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Inconsistencies With Neanderthal Genomic DNA Sequences
October 14, 2007 — The sequencing of Neanderthal nuclear DNA from fossil bone held promise for finally answering the question of whether the Neanderthals are ancestors of ours. However, two recent studies came to very ... > full story -
Early Apes Walked Upright 15 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought, Evolutionary Biologist Argues
October 10, 2007 — An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed. More dramatically, ... > full story -
Fossil Data Plugs Gaps In Current Knowledge, Study Shows
October 6, 2007 — Researchers have shown for the first time that fossils can be used as effectively as living species in understanding the complex branching in the evolutionary tree of life. While many scientists feel ... > full story -
Huge New Dinosaur Had A Serious Bite
October 3, 2007 — The newest dinosaur species to emerge from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument had some serious bite, according to researchers. 'It was one of the most robust duck-billed dinosaurs ever,' ... > full story -
Saber-toothed Cat Was More Like A Pussycat Than A Tiger
October 2, 2007 — In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome ... > full story -
Fish Diet Linked To Evolution, Ten Million Year Old Chipped Teeth Show
September 30, 2007 — Chips from 10 million years ago have revealed new insights into fish diets and their influence on fish evolution, according to a new article in Science. The chips were found, along with scratches, on ... > full story -
DNA Extracted From Woolly Mammoth Hair
September 27, 2007 — Scientists discovered that hair shafts provide an ideal source of ancient DNA -- a better source than bones and muscle for studying the genome sequences of extinct animals. They sequenced the entire ... > full story -
New Light Shed On The 'Hobbit'
September 25, 2007 — Researchers have completed a new study on Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as the "hobbit," a 3-foot-tall, 18,000-year-old hominin skeleton, discovered four years ago on the Indonesian island ... > full story -
Extraterrestrial Impact Likely Source Of Sudden Ice Age Extinctions
September 25, 2007 — What killed the woolly mammoths? Scientists now suggests that a comet or meteorite exploded over the planet roughly 12,900 years ago, causing the abrupt climate changes that led to the extinction of ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Species Found In Montana
September 24, 2007 — A dinosaur skeleton found 24 years ago near Choteau has finally been identified as a new species that links North American dinosaurs with Asian dinosaurs. The dinosaur would have weighed 30 to 40 ... > full story -
Velociraptor Had Feathers
September 20, 2007 — Finding of quill knobs on fossilized velociraptor bone demonstrates that even large dinosaurs were feathered and may have descended from animals capable of flight. Scientists have known for years ... > full story -
Who Went There? Matching Fossil Tracks With Their Makers
September 18, 2007 — Fossilized footprints are relatively common, but figuring out exactly which ancient creature made particular tracks has been a mystery that has long stumped paleontologists. Scientists have now ... > full story
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