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Prehistoric Masterpieces: The Swimmers and The Beast
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:01 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)
The inhospitable plateau of Gilf Kebir in the far south-west Egyptian desert was once home to an early Egyptian civilization, who left behind spectacular cave art.
Cousins of prehistoric supercrocodile inhabit lost world of Sahara
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:51 AM EST (Science Daily)
A suite of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck's bill, have been discovered in the Sahara by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno.
First report of a South American short-faced bears' den
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:29 AM EST (informaworld.com)
Here we report the first example of associated short-faced bear fossils from South America.
Extinct moa rewrites New Zealand's history
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:56 AM EST (EurekAlert!)
DNA recovered from fossilised bones of the moa, a giant extinct bird, has revealed a new geological history of New Zealand, reports a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Top 10 Early Hominid Finds and Their Locations
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:34 AM EST (HowStuffWorks)
This is a nice, elementary overview of some significant pieces of fossil evidence in the study of human evolution.
'Earth Claw': New Species Of Vegetarian Dinosaur Close To Common Ancestor Of Gigantic Sauropods
Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:14 AM EST (Science Daily)
The discovery of a new species of dinosaur from the early Jurassic period (approximately 195 million years old and seven metres long) has been announced and described by Dr Adam Yates, the primary investigator and a palaeontologist from the Bernard Price Institute for Paleontolog …
Chinese challenge to 'out of Africa' theory
Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 2:47 PM EST (New Scientist)
"The discovery of an early human fossil in southern China may challenge the commonly held idea that modern humans originated out of Africa." ...but a number of scholars are not yet convinced.
Losing a Race With Our Ancestors
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 5:49 PM EST (Epoch Times)
Abundant scientific evidence demonstrates that primal foods—such as meat, fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and seeds—are genuinely the healthiest foods. Relative nutritional newcomers—such as refined sugar, vegetable oils, grain, and milk—are not.
Oldest known spider's web found in amber
Seeded on Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:46 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)
Pieces of amber containing parts of a spider's web have been found in East Sussex and dated back to the Cretaceous period 140 million years ago, which makes it the oldest spider's web known.
Ancient 'monster' insect offers Halloween inspiration
Seeded on Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:28 AM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
A single, incredibly well-preserved specimen of the tiny but scary-looking fly was preserved for eternity in Burmese amber, and it had a small horn emerging from the top of its head, topped by three eyes that would have given it the ability to see predators coming.
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