Pre-Colombian settlements in Costa Rica declared UNESCO World Heritage sites
Email this page June 23rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today added four pre-Colombian sites located in Osa, Puntarenas to its list of World…
Fistfights drove evolution of human face, researchers say
Email this page By Steve Baragona June 9th, 2014 (VOA) The human face evolved so that it could take a punch, researchers suggest in a new study. It’s a much more…
Fossils of ‘Titanosaur’ – largest dinosaur ever – found in Argentina
Paleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what was likely the largest dinosaur ever to roam the earth. The creature is believed to be a new species…
Sharks more evolved than previously thought
Email this page April 21st, 2014 (VOA) Sharks may not be “living fossils,” as was once thought. Researchers say analysis of a 325-million-year-old shark skeleton could “profoundly affect our understanding of…
MIT engineers create “half-alive” materials
Engineers at MIT have created "living materials," combining the advantages of living cells with the functionality of nonliving materials.…
Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years
French scientists said Monday they had revived a giant but harmless virus that had been locked in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years. Wakening the long-dormant virus serves…
Marine algae sense rainbow of colors
Email this page By Rosanne Skirble / VOA February 28th, 2014 (VOA) Marine algae can detect a rainbow of light across the color spectrum, not just the blues and greens…
Amazing prosthetic allows amputee to feel sensation
Email this page By Jessica Berman February 7th, 2014 (VOA) A Danish man is the first amputee in the world to have sensation in his artificial hand thanks to a prosthetic…
