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Hypothetical reconstruction of the Flesh-eating dinosaur Concavenator

Hunchbacked dino strengthens bird link

Thursday, 9 September 2010

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.

The presence of cyanobacteria in ancient structures such as stromatolites indicate when life began.Fossil find points to earliest life

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Ancient Nubians drank beer made from grains contaminated with antibiotics.Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic beer

Monday, 6 September 2010

The researchers uncovered the evidence at Hilazon Tachtit Cave - a burial site in the Galilee region of northern Israel Communal feasts date back 12,000 years

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

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Obesity interferes with our brain's ability to detect our levels of stored fat

Is your brain making you fat?

Thursday, 21 January 2010
We're getting fatter, but it's not all our fault, says physiologist Professor Michael Cowley. 33 comments

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Stromatolites

When did life begin?

Thursday, 17 September 2009
Biological curves were used to date the earliest forms of life. But could the discovery of how to make curved inorganic materials in the laboratory throw our understanding of life on Earth? 39 comments

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Man is evolving but not as fast as the London Underground mosquito

Are new species still evolving?

Wednesday, 10 March 2010
We hear so often about extinction, however is there new life being formed such as mammals, or higher order animals? 7 comments

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Big bite dino one hungry beast

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

From top to bottom, T-rex had many, ahem, revealing secrets about how and what it ate. 13 comments

T-rex protected in name only

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

We know that the dinosaurs came to a dreadful end. 2 comments

RSS (Ancient Worlds Science Quizzes web feed) Science Quizzes

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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OgOg Alive

Wednesday, 12 February 2003

It's tough in the wilderness, if OgOg is hungry you've got to find food.

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Surveying Antarctica

Journey to the final frontier

Over a hundred years ago, the first Australian explorers set foot on Antarctica's icy shores.

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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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David Attenborough – Footprints – in sand, through forests, in fossils and in lava

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Nightclub scene with a couple dancing in foreground

News in ScienceResearchers uncover dance moves to impress

A European study has found that men who move their necks and trunks more to the beat are most likely to attract women.

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AnalysisDebate over industry impact on WA rock art

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.

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Model of a theropod dinosaur

News in ScienceDinosaurs dug for mammalian prey

Fossilised mammal burrows that appear to have been clawed out by a predator suggests dinosaurs dug into mammal dens to get furry morsels.

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Head of male three-spined sticleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

News in ScienceScientists record fast evolving fish

A species of fish can adapt in just three generations to survive a sharp change in temperature, researchers say.

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stromatolites shark bay

News in ScienceAncient bacteria has chlorophyll see red

Scientists have discovered a new type of chlorophyll in ancient Western Australian bacteria.