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 Ancient worlds Flying reptile was configured like sailing boatFriday, 23 October 2009
An anatomical reanalysis of an extinct pterosaur, dating to the time of the dinosaurs, suggests the creature literally sailed the seas.  Controversial fossil not missing linkFriday, 23 October 2009
Earlier this year a fantastically preserved 47-million-year-old primate, was the subject of a heated debate. But a new study says it can’t possibly be an ancestor of humans.  Did Dryas comet really kill off mammoth?Friday, 23 October 2009
Debate on a comet impact 12,900 years ago, and whether it is linked to mass extinctions of large mammals and early humans in North America reopened this week.  Did giant Indian impact kill the dinosaurs?Monday, 19 October 2009
Move aside Chicxulub; an even bigger asteroid impact off the coast of India may have been ground zero for the dinosaurs, U.S. and Indian scientists say in a controversial finding.  Four-winged dino discovery ends debateMonday, 28 September 2009
The remains of a ‘four-winged’ dinosaur in China has resolved the ‘temporal paradox’ in palaeontology, confirming that birds owe their ancestry to two-footed dinosaurs.  Ancient dugong worship site discoveredMonday, 28 September 2009
An ancient site of worship for the dugong, or sea cow, has been discovered in the Persian Gulf and predates other similar worship sites by more than 5,000 years.  Echidna evolved from platypus, study saysFriday, 25 September 2009
New research suggests that the echidna may have evolved from a platypus-like animal, sometime in the last 30 million years. The discovery may explain a confusing lack of echidnas in the fossil record.  Tiny T.rex unearthed in ChinaFriday, 18 September 2009
At just 1% of the size of its later relative, a tiny new ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex has been unearthed in China.  Fibres hint at 30,000-year-old textilesMonday, 14 September 2009
Archaeologists have found 30,000 year old coloured fibres in Georgia, which hint that prehistoric hunter-gathers were making ropes, weaving baskets and fashioning garments.  Argentina site of world's biggest crater fieldFriday, 11 September 2009
Argentina can lay claim to the world's largest crater field: a volcanic area in Patagonia known as the Devil's Slope, according to a new study.  Easter Island statues reveal red hat secretsTuesday, 8 September 2009
Archaeologists believe they have solved the mystery of how giant stone statues on Easter Island acquired distinctive red hats.  European hand axes nearly one million years oldFriday, 4 September 2009
Early humans used two-sided stone axes in Europe up to 900,000 years ago, far earlier than previously thought, according to a new study.  Can oil form without organic matter?Friday, 7 August 2009
New research reveals that the hydrocarbon elements of oil and gas may be able to form deep in the Earth's crust without the need for fossilised organic matter.  New Zealand tree has defence against extinct giant moaFriday, 31 July 2009
One species of New Zealand tree evolved camouflage to escape being eaten by the now extinct giant moa, says a new study.  Men better than women at distance visionFriday, 31 July 2009
Men are better at seeing things in the distance due to their hunter-gatherer past chasing animals, while women are better focussing on things at close range, say researchers. 
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