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Fossils and Genes Brought Together to Piece Together Evolutionary History
November 7, 2012 — Scientists have reviewed recent studies that have used modern genetic techniques to shed light on fossils, and vice ... > full story -
New Computational Method for Timing the Tree of Life
November 6, 2012 — A scientist has developed a new method for calculating species divergence, delivering accurate results at 1,000 times the speed of conventional ... > full story -
Huge Deposit of Jurassic Turtle Remains Found in China
October 29, 2012 — "Bones upon bones, we couldn't believe our eyes," says one paleontologist. He was describing the spectacular find of some 1800 fossilized mesa chelonia turtles from the Jurassic era in China's ... > full story -
Huge Procellarum Basin on the Nearside of the Moon May Be Relic Scar from Ancient Impact
October 28, 2012 — The huge Procellarum basin on the nearside of the Moon may be a relic scar from an ancient impact event that shaped the lunar surface, reports a new ... > full story -
Lucy and Selam's Species Climbed Trees: Australopithecus Afarensis Shoulder Blades Show Partially Arboreal Lifestyle
October 25, 2012 — Australopithecus afarensis was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent much of its time in trees has been the subject of much debate. For the first time, scientists have ... > full story -
Did the Changing Climate Shrink Europe's Ancient Hippos?
October 25, 2012 — Giant German hippopotamuses wallowing on the banks of the Elbe are not a common sight. Yet 1.8 million years ago hippos were a prominent part of European wildlife, when mega-fauna such as woolly ... > full story -
100-Million-Year-Old Coelacanth Fish Discovered in Texas Is New Species from Cretaceous
October 24, 2012 — A fossil discovered in Texas is a new species of coelacanth fish. Paleontologists identified the skull as a 100 million-year-old coelacanth, making it the youngest discovered in Texas. The new ... > full story -
Fossil Study Helps Pinpoint Extinction Risks for Ocean Animals: When It Comes to Ocean Extinctions, Range Size Matters Most
October 23, 2012 — What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction? An analysis of roughly 500 million years of fossil data for marine invertebrates reveals that ocean animals with small ranges have been ... > full story -
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
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