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Asia Was Settled in Multiple Waves of Migration, DNA Study Suggests
September 22, 2011 — Researchers studying DNA patterns from modern and archaic humans has found that the Denisovans, a recently discovered hominin group, contributed genes to several populations in Asia and that modern ... > full storyMore: -
Not Just Skin Deep: CT Study of Early Humans Reveals Evolutionary Relationships
September 19, 2011 — CT scans of fossil skull fragments may help researchers settle a long-standing debate about the evolution of Africa's Australopithecus, a key ancestor of modern humans that died out some 1.4 million ... > full story -
New Technique Fills Gaps in Fossil Record
September 19, 2011 — Evolutionary biologists have resolved a long-standing paleontological problem by reconciling the fossil record of species diversity with modern DNA ... > full story -
Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs' Fate
September 19, 2011 — A new study puts an end to the longstanding debate about how archaic birds went extinct, suggesting they were virtually wiped out by the same meteorite impact that put an end to dinosaurs 65 million ... > full story -
Tree Resin Captures Evolution of Feathers on Dinosaurs and Birds
September 15, 2011 — A researcher found treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin turned to resilient amber, preserving some 80 million-year-old protofeathers, possibly from non-avian ... > full story -
Ancient Crocodile Competed With Titanoboa, World's Largest Snake, for Food, Paleontologists Discover
September 14, 2011 — Did an ancient crocodile relative give the world's largest snake a run for its money? In a new study, researchers describe a new 20-foot extinct species discovered in the same Colombian coal mine ... > full story -
Woolly Mammoth's Secrets for Shrugging Off Cold Points Toward New Artificial Blood for Humans
September 14, 2011 — The blood from woolly mammoths -- those extinct elephant-like creatures that roamed Earth in pre-historic times -- is helping scientists develop new blood products for modern medical procedures that ... > full story -
Fossil of an Armored Dinosaur Hatchling: Youngest Nodosaur Ever Discovered
September 14, 2011 — Researchers with help from an amateur fossil hunter have described the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling. It is the youngest nodosaur ever discovered, and a founder of a new genus and species ... > full story -
New Species of Ancient Predatory Fish Discovered
September 12, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a new species of large predatory fish that prowled ancient North American waterways during the Devonian Period, before backboned animals existed on ... > full story -
Tiny Teeth Indicate Ancient Shark Nurseries
September 10, 2011 — Fueled by Hollywood and its vision of Jaws, sharks conjure images of fearsome predators patrolling our seas in search of their next unfortunate victim. It is therefore hard to imagine sharks as ... > full story -
800,000 Years of Abrupt Climate Variability: Earth's Climate Is Capable of Very Rapid Transitions
September 8, 2011 — An international team of scientists has produced a prediction of what climate records from Greenland might look like over the last 800,000 years. The team's reconstruction is based on the much longer ... > full story -
Ancient Humans Were Mixing It Up: Anatomically Modern Humans Interbred With More Archaic Hominin Forms While in Africa
September 5, 2011 — Anatomically modern humans interbred with more archaic hominin forms even before they migrated out of Africa, a team of researchers has found. The discovery suggests genetic exchange with their more ... > full storyMore:
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