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  How Human Ancestor Walked, Chewed, and Moved

  April 11, 2013 — Scientists have pieced together how the hominid Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) walked, chewed, and moved nearly two million years ago. Their research also shows that Au. sediba had a notable ... > full story
• Human Evolution
  Early Humans
  Anthropology
  Evolution
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  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Walk This Way: New Research Suggests Human Ancestors May Have Used Different Forms of Bipedalism During the Plio-Pleistocene

  April 11, 2013 — According to a new study, our Australopithecus ancestors may have used different approaches to getting around on two feet. The new findings represent the culmination of more than four years of ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
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  Human Evolution
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  Archaeologists Shine New Light on Easter Island Statue

  April 11, 2013 — Archaeologists have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
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  Ancient Roman Man Hidden Beneath Famous Painting at the Louvre

  April 10, 2013 — In the latest achievement in efforts to see what may lie underneath the surface of great works of art, scientists today described the first use of an imaging technology like that used in airport ... > full story
• Dinosaurs
  Paleontology
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  Developmental Biology
  Extinction
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  World's Oldest Dinosaur Embryo Bonebed Yields Organic Remains

  April 10, 2013 — A 190-million-year-old dinosaur bonebed near the city of Lufeng, in Yunnan, China has revealed for the first time how dinosaur embryos grew and developed in their ... > full story
• Anthropology
  Cultures
  Early Climate
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  Early Humans
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Pottery Reveals Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish

  April 10, 2013 — Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Marine Biology
  Early Humans
   
  

  Unusual Anal Fin Offers New Insight Into Evolution

  April 10, 2013 — An unusual fossil fish that has fins behind its anus could have implications for human ... > full story
• Mating and Breeding
  Nature
  Extinction
  Evolutionary Biology
  New Species
  Early Birds
   
  

  Moa's Ark: Why the Female Giant Moa Was About Twice the Size of the Male

  April 9, 2013 — The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa -- the extinct giant birds of New Zealand -- has been revealed for the first ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Evolutionary Biology
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  Genetics of Life and Death in an Evolutionary Arms-Race

  April 9, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence of the genetic basis of the evolutionary arms-race between parasitoids and their aphid ... > full story
• Water
  Drought Research
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  Research Holds Revelations About an Ancient Society's Water Conservation, Purification

  April 9, 2013 — New research at the ancient Maya site of Medicinal Trail in northwestern Belize is revealing how populations in more remote areas -- the hinterland societies -- built reservoirs to conserve water and ... > full story

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