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Thursday, 9 September 2010
Hunchbacked dino strengthens bird link
A large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed hump-like structure on its back, muscular legs and evidence for some of the world's first feathers.
Pilbara find points to earliest life
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic beer
Monday, 6 September 2010
Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study
Friday, 3 September 2010
Communal feasts date back 12,000 years
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
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Ancient bacteria has chlorophyll see red
Friday, 20 August 2010
Scientists have discovered a new type of chlorophyll in ancient Western Australian bacteria.
Ancient sponges found in Aussie outback
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Animals have been on Earth for at least 650 million years, suggest recently found primitive sponge fossils from South Australia.
Ancient turtles hunted to extinction
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Ancient giant horned turtles were driven to extinction by settlers of a Pacific island, say Australian researchers.
Butchered bones prove early meat eating
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Evidence from ancient bones found in Ethiopia suggest human ancestors were using stone tools to carve meat a million years earlier than previously thought.
Scientists record fast evolving fish
Monday, 9 August 2010
A species of fish can adapt in just three generations to survive a sharp change in temperature, researchers say.
Cat-like croc fossil discovered in Africa
Thursday, 5 August 2010
The fossilised remains of a small land-dwelling crocodile that jumped for prey like an agile cat, has been found in Tanzania.
Doubts over South American marsupial study
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
A new study that suggests all living marsupials originated in South America and share a common ancestor has been disputed by an Australian palaeontologist as "simplistic".
Dinosaurs dug for mammalian prey
Monday, 26 July 2010
Fossilised mammal burrows that appear to have been clawed out by a predator suggests dinosaurs dug into mammal dens to get furry morsels.
Southern species 'older than northern'
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Species in the Northern Hemisphere are younger than those in the Southern Hemisphere, say Australian researchers.
Ancient trap captures marsupial secrets
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Researchers have unearthed a treasure trove of fossils that contains individuals of an ancient marsupial species ranging from birth to adulthood.
Dig unearths tiny Australian carnivore
Friday, 9 July 2010
Australian scientists say they have unearthed the remains of a bizarre, prehistoric, carnivore in an ancient former rainforest, where specimens stretch back 25 million years.
Debate over industry impact on WA rock art
Thursday, 8 July 2010
News analysis Experts are divided over whether a huge gallery of ancient Aboriginal rock art in Western Australia is withstanding the effect of industry in the area.
Monster Moby Dick chomped on whales
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Palaeontologists unearth a prehistoric monster whale with teeth so huge it probably hunted other whales not less than half its size.
Scientists herald decade of human genome
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The decade since the human genome was first sequenced has ushered in great leaps in understanding of the origins and evolution of humans, although medical applications thus far have been limited.
Humans have a 'mighty bite'
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Humans have a much more powerful bite than previously thought, thanks to the mechanics of their skull, say Australian researchers.
