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Caverns Give Up Huge Fossil Haul
An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists.
An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists.
T. Rex Thigh Reveals Chicken Family Ties
Tiny bits of protein extracted from a 68-million-year-old dinosaur bone have given scientists the first genetic proof that the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex is a distant cousin to the modern chicken.
Tiny bits of protein extracted from a 68-million-year-old dinosaur bone have given scientists the first genetic proof that the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex is a distant cousin to the modern chicken.
Florida Manatees May Lose Endangered Status
Florida manatees are dying in record numbers and the lumbering marine mammals face growing threats from speedboats, a toxic foe called red tide and the potential loss of their warm winter havens at power plants.
Florida manatees are dying in record numbers and the lumbering marine mammals face growing threats from speedboats, a toxic foe called red tide and the potential loss of their warm winter havens at power plants.
Ecuador Says Pristine Galapagos Islands At Risk
Ecuador declared the world-famous Galapagos Islands at risk on Tuesday and could temporarily suspend tourism permits and enforce rigorous population restrictions to prevent further environmental harm.
Ecuador declared the world-famous Galapagos Islands at risk on Tuesday and could temporarily suspend tourism permits and enforce rigorous population restrictions to prevent further environmental harm.
African Wheat Killer Threatens Global Crops
A new and virulent fungus that attacks a wide range of wheat types has spread from East Africa to Yemen and threatens global crops, the U.N's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said on Thursday.
A new and virulent fungus that attacks a wide range of wheat types has spread from East Africa to Yemen and threatens global crops, the U.N's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said on Thursday.
Early Earth May Have Been Purple
The earliest life on Earth might have been just as purple as it is green today, a scientist claims.
The earliest life on Earth might have been just as purple as it is green today, a scientist claims.
Bacteria Turn Styrofoam into Biodegradable Plastic
Biologists at the University College Dublin in Ireland have found that a strain of Pseudomonas putida can exist quite happily on a diet of pure styrene oil--the oil remnant of superheated Styrofoam.
Biologists at the University College Dublin in Ireland have found that a strain of Pseudomonas putida can exist quite happily on a diet of pure styrene oil--the oil remnant of superheated Styrofoam.
Prehistoric Whale Found in Inland Italy
Italian researchers have excavated the skeleton of a 4 million-year- old whale in the Tuscan countryside, a discovery that could help reconstruct the prehistoric environment of the sea that once covered the region, officials said Tuesday.
Italian researchers have excavated the skeleton of a 4 million-year- old whale in the Tuscan countryside, a discovery that could help reconstruct the prehistoric environment of the sea that once covered the region, officials said Tuesday.
Global Warming Driving Australian Fish South
Global warming is starting to have a significant impact on Australian marine life, driving fish and seabirds south and threatening coral reefs, Australia's premier science organization said on Wednesday.
Global warming is starting to have a significant impact on Australian marine life, driving fish and seabirds south and threatening coral reefs, Australia's premier science organization said on Wednesday.
European Bee Populations Also Crashing
Spiegel have just released an article giving more info on this mysterious phenomenon - now hitting Germany’s bees hard - and experts are concerned that GM crops may be the root of the problem.
Spiegel have just released an article giving more info on this mysterious phenomenon - now hitting Germany’s bees hard - and experts are concerned that GM crops may be the root of the problem.
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