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Scientists Find Oldest Dinosaur -- Or Closest Relative Yet
December 5, 2012 — Researchers have discovered what may be the earliest dinosaur, a creature the size of a Labrador retriever, but with a five foot-long tail, that walked the Earth about 10 million years before more ... > full story -
Genome of the Black Death Reveals Evidence for an Antique Bubonic Plague Pandemic
November 29, 2012 — Researchers have compared medieval and modern plague pathogens. In a comparison of more than 300 contemporary strains of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, with ancient ... > full story -
Evolutionary Mode Routinely Varies Amongst Morphological Traits Within Fossil Species Lineages
November 26, 2012 — This new study uses model selection methods available only in the last several years and is an excellent example of an emerging revolution in scientific inquiry as new techniques are used to breathe ... > full story -
9.2-Million-Year-Old Rhino Skull Preserved by Instant 'Cooking to Death' in Volcanic Ash
November 21, 2012 — Less than two percent of the earth's fossils are preserved in volcanic rock, but researchers have identified a new one: the skull of a rhino that perished in a volcanic eruption 9.2 million years ... > full story -
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Today's Domestic Turkeys Are Genetically Distinct from Wild Ancestors
November 19, 2012 — No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a succulent roasted turkey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that consumers cook and eat more than 45 million turkeys every Thanksgiving. Very ... > full story -
After 121 Years, Identification of 'Grave Robber' Fossil Solves a Paleontological Enigma
November 19, 2012 — Researchers have resolved the evolutionary relationships of Necrolestes patagonensis, a paleontological riddle for more than 100 years. Researchers have correctly placed the strange ... > full story -
Pear Genome Provides New Insight Into Breeding Improvement and Evolutionary Trace Analysis
November 19, 2012 — Scientists have cracked the pear genome and are providing new insight into breeding improvement and evolutionary trace ... > full story -
America's Ancient Hurricane Belt and the U.S.-Canada Equator
November 15, 2012 — The recent storms that have battered settlements on the east coast of America may have been much more frequent in the region 450 million years ago, according to ... > full story -
Science of the Search for Richard III
November 15, 2012 — The complexity of tests being performed on Grey Friars skeleton mean answers will not come ... > full story -
New Ancient Shark Species Gives Insight Into Origin of Great White
November 14, 2012 — The great white shark is one of the largest living predatory animals and a magnet for media sensationalism, yet its evolutionary history is as misunderstood as its role as a ... > full story
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