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Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study - 2010-03-21

WASHINGTON- Ever paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk? Well, a team of...
Male pregnancy and abortion: The sex life of pipefish

Male pregnancy and abortion: The sex life of pipefish - 2010-03-18

PARIS- A skinny little fish called the pipefish is high on the list of wildlife oddities, for the male of the species is the one which gets pregnant. The fish is a close cousin of the seahorse and...
Scientists reveal how snakes 'see' at night

Scientists reveal how snakes 'see' at night - 2010-03-15

PARIS, Marlowe Hood - Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three feet) away with enough precision and speed to hunt...
Decapitated skeletons were Vikings: scientists

Decapitated skeletons were Vikings: scientists - 2010-03-12

LONDON - Dozens of decapitated skeletons have been unearthed in southern England believed to be those of 1,000-year-old Vikings, scientists said Friday. The macabre discovery in June of a neatly...
Brain scan can read people's thoughts: researchers

Brain scan can read people's thoughts: researchers - 2010-03-12

WASHINGTON- A scan of brain activity can effectively read a person's mind, researchers said Thursday. British scientists from University College London found they could differentiate brain...
Einstein's theory of relativity on display for first time

Einstein's theory of relativity on display for first time - 2010-03-08

JERUSALEM, Gavin Rabinowitz - In a darkened room in Jerusalem, the world was given a rare glimpse Sunday into the mind of Albert Einstein as he worked to unlock the secrets of the universe. The...
Subconsciously, humans want to share the wealth: study

Subconsciously, humans want to share the wealth: study - 2010-02-26

PARIS, Marlowe Hood - Humans may have a selfish gene but we also experience satisfaction in sharing out the goodies, even if this means giving away some of our own, according to an unusual study...
Cannibal star is devouring a planet, astronomers say

Cannibal star is devouring a planet, astronomers say - 2010-02-25

PARIS- Like the Roman god Saturn who ate his own children, a star 600 light years from Earth is slowly gobbling up one of its own planets, according to a study released on Wednesday in Nature, the...
Pooch power: Small dogs originated in Middle East

Pooch power: Small dogs originated in Middle East - 2010-02-24

PARIS- Small domesticated dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago as the descendants of grey wolves, according to a gene study published on Wednesday. University of...
Relative values: Einstein theory proved in 21st-century test

Relative values: Einstein theory proved in 21st-century test - 2010-02-18

PARIS, Richard Ingham - How quickly time passes depends on where you are, a lesson learnt the hard way by that first-time reviewer of Wagner who observed: "After two hours, I looked at my watch and...
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New Polanski appeal cites improper court dealings

New Polanski appeal cites improper court dealings
LOS ANGELES- Filmmaker Roman Polanski has launched a fresh appeal to drop child sex charges from the 1970s, offering details of what his lawyers called improper dealings by prosecutors and the judge, court documents showed Friday. Polanski's...