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Posted May 17, 2011:
- Sodium Channels Evolved Before Animals' Nervous Systems
- Ancient Egyptian Princess Now Known to Be First Person in Human History With Diagnosed Coronary Artery Disease
- Mass Extinction of Marine Life in Oceans During Prehistoric Times Offers Warning for Future
Posted May 16, 2011:
- New Power Elite Emerged in Medieval Iceland as the Island Became Norwegian
- Oceanic Land Crab Extinction Linked to Colonization of Hawaii
- Genomic Archeology Reveals Early Evolution of Sex Chromosomes
- Patterns of Ancient Croplands Give Insight Into Early Hawaiian Society, Research Shows
- Anthropologist Discovers New Fossil Primate Species in West Texas
- New Evidence Shows Mobile Animals Could Have Evolved Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
- Freedom in the Swamp: Unearthing the Secret History of the Great Dismal Swamp
Posted May 15, 2011:
Posted May 13, 2011:
Posted May 12, 2011:
- Risking One's Neck for Better Grog: Mutinies Reveal Tipping Points for Collective Unrest
- On Prehistoric Supercontinent of Pangaea, Latitude and Rain Dictated Where Species Lived
Posted May 11, 2011:
- Evolutionary Adaptations Can Be Reversed, but Rarely
- 2,300-Year Climate Record Suggests Severe Tropical Droughts as Northern Temperatures Rise
- Wine Yeasts Reveal Prehistoric Microbial World
Posted May 10, 2011:
- Neanderthals Died out Earlier Than Previously Thought, New Evidence Suggests
- Student Archaeologists on Trail of Yorkshire Gem's Hidden Past
Posted May 9, 2011:
- Immature Skull Led Young Tyrannosaurs to Rely on Speed, Agility to Catch Prey
- California's Chumash Indians: Roughly Hewn Beads Are Child's Play, Archaeologist Finds
- A Simple, Mildly Invasive Solution for Conserving Historic Buildings
Posted May 6, 2011:
Posted May 5, 2011:
- Sticking Their Necks out for Evolution: Why Sloths and Manatees Have Unusually Long (or Short) Necks
- Capt. Kidd Shipwreck Site to Be Dedicated 'Living Museum of the Sea'
- Reptile 'Cousins' Shed New Light on End-Permian Extinction
Posted May 4, 2011:
- Horsetail Plant Developed Successful Set of Tools for Extreme Environments -- For Millions of Years
- Battle Scars Found on an Ancient Sea Monster
Posted May 3, 2011:
- Marsupial Wolf or Tasmanian Tiger? Extinct Australian Thylacine Was More Cat Than Dog, Researchers Find
- Succulent Plants Waited for Cool, Dry Earth to Make Their Mark
- First Rainforests Arose When Plants Solved Plumbing Problem
Posted May 2, 2011:
- Rice's Origins Point to China, Genome Researchers Conclude
- Winners of Mass Extinction: With Predators Gone, Prey Thrive
- New Evidence Details Spread of Amphibian-Killing Disease from Mexico Through Central America
- No Nuts for 'Nutcracker Man': Early Human Relative Apparently Chewed Grass Instead
- Lichen Evolved on Two Tracks, Like Marsupials and Mammals
- Endogenous Proteins Found in a 70-Million-Year-Old Giant Marine Lizard
Posted April 28, 2011:
- Missouri Elk Are Being Reintroduced in the Wrong Part of the State, Anthropologist Says
- Mutations in Single Gene May Have Shaped Human Cerebral Cortex
Posted April 27, 2011:
- Evolution in the Back Yard: Census of 750,000 Banded Snails Leads to Surprising Results
- Out of Africa: How the Fruit Fly Made Its Way in the World
Posted April 26, 2011:
Posted April 21, 2011:
- Jurassic Spider from China Is Largest Fossil Specimen Discovered
- Fossil Sirenians, Related to Today's Manatees, Give Scientists New Look at Ancient Climate
- Earth Recovered from Prehistoric Global Warming Faster Than Previously Thought
- Historic Church's Subterranean Secrets Revealed
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