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Analysis of Dinosaur Bone Cells Confirms Ancient Protein Preservation
October 23, 2012 A team of researchers has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins, including reactivity to antibodies that target specific proteins normally found in bone cells of ... > full story -
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of Ancient New Zealanders
October 22, 2012 Scientists have sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes for members of what was likely to be one of the first groups of Polynesians to settle New Zealand and have revealed a surprising degree of ... > full story -
Fuller Picture of Human Expansion from Africa
October 22, 2012 A comprehensive analysis of the anthropological and genetic history of humans' expansion out of Africa could lead to medical ... > full story -
Want the Shortest Path to the Good Life? Try Cynicism
October 22, 2012 A classics professor sheds new light on the philosophy of the ancient Cynics. They actually held values they viewed as a shortcut to ... > full story -
'Time-Capsule' Japanese Lake Sediment Advances Radiocarbon Dating for Older Objects
October 18, 2012 A series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan's Lake Suigetsu will give scientists a more accurate benchmark for dating materials, especially for older objects. Researchers extracted cores ... > full storyMore: -
Mayfly With Springtail Hitchhiker: Amber Specimen -- 16 Million Years Old -- Reveals Unknown Animal Behaviors
October 17, 2012 Stunning images from a CT scan of amber have revealed the first evidence of any creature using an adult mayfly for transport. Researchers say this 16-million-year-old hitchhiker most likely ... > full story -
Evolutionary Origins of Our Pretty Smile
October 17, 2012 It takes both teeth and jaws to make a pretty smile, but the evolutionary origins of these parts of our anatomy have only just been discovered, thanks to a particle accelerator and a long dead ... > full story -
New Fossils Suggest Ancient Origins of Modern-Day Deep-Sea Animals
October 10, 2012 Fossils discovered in North Atlantic Ocean reveal ancestry of sea urchins and related ... > full story -
Cold Cases Heat Up Through New Approach to Identifying Remains
October 10, 2012 In an effort to identify the thousands of John/Jane Doe cold cases in the United States, scientists have found a multidisciplinary approach to identifying the remains of missing persons. Using "bomb ... > full story -
Cambrian Fossil Pushes Back Evolution of Complex Brains
October 10, 2012 Complex brains evolved much earlier than previously thought, as evidenced by a 520-million-year-old fossilized arthropod with remarkably well-preserved brain structures. Representing the earliest ... > full story
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