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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:

• Ancient Rainforests Resilient To Climate Change
• 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

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Shawnee Lookout May Be Largest Continuously Occupied Hilltop Native American Site In United States

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Coralline Algae In The Mediterranean Lost Their Tropical Element Between 5 And 7 Million Years Ago

Posted August 25, 2009:

• Gaping Gila Monsters, Buzzing Insects, Clambering Ungulates: New Finds From Germany's Messel Pit

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Chinese Culture At The Crossroads: Prehistoric Archaeological Findings Highlighted In New Research

Posted August 14, 2009:

• London's Earliest Timber Structure Found During Belmarsh Prison Dig

Posted August 12, 2009:

• When Did Humans Return After Last Ice Age?

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees, Not Up From The Ground

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Climate-Caused Biodiversity Booms And Busts In Ancient Plants And Mammals

Posted August 7, 2009:

• Chicken-Hearted Tyrants: Predatory Dinosaurs As Baby Killers

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Fossil Tooth Remains Of Extinct Rodent Species Discovered: Oldest Find Within This Genus

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Scary Ancient 'Spiders' Revealed In 3D Models, With New Imaging Technique

Posted August 2, 2009:

• Small Fossils Provide Key Clues For Interpreting Environmental Changes

Posted July 31, 2009:

• Reexamination Of T. Rex Verifies Disputed Biochemical Remains

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Discovery Of Elephants' Oldest Known Relative

Posted July 29, 2009:

• First Vertebrate To Live In Trees Described

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Earliest Animals Lived In A Lake Environment, Research Shows
• Major Arctic Sea-Ice Formed Earlier Than Thought

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