 Ancestor of all modern crocodilians discovered in outback Queensland June 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Fossils of the world's most primitive modern crocodilian have been discovered near the outback town of Isisford, in central-western Queensland, Australia. | |
 Radiocarbon testing challenges understanding of ancient Hawaiian architecture August 01, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The development of monumental architecture and social complexity on the Hawaiian island of Maui occurred over a span of at least 500 years, according to the most detailed study to date on the antiquity of the ... | |
Embryo Fossils Reveal Animal Complexity 10 Million Years Before Cambrian Explosion October 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Fossilized embryos predating the Cambrian Explosion by 10 million years provide evidence that early animals had already begun to adopt some of the structures and processes seen in today's embryos, say researchers from Indiana ... | |
 Lake sediments help scientists trace 7,000 years of mining, metal use in China June 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new geochemical study illuminates 7,000 years of mining and metal use in central China and links these trends to fluctuations in airborne pollution during the Bronze Age and other military and industrial ... | |
 Researchers Discover Evidence Of Gut Parasites In Dinosaur October 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have discovered what appears to be the first evidence of parasites in the gut contents of a dinosaur, indicating even the giants that roamed Earth 75 million years ... | |
I there but caught a glimpse... of a 410 million-year-old eye or two September 06, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the oldest known fossilised eye capsules from jawed fishes. | |
 Fossil Is Missing Link in Elephant Lineage November 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A pig-sized, tusked creature that roamed the earth some 27 million years ago represents a missing link between the oldest known relatives of elephants and the more recent group from which modern elephants descended, ... | |
Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most accurate and most ... | |
Ancient flying dragon discovered in China March 21, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 90 vote(s)
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Chinese scientists say they've found the remains of a small "flying dragon" that lived around the time of the dinosaurs. | |
 Ancient Bison Teeth Provide Window on Past Great Plains Climate, Vegetation August 07, 2006 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A University of Washington researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America's breadbasket, the Great Plains. | |
 X-rays power discoveries at Chicago's Field Museum May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Digital medical imaging and information technology from Carestream Health, Inc., is playing a key role in helping The Field Museum of Chicago discover and analyze secrets hidden within its world-class collections. | |
 New fossil bird found May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Details of a fabulous new fossil bird from the world-famous fossil deposits of Liaoning in China, are published this week in the journal Science in China. Details of the bird's bone structure and feathers ... | |
 Stonehenge 'No Place for the Dead', Says Expert November 16, 2006 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Professor Timothy Darvill, Head of the Archaeology Group at Bournemouth University, has breathed new life into the controversy surrounding the origins of Stonehenge by publishing a theory which suggests that ... | |
 Fossil Discovery Turns Scientific Theory on Its Head December 18, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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An international team led by University of Adelaide palaeontologist Trevor Worthy has discovered a unique, primitive type of land mammal that lived at least 16 million years ago on New Zealand. | |
 New details of first major urban battle emerge along with clues about civilization’s origins January 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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New details in the tragic end of one of the world’s earliest cities as well as clues about how urban life may have begun there were revealed in a recent excavation in northeastern Syria that was conducted by ... | |
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