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 Ancient worlds Darwin out of Africa 45,000 years agoFriday, 5 February 2010
The father of evolution Charles Darwin was a direct descendant of the Cro-Magnon people, whose entry into Europe 30,000 years ago heralded the demise of Neanderthals, scientists revealed.  Humans caused Aussie megafauna extinctionFriday, 29 January 2010
The key anomaly in the Australian megafauna debate has been resolved, and "if people hadn't arrived in Australia, we'd still have the giants of yesteryear to admire," the lead researcher said.  DNA may unlock Chinese warlord's secretsWednesday, 27 January 2010
Scientists in China are collecting DNA from hundreds of men with the surname Cao in the hope they can prove a recently excavated tomb in central China belongs to the legendary warlord Cao Cao.  Ancient Egyptian make-up was antimicrobialThursday, 14 January 2010
Elaborate eye make-up worn by Ancient Egyptians not only made for a dramatic look, but also protected against disease, says a new study.  Aboriginal folklore leads to meteorite craterThursday, 7 January 2010
An Australian Aboriginal 'Dreaming' story has helped experts uncover a meteorite impact crater in the outback of the Northern Territory.  Prehistoric koalas didn’t eat gum, study saysWednesday, 6 January 2010
Ancient koalas may have enjoyed a much more diverse diet than today’s koalas, but were probably just as loud and lazy as their modern cousins.  Mammoths more modern than we thoughtFriday, 18 December 2009
Extinct woolly mammoths and ancient American horses may have been grazing the North American steppe for several thousand years longer than previously thought.  Fossils may age Europeans 200,000 yearsThursday, 17 December 2009
Fossils found in a southern French valley suggest our ancestors may have reached Europe 1.57 million years ago - 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.  New dinosaur solves evolutionary riddleFriday, 11 December 2009
Newly unearthed fossils of a previously unknown species of carnivorous dinosaur has answered some long-standing questions about early dinosaur evolution.  Mammoth extinction altered ecosystemMonday, 7 December 2009
The extinction of mammoths in North America at the end of the last ice age was not caused by a change in the ecosystem: it's what triggered the changes, a new study suggests.  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. 
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