Thursday, September 8, 2011

Napoleon's hair found at Sir Walter Scott's former home

[BBC]  The hair was found by the Antiques Road Trip team during studies of a blotter book which had belonged to Napoleon.  More...

Search Is on for Lost Da Vinci

[Discovery News]  Nuclear physics might soon solve a longstanding Leonardo da Vinci mystery -- the fate of a lost masterpiece known as the "Battle of Anghiari."  More...

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Shaggy, Shovel Headed Rhino Evolved in Tibet

[ABC]   This animal was about as furry as a beast can be, and it had a head that functioned like a snow shovel..  More...

170,000 year old skull unearthed in Nice

[Bioscholar]  Experts say the discovery could reveal important clues to the evolution of humans.  More...