EvolutionJuly 27, 2011
"First Bird" Fossil, Archaeopteryx, More Closely Related to Dinosaurs
Mounting evidence shows famous fossil more closely related to .
Archaeology
July 22, 2011
How does one measure eggshell thickness in dinosaurs?
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July 21, 2011
Ahead of Their Time: Neandertals and the First Grandparents
Neandertals and early modern humans showed fits and starts of creativity before archaeology's big bang
July 20, 2011
Fast-Evolving Brains Helped Humans out of the Stone Age
People were once thought to have ancient psyches ill-suited to modern existence, but they have adapted much more quickly than early theories had predicted
ArchaeologyJuly 20, 2011
Turtles More Like Lizards on Evolutionary Tree, New Gene Study Finds
Genetic data show turtles and lizards had a close common ancestor.
July 19, 2011
Odd Insect Fossils Suggest Early Carnivorous Lifestyle
EvolutionJuly 13, 2011
First Humans Who Left Africa Continued to Mate with Africans
The first humans to leave Africa continued to interbreed with Africans for tens of thousands of years.
July 13, 2011
Nature's Nuclear Reactors: The 2-Billion-Year-Old Natural Fission Reactors in Gabon, Western Africa
EvolutionJuly 13, 2011
'Youngest' Dinosaur Fragment Sparks Dispute Over Gradual Extinction Theory
Scientists dispute fossil's significance to the extinction debate.
July 6, 2011
Jaws did not dominate early oceans
EvolutionJuly 6, 2011
Microbial Mat Bears Direct Evidence of 3.3 Billion-Year-Old Photosynthesis
Mat of microbes contains calcium carbonate that could only have formed through photosynthesis.
July 5, 2011
Dinosaur Egg Clutches, Not as Simple as Chicken Eggs