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Reconstruction of Neanderthal

Humans and Neanderthals shared ancestor, not beds

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Anthropologists have dealt a blow to theories that humans and Neanderthals interbred, according to a new study.

Researchers sampled moa bones from sites all over New Zealand Moa's demise: DNA points finger at humans

Monday, 6 August 2012

The researchers believe that based on the shape of its mandibles it is probably the larva of a winged animal Humble bug plugs gap in fossil record

Thursday, 2 August 2012

New research at Border Cave indicates the Later Stone Age in South Africa began roughly 44,000 years ago, roughly 20,000 earlier than previously believed. Tools hint at earliest hunter-gatherers

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

People have been moving chickens around the world for 5000 years DNA helps trace ancient mother hens

Friday, 27 July 2012

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Life after Darwin

Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Recent genetic discoveries demonstrate that Darwin's 'tree of life' theory of evolution is wrong and it's time to move on, argues Didier Raoult. 27 comments

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John Long

So Long, thanks for the Gogo fish

Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Dr John Long has a well-earned reputation as an expert in fossil sex. And it all started with the discovery of the Gogo fish, fossils of ancient fish that revolutionised vertebrate evolution.

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Girl eating a burger

Why do some people eat lots and not put on weight?

Monday, 14 May 2012
Why do some people eat lots and not put on weight? Shouldn't 'skinny genes' have been out-competed long ago? 29 comments

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Eggs fit together quite snugly in nests ... and egg cartonsWhy are eggs egg-shaped?

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Not too round, not too square ... 19 comments

Can walking through a doorway make you forget?

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

If you experience memory lapses when moving from one room to the next then you're not alone. 9 comments

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What creature are you?What kind of creature are you?

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Are you a Megalania or a Diamantinasaurus Matildae?

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Is your evolutionary knowledge up to scratch to survive our quiz?Origin of Species quiz

Thursday, 19 November 2009

It's 150 years since Charles Darwin first published On the Origin of Species.

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Excavating Paphos theatre

Time travel to ancient Paphos

A team of Australian archaeologists from Sydney University are unearthing layer upon layer of history at the ancient theatre of Paphos in Cyprus.

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Erin McGowan is an archaeologist.Archaeologist

Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Erin McGowan conserves ancient artefacts. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how she got her dream job travelling the world as an archaeologist.

Meiya Sutisno combines her artistic skills with a deep knowledge of anatomy.Forensic anatomist

Thursday, 5 May 2005

Meiya Sutisno combines her artistic skills with a deep understanding of human anatomy.

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Time Traveller's Guide to Australia

Take a trip back into deep time with Dr Richard Smith in this amazing interactive documentary series

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Western Australian dinosaur footprints threatened by gas works and port facilities

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The Tibetan woolly rhino - adapted for ice and snow

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Local communities help discover new Australian dinosaurs

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Telephone keypad

Dial 'D' for dearest

Men and women are best friends until a younger woman comes along. 0 comments

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cave art

Ancient cave art could be Neanderthal's

Researchers have found cave paintings in Spain of around 40,000 years old suggesting they might have been created by Neanderthals.

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Skeleton of Sciurumimus as found on a limestone slab

Feathered dino fossil found in Germany

Researchers say they have discovered a fossil of a plumed, meat-eating dinosaur that was not closely related to birds.

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An amphioxus (also called a lancelet)

Ancient 'mistake' led to humans

A spineless creature experienced two doublings in DNA, triggering the evolution of humans and other animals.

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white rot

Fungi may have ended coal era

The humble fungus may have been responsible for bringing to an end Earth's period of accumulating coal reserves, say researchers.