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Posted November 20, 2009:

• Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere
• Paleontologists Find Extinction Rates Higher in Open-Ocean Settings During Mass Extinctions
• Origin of Life: Generating RNA Molecules in Water

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Cousins of Prehistoric Supercrocodile Inhabit Lost World of Sahara
• 'Hobbits' Are a New Human Species, According to Statistical Analysis of Fossils

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Study Pits Man Versus Machine in Piecing Together 425-Million-Year-Old Jigsaw

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Ancient Penguin DNA Raises Doubts About Accuracy of Genetic Dating Techniques

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Earth's Early Ocean Cooled More Than A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs Worked Up A Sweat
• Central Africa's Tropical Congo Basin Was Arid, Treeless In Late Jurassic

Posted November 10, 2009:

• New Fossil Plant Discovery Links Patagonia to New Guinea in a Warmer Past

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Discovery Of The Oldest European Marsupial In Southwest France

Posted November 8, 2009:

• Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues To Climate Change

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Male Sabertoothed Cats Were Pussycats Compared To Macho Lions
• 'Duck-Billed' Dinosaurs: Last European Hadrosaurs Lived In Iberian Peninsula

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Portable 3-D Laser Technology Preserves Texas Dinosaur's Rare Footprint

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Earliest Tyrannosauroid Rediscovered

Posted November 3, 2009:

• New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Snail Fossils Suggest Semiarid Eastern Canary Islands Were Wetter 50,000 Years Ago

Posted November 1, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Ankylosaur Dinosaur Is 'Biological Version Of An Army Tank'

Posted October 31, 2009:

• New Analyses Of Dinosaur Growth May Wipe Out One-Third Of Species

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Ancient 'Monster' Insect: 'Unicorn' Fly Never Before Observed

Posted October 24, 2009:

• Ethiopia's Climate 27 Million Years Ago Had Higher Rainfall, Warmer Soil

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Ancient Bison Genetic Treasure Trove For Farmers

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Geologist Analyzes Earliest Shell-Covered Fossil Animals

Posted October 14, 2009:

• New Type Of Flying Reptile: Darwin's Pterodactyl Preyed On Flying Dinosaurs

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Sex In The Caribbean: Environmental Change Drives Evolutionary Change, Eventually

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Archaeopteryx Was Not Very Bird-Like: Inside The First Bird, Surprising Signs Of A Dinosaur

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Early Hominid First Walked On Two Legs In The Woods

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism In Soil-Dwelling Creatures Of The Past

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Bizarre New Horned Tyrannosaur From Asia: Carnivorous But Smaller T. Rex Relative 'Like Ballerina'

Posted October 3, 2009:

• Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Structured Like Today's Two-Pole Model
• Quick Rebound From Marine Mass Extinction Event, New Findings Show

Posted October 2, 2009:

• New Ancient Fungus Finding Suggests World's Forests Were Wiped Out In Global Catastrophe
• Algae And Pollen Grains Provide Evidence Of Remarkably Warm Period In Antarctica's History

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Rediscovering The Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia

Posted September 29, 2009:

• Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds

Posted September 28, 2009:

• HIV’s Ancestors May Have Plagued First Mammals

Posted September 25, 2009:

• Jewish Priesthood Has Multiple Lineages, New Genetic Research Indicates
• Getting A Leg Up On Whale And Dolphin Evolution: New Comprehensive Analysis Sheds Light On The Origin Of Cetaceans

Posted September 17, 2009:

• African Origin Of Anthropoid Primates Called Into Question With New Fossil Discovery
• Tiny Tyrannosaur: T. Rex Body Plan Debuted In Raptorex, But 100th The Size
• Live Birth Key To Much Marine Life Depends Upon Evolution Of Chromosomal Sex Determination

Posted September 11, 2009:

• Archaeologists Discover Oldest-Known Fiber Materials Used By Early Humans

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Ancient Oceans Offer New Insight Into Origins Of Animal Life

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Molecular Decay Of Enamel-Specific Gene In Toothless Mammals Supports Theory Of Evolution

Posted September 5, 2009:

• Weeds That Reinvented Weediness: New Research Sheds Light On Origins And Success Of Flowering Plants

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