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Stem Cell Chicken And Egg Debate Moves To Unlikely Arena: The Testes
Logic says it has to be the
niche. As air and water
preceded life, so the niche,
that hospitable environment
that shelters adult stem
... > full story
Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
A new fossil discovery --
the first of its kind from
the whole of the Antarctic
continent -- provides new
evidence to support the
... > full story
Insect Biodiversity in Amazon May Be Result of Ice Age Climate Change And Ancient Flooding, Not River Barriers
Ice age climate change and
ancient flooding -- but not
barriers created by rivers
-- may have promoted the
evolution of new insect
... > full story
Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years
The site of the ancient
hippodrome course in
Olympia, where the emperor
Nero competed for Olympian
laurels, has been
... > full story
- Stem Cell Chicken And Egg Debate Moves To Unlikely Arena: The Testes
- Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
- Insect Biodiversity in Amazon May Be Result of Ice Age Climate Change And Ancient Flooding, Not River Barriers
- Horse Racecourse In Ancient Olympia Discovered After 1600 Years
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New Evidence Of Battle Between Humans And Ancient Virus
July 23, 2008 — Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of ... > full story -
Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt
July 23, 2008 — A small but significant find made during a geological survey provides evidence of the oldest human presence yet discovered along the northernmost margin of Egypt's Nile ... > full story -
Past Climate Change: Continental Stretching Preceding The Opening Of The Drake Passage
July 23, 2008 — Due to the impact of global warming, it has become essential to understand the causes and processes involved in past climate changes. One of the most prominent events in Earth's climatic evolution ... > full story -
Brain Morphology Of Homo Liujiang Cranium Fossil Detailed With 3-D CT Scan
July 21, 2008 — High-resolution industrial computed tomography was used to scan the Homo Liujiang cranium fossil, and the three-dimensional virtual brain image was reconstructed. The brain morphology of Liujiang is ... > full story -
Natural Selection May Not Produce The Best Organisms
July 21, 2008 — "Survival of the fittest" is the catch phrase of evolution by natural selection. While natural selection favors the most fit organisms around, evolutionary biologists have long wondered whether this ... > full story -
Athapaskan Migration To Southwest U.S. Illuminated With Y Chromosome Study
July 21, 2008 — A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the ... > full story -
Archaeologists Trace Early Irrigation Farming In Ancient Yemen
July 21, 2008 — In the remote desert highlands of southern Yemen, a team of archaeologists have discovered new evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture 5,200 years ... > full story -
Glazed America: Anthropologist Examines Doughnut As Symbol Of Consumer Culture
July 21, 2008 — Few things say as much about our culture as the food we eat. An anthropologist explores the development of America's consumer culture through our relationship with the doughnut, beloved by many, and ... > full story -
Volcanic Eruptions May Have Wiped Out Ocean Life 94 Million Years Ago
July 18, 2008 — University of Alberta scientists contend they have the answer to mass extinction of animals and plants 93 million years ago. The answer, research has uncovered, has been found at the bottom of the ... > full story -
From Humming Fish To Puccini: Vocal Communication Evolved With Ancient Species
July 18, 2008 — It's a long way from the dull hums of the amorous midshipman fish to the strains of a Puccini aria -- or, alas, even to the simplest Celine Dion melody. But the neural circuitry that led to the human ... > full story
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