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Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
Scientists have performed
the first DNA-based
reconstruction of the giant
extinct moa bird, using
prehistoric feathers
recovered from caves and
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New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'
A new fossil primate from
Myanmar (previously known as
Burma) suggests that the
common ancestor of humans,
monkeys and apes evolved
... > full story
Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf
It was Darwinian theory that
did away with the werewolf.
The publication of Charles
Darwin’s On the Origin
of Species exactly 150 years
ago focused minds on a
different kind of monster
... > full story
Paleolithic Bone Flute Discovered: Earliest Musical Tradition Documented In Southwestern Germany
Researchers in Germany have
unearthed new evidence for
Paleolithic music in the
form of the remains of one
nearly complete bone flute
... > full story
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Computer Recognizes Archaeological Material And Fake Van Goghs
July 3, 2009 — People find it very easy to recognize a face, even under very different circumstances. For a computer, on the other hand, it is extremely difficult. Researchers have developed a new analytical ... > full story -
Monkeys And Humans Use Parallel Mechanism To Recognize Faces
June 25, 2009 — Researchers have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating among the numerous faces they encounter ... > full story -
54-million-year-old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains
June 23, 2009 — Researchers have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than ... > full story -
Social Competition May Be Reason For Bigger Brain
June 23, 2009 — For the past 2 million years, the size of the human brain has tripled, growing much faster than other mammals. Examining the reasons for human brain expansion, researchers studied three common ... > full story -
World's Oldest Known Granaries Predate Agriculture
June 23, 2009 — A new study describes recent excavations in Jordan that reveal evidence of the world's oldest known granaries. Scientists provide evidence that these granaries precede the emergence of fully ... > full story -
New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History
June 22, 2009 — Researchers have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration -- even when no corroborating archaeological evidence ... > full story -
Underground Cave Dating From The Year 1 A.D. Exposed In Jordan Valley
June 22, 2009 — An artificial underground cave, the largest in Israel, has been exposed in the Jordan Valley in the course of a new survey. Archeologists reckon that this cave was originally a large quarry during ... > full story -
Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests
June 18, 2009 — New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans. The researchers reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on ... > full story -
Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago
June 17, 2009 — Archeologists have uncovered an ancient and previously unknown Maya agricultural system -- a large manioc field intensively cultivated as a staple crop that was buried and exquisitely preserved under ... > full story -
Discovery Raises New Doubts About Dinosaur-bird Links
June 9, 2009 — Researchers have made a fundamental new discovery about how birds breathe and have a lung capacity that allows for flight -- and the finding means it's unlikely that birds descended from any known ... > full story
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