If you were to trace human evolution backward in time and space, you'd eventually end up in Africa. There, millions of years ago, animal species evolved to walk upright on two legs and spend more of their lives on the ground than in the trees.
Charles Q. Choi Sea level rise on the U.S. East Coast has accelerated much faster than in other parts of the world-roughly three to four times the global average, a new study says. Calling the heavily populated region a sea level rise hot spot, researchers warn that cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore could face a more flood-prone future.
Wayne Maddison was 13 years old when he fell in love. Standing on the shore of Lake Ontario in Canada, he noticed a mat of grass float by. On top of the mat was a spider about the size of a dime, withmetallic green jaws. "She looked up at me," recalls Maddison.
Posted on February 28, 2012 by Paul Weiland As Dean Kuipers reported in the Los Angeles Times, on February 27, four environmental groups petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the gray wolf (Canis lupis) as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. The petition is available here (pdf).
For decades, psychologists and other researchers assumed that the mother-child bond was the most important one in a kid's life. They focused on studying those relationships, and however a child turned out, mom often got the credit - or blame. Within the last several decades, though, scientists are increasingly realizing just how much dads matter.
Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native with highly toxic venom: rattlesnakes. In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack.
an article about fish oil vitamins..i choose this article because alot of people take vitamins that contain fish oil and after reading this article it doesn't have an affect on you.
this is an article about how performing experiments on mice help understand why migraines effect women more. they have found that by injecting the mice with a certain hormone found commonly in women, the mice have showed the same behaviors as women do who have severe migraines. ultimately this experiment will help doctors/ scientist further understand women and migraines
Opportunity landed on the red planet in January 2004 along
with its sister rover, Spirit. The pair were originally planned to travel the
Martian surface for only 90 days each, but have now set the record for the longest
mission on Mars.