The National Geographic and the news services are touting a new ape fossil found in Ethiopia as "forcing a rethink on human evolution". As usual, the headlines are hyperbolic. This ape is fragmenta [ Read More ] »
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Evolutionary theory tells us life evolves at a sedate pace, as an old species transforms into a new one over the course of millions (or at least hundreds of thousands) of year. Yet the fossil records [ Read More ] »
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A paleo-bully of sorts, a Tyrannosaurus rex could chomp down on prey with the force needed to lift a semi-trailer, tearing apart a victim’s bones. No [ Read More ] »
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A monkey-like animal seen as an ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans was not as brainy as expected, according to scientists who analyzed its nicely preserved 29-million-year-old skull. [ Read More ] »
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Paleontologists unearthed a flesh-eating dinosaur some 150 million years old in southern Argentina with all its joints in place, the first time such [ Read More ] »
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The fossilised bones of Australia's largest dinosaur went on display Thursday, with experts predicting the find will rewrite what is known of the co [ Read More ] »
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Fossil bones from the largest dinosaurs ever known to walk Australia were on Thursday unveiled in a find, which scientists said, shed new light on th [ Read More ] »
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Reuters - Mexican scientists said they have identified the world's oldest lobster fossil, a creature that was alive when Africa was only just breaki [ Read More ] »
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