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New 'transition' dinosaur species discovered in South Africa
Johannesburg - South African palaeontologists on Wednesday announced the discovery of a new species of transition dinosaur that straddles the divide between the four-legged giant plant-eating sauropods and their bipedal carnivorous predecessors. Th...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss dies at age 100
Paris - Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, has died at age 100, the Academie Francaise said Tuesday. Levi-Strauss, who would have turned 101 on November 28, died early Sun...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-03 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

British scientists thrilled at 'sea monster' discovery on coast
London - British scientists said Tuesday they were excited at the discovery of the fossilised skull of a giant sea monster in a scenic region of south-west Britain known as the Jurassic Coast. Dorset county council said the fossil comes from a plio...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-27 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Disgraced South Korean clone scientist gets 2-year term - Summary
Seoul- A South Korean scientist initially hailed as a cloning pioneer and national hero was handed a two-year suspended sentence Monday for embezzling research money after an investigation uncovered faked research into cloning human embryonic stem ce...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-26 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Disgraced South Korean cloning researcher found guilty
Seoul - The South Korean scientist initially hailed as a cloning pioneer and national hero until an investigation found some faked research into cloning human embryonic stem cells was convicted Monday of embezzling research grants. Hwang Woo Suk, 56,...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-26 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Bokova elected first woman UNESCO director-general - Summary
Paris - Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova was Thursday officially elected the first woman director-general of UNESCO, the Paris-based scientific and cultural organization said late Thursday. The 57-year-old Bokova was overwhelmingly confirmed by a vote...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-15 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Bokova officially elected first woman UNESCO director-general
Paris - Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova was Thursday officially elected the first woman director-general of UNESCO, the Paris-based scientific and cultural organization said late Thursday. The 57-year-old Bokova was confirmed by a vote of the 193-mem...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-15 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

CERN researcher placed under investigation for terrorism
Paris - A 32-year-old French-Algerian physicist working at the CERN nuclear research centre has been placed under investigation on charges of associating with known criminals in a terrorist undertaking, French media reported Tuesday. The suspect an...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-13 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Economics Nobel winner Williamson builds bridges with social sciences
New York - Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson may not be widely known by the general public, but his theories have been studied by generations of economic and finance students. Williamson of the University of California at Berkeley was awarded the priz...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-12 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Brilliant mind of Nobel laureate scientist affected by Alzheimer's
Hong Kong - The brilliant scientist awarded the Nobel Prize for physics is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and may not be able to give a speech when he collects his prize later this year, a news report said Thursday. Nobel laureate Charles Kuen Ka...

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[Posted on : 2009-10-08 ] Category : [ Science (Technology) ]

Ten wounded in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza - Summary

Egyptian court orders release of Muslim Brotherhood figures

Seven killed, 55 injured in twin bombings in India - Summary

Voter fraud allegations mar Romanian presidential poll - Update

Pakistan armed forces kill five militants

Jared Followill's Greene date

Amy Winehouse set to wed

Alice Cooper's supernatural name

Nervous return for Nicole Kidman

Mubarak to Peres: Israel must stop building settlements - Summary

FIFA expert says match fixing is as bad as doping

Nine dead after ferry carrying 242 sinks in Indonesia - Summary

Qatar minister hopeful for Darfur peace

Lebanon celebrates 66th Independence Day

Sweden take women's relay

Former Iran vice-president sentenced to prison for protests - Summary

Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia - 2nd Update

Report: No living witnesses left for Demjanjuk trial

Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures at least eight

Iran's Revolutionary Guards start military manoeuvres - 2nd Update