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For Some Feathered Dinosaurs, Bigger Not Always Better
November 28, 2012 Researchers have started looking at why dinosaurs that abandoned meat in favor of vegetarian diets got so big, and their results may call conventional wisdom about plant-eaters and body size into ... > full story -
We're More Passive Than We Predict When Sexually Harassed, New Study Shows
November 5, 2012 Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with ... > full story -
Were Dinosaurs Destined to Be Big? Testing Cope's Rule
November 2, 2012 In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts -- at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest ... > full story -
New Cat Breed, Selkirk Rex, Genetically Different from Other Curly-Haired Cats
October 30, 2012 Pet owners and animal breeders are frequently attracted by curly-haired animals. Indeed, three curly-haired varieties of cat are already recognized and have been developed into competitive breeds. ... > full story -
Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
October 29, 2012 The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the dinosaurs. A new study now finds that the structure of North American ecosystems ... > full story -
Fossils of First Feathered Dinosaurs from North America Discovered: Clues on Early Wing Uses
October 25, 2012 The first ornithomimid specimens preserved with feathers, recovered from 75 million-year-old rocks in the badlands of Alberta, Canada has been ... > full story -
Analysis of Dinosaur Bone Cells Confirms Ancient Protein Preservation
October 23, 2012 A team of researchers has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins, including reactivity to antibodies that target specific proteins normally found in bone cells of ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Trigger for Explosive Volcanic Eruptions
October 12, 2012 Scientists have identified a repeating trigger for the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth. The Las Cañadas volcanic caldera on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, has generated at ... > full story -
How Ocean Energy Impacts Life in the Deep Sea: Results Will Help Scientists Understand What to Expect Under Future Climate Change
September 5, 2012 A new study of deep-sea species worldwide examines how gradients in food and temperature in the deep sea's dark, frigid waters affect the creatures that live there. Similar studies have been ... > full story -
Fossil Skeleton of Strange, Ancient Digging Mammal Clears Up 30-Year-Old Evolutionary Debate
August 27, 2012 Shortly after dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops went extinct, the Earth became filled with mammals only distantly related to those alive today. Until recently, one of these creatures, ... > full story
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