Discovery Channel News Headlines

• Neanderthals: Done in by Competition, Not Climate
  Modeling suggests Neanderthals were simply outcompeted by Cro-Magnon.
    Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:31:42 GMT
  
  

• Mosquito Buzz Actually a Love Song
  Matching the buzz of mating mosquitoes could be a way to curb disease.
    Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:50:42 GMT
  
  

• Jupiter-Sized Planets Grow Up Fast
  Gas giant planets like Jupiter have to form quickly or not at all, new research finds.
    Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:16:42 GMT
  
  

• Luxury Beef Bull Cloned
  The ancestral bull of a high-end brand of beef is cloned by Japanese scientists.
    Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:00:42 GMT
  
  

• Great Lakes Facing Wide Alien Species Invasion
  A federal study ID's 30 alien species that are likely to spread across the Great Lakes.
    Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:42 GMT
  
  

• Space Is Closer Than You Think
  The fuzzy border between Earth's atmosphere and space gets a new map.
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:08:42 GMT
  
  

• Grand Canyon, Loch Ness Vie for 'Wonder' Status
  Two hundred spectacular sites compete for the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:42 GMT
  
  

• Continental to Make Algae Biofuel Test Flight
  A Continental jet takes off from Houston with a special fuel blend -- half algae.
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:45:42 GMT
  
  

• BLOG: How Pterosaurs Became Airborne
  How did pterosaurs launch their 500 pounds of reptilian heft into the air?
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:25:42 GMT
  
  

• Deadly Spider Thriving in Australia
  The funnel-web spider, whose bite can kill within 76 minutes, is thriving this season.
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:05:42 GMT
  
  

• Stonehenge Acoustics Ideal for Trance-Like Tunes
  Was Stonehenge the "it" venue for Neolithic-era ravers?
    Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:30:42 GMT
  
  

• Did Earth's Twin Cores Spark Plate Tectonics?
  A new theory suggests Earth has two cores. But not everyone is convinced.
    Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:36:42 GMT
  
  

• SLIDE SHOW: Age of the Gladiators
  Artifacts from ancient Pompeii reveal the popularity of gladiator battles.
    Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:36:42 GMT