The Great London [01/22/17] 

  • Astronomy: Fossilized rivers suggest warm, wet ancient Mars

    Extensive systems of fossilised riverbeds have been discovered on an ancient region of the Martian surface, supporting the idea that the now cold and dry Red Planet had a warm and wet climate about 4 billion years ago, according to UCL-led research>.Perspective view of Aram Dorsum, an inverted channel on Mars and candidate landing…

  • UK: Roman temple dig under way at Keynsham cemetery

    Fresh excavation work has begun at Keynsham cemetery, near Bristol, on the site of a possible Roman temple.During the early 1920s elaborate mosaic floors like this were found by workmen cutting new graves [Credit: Freta Turland]In 1877 substantial remains of a large Roman building were uncovered by workers building mortuary chapel…

  • North America: Site with clues to fate of fabled Lost Colony may be saved

    Clues to what became of North Carolina's fabled Lost Colony could lie in a waterfront tract where developers once wanted to build thousands of condos - and now, one of those would-be developers is seeking millions of dollars to preserve the property.Archaeologists excavate an area in rural Bertie County, N.C. [Credit: First Colony…

  • Polynesia: Forensic analysis of pigtails to help identify original 'mutineers of H.M.S. Bounty'

    Ten pigtails of hair thought to be from seven mutineers of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame and three of their female Polynesian companions will be analysed in a new collaboration between the Pitcairn Islands Study Centre at Pacific Union College (California, US) and the forensic DNA group at King's College London (UK).A hand-coloured …

  • Natural Heritage: Fate of turtles, tortoises affected more by habitat than temperature

    Habitat degradation poses a greater risk to the survival of turtles and tortoises than rising global temperatures, according to new research.Habitat degradation poses a greater risk to the survival of turtles and tortoises than rising global temperatures [Credit: NHM, London]More than 60 per cent of the group are listed by the Int…

  • Rainforests: Logged rainforests can be an 'ark' for mammals, extensive study shows

    Research reveals that large areas of 'degraded' forest in Southeast Asia can play an important role in conserving mammal diversity.Orangutan caught by motion-sensitive cameras [Credit: Oliver Wearn]Mammals can be one of the hardest-hit groups by habitat loss, and a lot of research has been carried out to find the best ways to cons…

  1. Louvre pays tribute to the 18th century with a special series of four exhibitions
  2. Riace Bronzes back home in Reggio Calabria Museum
  3. Artefacts from ‘Andalucía's Pompeii' go on display
  4. Fragment of manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci unearthed in French town library
  5. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: an ancient Egyptian mind boggler