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Posted June 16, 2009:

• Maya Intensively Cultivated Manioc 1,400 Years Ago
• Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Discovery Raises New Doubts About Dinosaur-Bird Links

Posted June 8, 2009:

• Archeological Evidence Of Human Activity Found Beneath Lake Huron
• Neolithic Age: Prehistoric Complex Including Two 6,000-Year-Old Tombs Discovered In Britain
• Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline

Posted June 5, 2009:

• Geography And History Shape Genetic Differences In Humans

Posted June 4, 2009:

• Basket Weaving May Have Taught Humans To Count
• High Population Density Triggers Cultural Explosions
• New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History

Posted June 2, 2009:

• New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With 'Modern' Facial Features

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Saved By Junk DNA: Vital Role In The Evolution Of Human Genome
• Virtual Reconstruction Of A Neanderthal Woman’s Birth Canal Reveals Insights Into Evolution Of Human Child Birth

Posted May 27, 2009:

• Lessons From The Past: Research Examines How Past Communities Coped With Climate Change

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Oldest Evidence Of Leprosy Found In India

Posted May 19, 2009:

• Feeding Behaviors In Monkeys And Humans Have Ancient, Shared Roots, Bolivian Rainforest Study Suggests
• Common Ancestor Of Humans, Modern Primates? 'Extraordinary' Fossil Is 47 Million Years Old

Posted May 18, 2009:

• First Evidence Of Pre-Industrial Mercury Pollution In The Andes

Posted May 14, 2009:

• Genome-Wide Insights Into Patterns Of The World's Human Population Structures
• Neandertals Sophisticated And Fearless Hunters, New Analysis Shows

Posted May 13, 2009:

• Ancient Trading Raft Sails Anew

Posted May 11, 2009:

• Warriors Do Not Always Get The Girl

Posted May 7, 2009:

• Small Brain Of Dwarf 'Hobbit' Explained By Hippo's Island Life

Posted May 6, 2009:

• 'Hobbits' Couldn't Hustle: Feet Of Homo Floresiensis Were Primitive But Not Pathological

Posted May 4, 2009:

• EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds

Posted April 30, 2009:

• Mysterious Disappearance Of Explorer Everett Ruess Solved After 75 Years
• African Genetics Study Revealing Origins, Migration And 'Startling Diversity' Of African Peoples

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Ancient Egypt Brought To Life With Virtual Model Of Historic Temple Complex
• Tiny Differences In Our Genes Help Shed Light On The Big Picture Of Human History

Posted April 24, 2009:

• Evolution Of Human Sex Roles More Complex Than Described By Universal Theory

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Mystery Of Horse Domestication Solved?
• Indus Script Encodes Language, Reveals New Study Of Ancient Symbols

Posted April 22, 2009:

• Tyrannosaur 'Missing Link' Among New Dinosaurs From China

Posted April 21, 2009:

• Viking Legacy On English: What Language Tells Us About Immigration And Integration

Posted April 17, 2009:

• From Fish To Landlubber: Fossils Suggest Earlier Land-Water Transition Of Tetrapod

Posted April 15, 2009:

• Archaeologists Discover Temple That Sheds Light On So-Called Dark Age
• Three Neanderthal Sub-Groups Confirmed

Posted April 10, 2009:

• Ancestors Of African Pygmies And Neighboring Farmers Separated Around 60,000 Years Ago

Posted April 9, 2009:

• Largest 17th Century Bead Repository Found In Coastal Georgia

Posted April 7, 2009:

• Power Structure Of Bronze Age Societies Was Based On Social Networks

Posted April 6, 2009:

• Was A 'Mistress Of The Lionesses' A King In Ancient Canaan?
• Archaeological Discovery In Jordan Valley: Enormous 'Foot-Shaped' Enclosures

Posted April 2, 2009:

• No Sponge In Human Family Tree: Sponges Descended From Unique Ancestor

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Evolution's Impact On Ecosystems Shown Directly For First Time

Posted March 31, 2009:

• DNA From Old Insects: No Need To Destroy The Specimen

Posted March 30, 2009:

• The Secret To Chimp Strength

Posted March 24, 2009:

• AAAS, Leading Texas Scientists Urge State Board To Reject Anti-Evolution Effort
• Early Agriculture Left Traces In Animal Bones

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