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Steppe change: Mammoths roamed southern Spain
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Remains of woolly mammoths have been found in southern Spain, proving that the chilly grip of the last Ice Age extended farther south than thought, palaeontologists said on Thursday.
Discovery of the oldest known elephant relative
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Emmanuel Gheerbrant, paleontologist at the Paris Museum (France), discovered one of the oldest modern ungulates related to the elephant order. The study is published in the PNAS journal.
Coralline algae in the Mediterranean lost their tropical element between 5 and 7 million years ago
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An international team of researchers has studied the coralline algae fossils that lived on the last coral reefs of the Mediterranean Sea between 7.24 and 5.3 million years ago. Mediterranean algae and coral ...
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Ancient fossils shed light on anatomical changes accompanying evolution of first land vertebrates
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First direct evidence of substantial fish consumption by early modern humans in China
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Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry
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Australian scientists hail triple dinosaur find
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Ancient hunting site may rest under Lake Huron
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Transform a ball into a rock -- or make it invisible -- using transformation optics,
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Could a quantum motor do work?,
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Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits,
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'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal,
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Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart,
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Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.
New fossil primate suggests common Asian ancestor, challenges primates such as 'Ida'
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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According to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on July 1, 2009, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the co ...
Forensic artists put different faces on 2,800-year-old mummy
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Jun 30, 2009 |
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When the 2,800-year-old mummy of an Egyptian court singer went on display at Chicago's Oriental Institute in February, Emily Teeter, the curator, wished she had a way for visitors to see the young woman's face so they could ...
Dino tooth sheds new light on ancient riddle
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth has helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of what a major group of dinosaurs ate- and exactly how they did it!
Researchers find fossils of new type of European camel
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Spanish researchers said Monday they have discovered evidence of a previously unknown type of camel which lived in Europe six million years ago.
Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than We Thought: New Study
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Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For millions of years, dinosaurs have been considered the largest creatures ever to walk on land. While they still maintain this status, a new study suggests that some dinosaurs may actually have weighed ...
New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth
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Jun 25, 2009 |
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How did piranhas -- the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite -- get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional ...
Ancient well, and body, found in Cyprus
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists have discovered a water well in Cyprus that was built as long as 10,500 years ago, and the skeleton of a young woman at the bottom of it, an official said Wednesday.
Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Excavations in the summer of 2008 at the sites of Hohle Fels and Vogelherd produced new evidence for Paleolithic music in the form of the remains of one nearly complete bone flute and isolated small fragments ...
Showcasing the secrets of Caistor Roman town
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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In December 2007 a team of experts, led by The University of Nottingham, unveiled an extraordinary set of high-resolution images that gave an insight into the plan of the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund ...
Intact ancient tomb uncovered in Bethlehem
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus' birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian ...
Indonesian elephant fossil opens window to past
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Indonesian scientists are reconstructing the largest, most complete skeleton of a prehistoric giant elephant ever found in the tropics, a finding that may offer new clues into the largely mysterious ...
54-million-year-old skull reveals early evolution of primate brains
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ...
Dino-not-so-soaring
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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The largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, reveals a paper published today in the Zoological Society of London's Journal of Zoology.
Cold case techniques bring mummy's face to life
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the skills of artists who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the Oriental Institute’s mummy Meresamun may have looked like in real life.
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Study describes evidence of world's oldest known granaries
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Obsidian 'trail' provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Underground cave dating from the year 1 A.D. exposed in Jordan Valley
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Largest carnivorous dinosaur tooth in Spain described
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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New discovery suggests mammoths survived in Britain until 14,000 years ago
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Jun 18, 2009 |
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Beaked, bird-like dinosaur tells story of finger evolution
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Jun 17, 2009 |
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Sands of Gobi Desert yield new species of nut-cracking dinosaur
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Study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
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Jun 16, 2009 |
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China plans new terracotta warrior excavation
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Discovery raises new doubts about dinosaur-bird links
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Ancient tombs discovered by Kingston University-led team
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Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron
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Fossil bone bed helps reconstruct life along California's ancient coastline
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Fossil teeth of browsing horse found in Panama Canal earthworks
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Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard
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Scientists find more dinosaur bones at Utah quarry
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Jun 05, 2009 |
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A million-year-old mammoth skeleton found in Serbia: report
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Ancient mammals shifted diets as climate changed
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Spanish researchers describe new hominid
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Chinese pottery may be earliest discovered
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