Rebuilt 18th Century Ship Tests French Waters

ABC News Rebuilt 18th Century Ship Tests French Waters ABC News A reconstruction of the 213-foot (65-meter) frigate used by France's Marquis de Lafayette to bring reinforcements to American revolutionaries in 1780 has tested the waters for the first time. The test run at high tide Sunday was a key step in an ambitious ...

Small Meteorite Hits Managua

Small Meteorite Hits Managua

New York Times

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua's government said Sunday that a mysterious boom heard overnight in the capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in a wooded area near Managua's airport. A government spokeswoman, Rosario Murillo, ...

Weird Comet Is Darker Than Charcoal

Weird Comet Is Darker Than Charcoal

Discovery News

With talk heating up once again about raising the minimum wage, Trace takes a look at both sides of the issue. Read More » · Archaeology · U.S. History · Ancient Egypt · Art history · Religion · History Videos · Animals. Featured. Whale Pelvic Bones Actually ...

The buzz on caffeine in coffee: A genetic quirk

Fars News Agency The buzz on caffeine in coffee: A genetic quirk The Seattle Times They found that what we love about coffee -- the caffeine -- is a genetic quirk, not related to the caffeine in chocolate or tea. "It's an accident that has been frozen in place very likely by the influence of natural selection," says University of Buffalo evolutionary ...

Clever trout rival chimpanzees at choosing good allies, study finds

Clever trout rival chimpanzees at choosing good allies, study finds

Los Angeles Times

Coral trout choose moray eel as collaborators with care -- and are as good at picking the best ally as chimpanzees are, study finds. Coral trout choose moray eel as collaborators with care -- and are as good at picking the best ally as chimpanzees are, study ...