Nature : Science World Report

Mar 11, 2013 10:28 AM EDT

Confirmed Today: New Life Form Discovered In Antarctic Lake Vostok

The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg officially confirmed on Monday that probes from Lake Vostok in the Antarctic contained an "unclassified" species of bacteria.

Mar 11, 2013 10:07 AM EDT

Shark Fin Soup a Thing of the Past? 5 Sharks Species Granted CITES Protection

Five species of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection by delegates at an international wildlife conference on Monday.

Mar 09, 2013 01:45 PM EST

Stonehenge May Have Been Burial Ground for Elite Families, Researchers Say

The world's most famous prehistoric monument, Stonehenge, may have started as a giant burial ground for elite families around 3,000 B.C., British researchers said Saturday.

Mar 09, 2013 06:25 AM EST

Florida Beaches Closed as Thousands of Sharks Come Close to Coastal Waters

The spring break in Florida started with a temporary closure of several beaches along South Florida's Atlantic coastline because thousands of blacktip and spinner sharks were seen migrating in waters of Deerfield Beach Thursday, offering a long pause to beachgoers.

Mar 08, 2013 12:01 PM EST

Rats Communicate Through Sniffing at Each Other, Scientists Learn

Ever seen a couple of rats sniffing at each other? New research released Thursday shed light over a new fact that rats have the ability to communicate with one another by sniffing.

Mar 08, 2013 10:51 AM EST

Recent Global Temperature Rise is Fastest in 11,000 Years since Last Ice Age

There's an increasing amount of evidence that the climate has dramatically warmed up over the past century, and now a new study examining 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the Earth is head towards an even more significant rise in heat.

Mar 07, 2013 04:51 PM EST

Bees Get a Buzz from Caffeine Filled Nectar, Makes Them Pollinate Better

Ever wondered how bees get all that energy to fly around from flower to flower, pollinating as they go along? A new study shows that some flowers -coffee and citrus flowers - contain caffeine which gives honeybees a memory boost and improves their pollination skills.

Mar 07, 2013 09:55 AM EST

Polar Bears Dwindling Numbers Not Enough to Ban Trade of Bear Body Parts

A proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear body parts and fur was defeated on Thursday at an international conference on wildlife trade.

Mar 06, 2013 05:29 PM EST

Large Antarctic Meteorite Found by Expedition Close to Belgium's Station

A team of scientists was very successful in their hunt for meteorites in Antarctica and found one of the largest ever, among a total of 425 meteorites. The team, based at Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research base, discovered the meteorite weighing 18kg embedded in the East Antarctic ice ...

Mar 06, 2013 10:57 AM EST