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Oldest Stone Blades Uncovered
“CHICAGO, ILLINOIS–Paleoanthropologists working in Africa have discovered stone blades more than a half-million years old. That pushes the date of the earliest known blades back a remarkable 150,000 years and raises a question: What human ancestor made them? ….” (Science Now via Geology.com)
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Secret Archeology
“How scientists and Native Americans pulled off a major dig before the feds triple border fence destroyed everything…. “(via San Diego CityBeat)
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Fuzzy Dinosaurs
From Nature via BBC News… A discovery in China has prompted researchers to question the scaly image of dinosaurs. Previously, experts thought the first feathered dinosaurs appeared about 150 million years ago, but the find suggests feathers evolved much earlier. This has raised the question of whether many more of the creatures may have been…
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Nyiragongo Volcano Lava Identical to Ancient Astroids
From Science News: Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a University of Rochester geochemist. The lava composition indicates that a mantle plume—an upwelling of intense heat from near the core of the Earth—may be bubbling to…
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Smallest Meat-Eating Dinosaur
Canadian paleontologists have found a skeleton for the smallest meat-eating dinosaur – Hesperonychus elizabethae. (BBC via Geology.com)(AP Photo/Nicholas Longrich, University of Calgary)
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Fossils Come to Life with CT Scans
Interesting video discussion from Science Friday about how scientists are using CT technology to study bones and fossils.
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Poem
Sent in by Mary Fairchild: Which Are You? Some members keep a group so strong While others join just to belong; Some dig right in, some serve with pride, Some go along just for the ride. Some volunteer to do their share While some lie back and just don’t care. Some do their best, some…
