The Great London [01/27/17] 

  • Geology: Extraterrestrial opal discovered in Antarctic meteorite

    Planetary scientists have discovered pieces of opal in a meteorite found in Antarctica, a result that demonstrates that meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids early in the history of the solar system. Led by Professor Hilary Downes of Birkbeck College London, the team announce their results at the National Astronomy Meeting i…

  • Fossils: Ear ossicles of modern humans and Neanderthals: Different shape, similar function

    A research team led by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scanned the skulls of Neandertals and found the small middle ear ossicles, which are important for hearing, still preserved within the cavities of the ear. To their surprise, the Neandertal ossicles are morphologically distinct from the oss…

  • UK: Two ancient Chinese skeletons found in London Roman cemetery

    Two ancient skeletons unearthed at a cemetery in London may have been of Chinese origin, overturning longstanding assumptions about the history of the Roman Empire and Britain's capital city.Parts of a skeleton found at Lant Street [Credit: Museum of London]Using cutting-edge techniques, a team of archaeologists and scientists exa…

  • Environment: Wetlands and agriculture, not fossil fuels could be causing a global rise in methane

    Research published in the American Geophysical Union's journal >Global Biogeochemical Cycles shows that recent rises in levels of methane in our atmosphere is being driven by biological sources, such as swamp gas, cow burps, or rice fields, rather than fossil fuel emissions.Wetlands and agriculture, not fossil fuels could be causi…

  • Breaking News: Unravelling the history of galaxies

    A team of international scientists, led by astronomers from Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy, has shown for the first time that galaxies can change their structure over the course of their lifetime.This artist's concept illustrates the two types of spiral galaxies that populate our universe: those with plump mi…

  1. Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World in original exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
  2. Early archeology an adventure in plunder
  3. "Roads of Arabia" at the Sackler Gallery
  4. Roman water mill found during Cumbrian dig to go on display
  5. 'Celebrating the Arts of Japan: The Mary Griggs Burke Collection' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art