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One of world's oldest chimps dies at 60
Jul 19 2007 10:19PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - One of the world's oldest chimps, Fifi, has died in Australia, zoo officials said Friday. Fifi was the matriarch of the 18 chimpanzees at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, and celebrated her 60th birthday in May with sugar-free cupcakes and coconuts among four generations of her family.
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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
Jul 19 2007 10:03PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
Jul 19 2007 10:03PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
Jul 19 2007 10:03PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
Jul 19 2007 10:03PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
Jul 19 2007 10:03PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
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Study: Dinosaurs, ancestors coexisted
Jul 19 2007 9:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dinosaurs shared the Earth for millions of years with the species that were their ancestors, a new study concludes. Dinosaurs arose in the Late Triassic, between 235 million and 200 million years ago, and came to dominate the planet in the Jurassic, 200 million to 120 million years ago.
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Study: Dinosaurs, ancestors coexisted
Jul 19 2007 9:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dinosaurs shared the Earth for millions of years with the species that were their ancestors, a new study concludes. Dinosaurs arose in the Late Triassic, between 235 million and 200 million years ago, and came to dominate the planet in the Jurassic, 200 million to 120 million years ago.
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Researchers map crickets' gene sequence
Jul 19 2007 7:35PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - They're a pest and often a plague on farmers and ranchers. But Daniel Fenn regards the greasy thumb-sized Mormon cricket with fascination, collecting the choicest specimens for study.
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Ancient mariner tools found in Cyprus
Jul 19 2007 7:34PM (CT)
AKAMAS, Cyprus (AP) - Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago _ before the island had permanent settlements.
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Brazil fires rocket as part of research
Jul 19 2007 5:07PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil on Thursday successfully launched a rocket on a 20-minute flight aimed at obtaining a better understanding on how gravity affects human enzymes and DNA.
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Amphibian populations concern scientists
Jul 19 2007 3:47PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri and Illinois conservationists are seeing troubling signs in amphibian populations, mirroring problems seen elsewhere in the world.
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Study: Plug-in hybrids may cut emissions
Jul 19 2007 3:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - If motorists used rechargeable "plug-in" hybrid-electric vehicles in large numbers, the U.S. could see a significant drop in greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century, says a study released Thursday.
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Poor nations urged to develop knowledge
Jul 19 2007 3:42PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The world's least developed countries need to invest heavily in science and technology if they want to catch up with richer nations, a U.N. report said Thursday.
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Calif. to close aqueduct to fight mussel
Jul 19 2007 3:20PM (CT)
HEMET, Calif. (AP) - Portions of the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct will be shut down starting Friday to fight the spread of an invasive mussel that can clog the system that helps supply water to an estimated 18 million people.
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Computer program can't lose at checkers
Jul 19 2007 1:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Perhaps Chinook, the checker-playing computer program, should be renamed "King Me." Canadian researchers report they have "solved" checkers, developing a program that cannot lose in a game popular with young and old alike for more than a thousand years.
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Study: Flooding left Britain an island
Jul 19 2007 5:29AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - One of Earth's largest-ever floods broke apart a strip of land connecting what is now Britain and France, permanently separating them, researchers say.
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