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First Giant Salamander Was a Hot Hunter
September 20, 2012 — Modern giant salamanders live only in water – but their ancestors ventured out on land, say geoscientists at the University of ... > full story -
Ancient Tooth May Provide Evidence of Early Human Dentistry
September 19, 2012 — Researchers may have uncovered new evidence of ancient dentistry in the form of a 6,500-year-old human jaw bone with a tooth showing traces of beeswax ... > full story -
Genetic Mutation May Have Allowed Early Humans to Migrate Throughout Africa
September 19, 2012 — A genetic mutation that occurred thousands of years ago might be the answer to how early humans were able to move from central Africa and across the continent in what has been called "the great ... > full story -
CT Scan and 3-D Print Help Scientists Reconstruct an Ancient Mollusk
September 19, 2012 — Using a combination of traditional and innovative model-building techniques, scientists have created a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, a multiplacophoran, offering a vivid portrait of ... > full story -
Did a 'Forgotten' Meteor Have a Deadly, Icy Double-Punch?
September 19, 2012 — When a huge meteor collided with Earth about 2.5 million years ago and fell into the southern Pacific Ocean it not only could have generated a massive tsunami but also may have plunged the world into ... > full story -
Jesus's Wife? Scholar Announces Existence of a New Early Christian Gospel from Egypt
September 18, 2012 — Four words on a previously unknown papyrus fragment provide the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus had been married, Harvard Professor Karen King told the 10th International ... > full story -
How Life Arose on Earth: Researchers Brew Up Organics on Ice
September 18, 2012 — Would you like icy organics with that? Maybe not in your coffee, but researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are creating concoctions of organics, or carbon-bearing molecules, on ice in the ... > full story -
Aldo Leopold's Field Notes Score a Lost 'Soundscape'
September 18, 2012 — Among his many qualities, the pioneering wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold was a meticulous taker of field ... > full story -
Dictionary Completed on Language Used Everyday in Ancient Egypt
September 18, 2012 — A dictionary of thousands of words chronicling the everyday lives of people in ancient Egypt -- including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for ... > full story -
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Comet May Have Exploded Over Canada 12,900 Years Ago After All
September 18, 2012 — New evidence and support for a theory introduced in 2007 suggested a comet may have exploded over Canada 12,900 years ago (the Younger Dryas Boundary), killing off the Clovis people and large animals ... > full story
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