apr 12 2013 at 2:31 PM

The rough sketch may have actually been drawn by a student of the Renaissance artist.
Ötzi the Iceman needed a dentist

Fri, Apr 12 2013 at 2:10 PM

Since his discovery in the Ötzal Alps, scientists have reconstructed Ötzi's face, analyzed his clothing, scrutinized his body and sequenced his genome.
Mayan calendar suggests it was drought that doomed their civilization

Fri, Apr 12 2013 at 10:17 AM

A century-old understanding of how the Maya and European calendars fit together appears to be correct.
Software can predict your name just by looking at your face

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 8:34 PM

Do you know someone who just looks like a 'Chris'? It turns out that a person's name can be predicted by analyzing their face.
Humanity's closest ancestor was pigeon-toed

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 3:15 PM

The course of human evolution may be re-written as study on the Au. sediba fossils continues.
An artificial leaf can heal itself

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 2:42 PM

Researchers have been striving to create a power source that can be used in remote areas that lack sources of energy, and the 'leaf' is a step in that direction.
Francis Crick's DNA Nobel Medal auctioned for $2 million

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 12:25 PM

Heritage Auctions had valued the Nobel medal and diploma at a mere $500,000.
Europe's space weather center to track solar storms

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 10:26 AM

Experts will issue alerts and provide support for satellite operators, government agencies and research institutes whose work might be affected by space weather.
5 ways Obama's 2014 budget supports the sciences

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 9:57 AM

Energy, cybersecurity and weather research are just some of the areas benefiting from the proposed budget.
Brain scans can locate pain

Thu, Apr 11 2013 at 9:30 AM

The more physical pain a person was in, the more pronounced the signature appeared in the brain scans.

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Research & Innovation

Articles about Research & Innovation

Michelangelo's ugliest drawing may not be his

Ötzi the Iceman needed a dentist

Mayan calendar suggests it was drought that doomed their civilization

Software can predict your name just by looking at your face

Humanity's closest ancestor was pigeon-toed

An artificial leaf can heal itself

Francis Crick's DNA Nobel Medal auctioned for $2 million

Europe's space weather center to track solar storms

5 ways Obama's 2014 budget supports the sciences

Brain scans can locate pain

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