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First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs Discovered In Southern Alberta
A 75-million-year-old fossil
of a pregnant turtle and a
nest of fossilized eggs that
were discovered in the
badlands of southeastern
... > full story
Stone Age Graveyard Reveals Lifestyles Of A 'Green Sahara'
The largest Stone Age
graveyard found in the
Sahara, which provides an
unparalleled record of life
when the region was green,
has been discovered in Niger
... > full story
Antarctic Fossils Paint Picture Of Much Warmer Continent
Scientists working in an
ice-free region of
Antarctica have discovered
the last traces of tundra --
in the form of fossilized
plants and insects -- on the
... > full story
Little Teeth Suggest Big Jump In Primate Timeline
Tiny fossilized teeth
excavated from an Indian
open-pit coal mine could be
the oldest Asian remains
ever found of anthropoids,
the primate lineage of
... > full story
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Cold And Ice, Not Heat, Episodically Gripped Tropical Regions 300 Million Years Ago
August 1, 2008 — Geoscientists have long presumed that, like today, the tropics remained warm throughout Earth's last major glaciation 300 million years ago. New evidence, however, indicates that cold temperatures in ... > full story -
Isthmus Of Panama Formed As Result Of Plate Tectonics, Study Finds
July 31, 2008 — Contrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely formed by a Central American Peninsula colliding slowly with the South American continent ... > full story -
'Chicken And Chips' Theory Of Pacific Migration
July 30, 2008 — A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of prehistoric Polynesian contact with the ... > full story -
Piecing Together An Extinct Lemur, Large As A Big Baboon
July 29, 2008 — Researchers have used computed tomography technology to virtually glue newly-discovered skull fragments of a rare extinct lemur back into its partial skull, discovered over a century ago. The skull ... > full story -
Explosion In Marine Biodiversity Explained By Climate Change
July 28, 2008 — A global change in climate could explain the explosion in marine biodiversity that took place 460 million years ago. Researchers have now found evidence of a progressive ocean cooling of about ... > full story -
Predynastic Human Presence Discovered By Core Drilling At The Northern Nile Delta Coast, Egypt
July 24, 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 -
Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
July 23, 2008 — A new fossil discovery -- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent -- provides new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. Scientists made ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
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
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