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Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer

July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s) | User comments: 13

A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.


Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton

July 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 2

(AP) -- Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.


Lost castle solves riddle of Buckton Moor

July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A mysterious monument standing on a windswept Lancashire hilltop for nearly a thousand years has been identified as one of England’s most important castles – causing a sensation among archaeologists.