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March 23, 2010 :

BBC: Dinosaurs dominance helped by mass volcanism

September 25, 2009 :

BBC: Dinosaurs had earliest feathers

September 18, 2009 :

BBC: Tiny ancestor is T. rex blueprint

august 20, 2009 :

BBC: Ink found in Jurassic-era squid

June 23, 2009 :

BBC: Human role in big kangaroo demise

June 18, 2009 :

Wired: Fossil Catches Dinosaur Red-Handed, Evolving Into Bird

June 18, 2009 :

BBC: Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil

April 23, 2009 :

BBC: Missing link fossil seal walked

February 27, 2009 :

BBC: Earliest human footprints found

February 26, 2009 :

BBC: Fish fossil clue to origin of sex

December 23, 2008 :

BBC: Tangled web of spider evolution

November 27, 2008 :

Scotsman: Jurassic Skye: When dinosaurs roamed Scottish island

November 27, 2008 :

ScienceNews: Bacteria may play big role in forming fossils

November 27, 2008 :

ScienceDaily: How Did Turtles Get Their Shells?

November 19, 2008 :

BBC: Ancient turtle discovered on Skye

November 19, 2008 :

BBC: Big cat fossil found in North Sea

November 4, 2008 :

ABC: Eight-armed animal preceded dinosaurs

October 31, 2008 :

BBC: Sabretooth tigers hunted in packs

October 13, 2008 :

Science Daily: Unique Fossils Capture Cambrian Migration

October 8, 2008 :

NewScientist: Fossil reveals how the turtle got its shell

October 7, 2008 :

ScienceNews: When trees grew in Antarctica

October 6, 2008 :

AFP: US scientists find oldest fossil tracks of legged animal

September 22, 2008 :

ABC: Fossil reef found in Aussie outback

September 2, 2008 :

BBC: Rare mammoth skull discovered

August 21, 2008 :

BBC: eBay insect fossil is new species

August 14, 2008 :

AFP: Ancient big cat fossils found in South America

July 17, 2008 :

BBC: Sea die-out blamed on volcanoes

June 13, 2008 :

BBC: Exciting fossil find in quarry

June 10, 2008 :

National Geographic: Ancient Mammal Relative Dug Burrows in Antarctica?

May 22, 2008 :

BBC: New dinosaur tracks discovered

April 25, 2008 :

Norway Post: Remains of another giant sea reptile found

April 15, 2008 :

BBC: Elephant had aquatic ancestor

April 10, 2008 :

BBC: Ancient serpent shows its leg

April 2, 2008 :

BBC: Secret dino bugs revealed

March 20, 2008 :

AP: Workers Uncovering Mummified Dinosaur

March 12, 2008 :

National Geographic: Dino-Era Feathers Found Encased in Amber

March 12, 2008 :

National Geographic: Ancient Bones of Small Humans Discovered in Palau

March 11, 2008 :

Guardian: Geologist Spots Oreodont Fossil in N.M.

March 6, 2008 :

BBC: New twist in Hobbit-human debate

March 4, 2008 :

National Geographic: Oldest Primate Fossil in North America Discovered

February 28, 2008 :

BBC: Sea reptile is biggest on record

February 22, 2008 :

National Geographic: Dino-Era Seabird Fossils Found in New Zealand

21 februari 2008 :

Telegraph: Missing link feather fossils found in France

February 19, 2008 :

BBC: Frog from hell fossil unearthed

February 14, 2008 :

National Geographic: Giant Duck-Billed Dino Discovered in Mexico

February 14, 2008 :

BBC: Bat fossil solves evolution poser

February 14, 2008 :

BBC: New meat-eating dinos identified

February 12, 2008 :

BBC: Flying reptiles came in miniature

February 11, 2008 :

One News: Earliest bird fossils found in New Zealand

Februari 7, 2008 :

Science Daily: Oldest Australian Crayfish Fossils Provide Missing Evolutionary Link

February 4, 2008 :

National Geographic: Fossil Crocodile From Brazil May Be Missing Link

January 24, 2008 :

Guardian: Fossilised skull may end row over origin of 1.3bn Chinese

January 22, 2008 :

ABC: Fossil suggests platypus lived in dinosaur times

January 16, 2008 :

BBC: Gigantic fossil rodent discovered

January 15, 2008 :

BBC: Dinosaurs grew fast, bred young

January 14, 2008 :

BBC: British dino's crocodile skull

January 9, 2008 :

BBC: Flesh wound reveals dino secrets

December 20, 2007 :

BBC: Whale 'missing link' discovered

December 19, 2007 :

Independent: Found in France, a 30 million-year-old hummingbird fossil

December 18, 2007 :

National Geographic: Bahamas Blue Hole Yields Pre-Human Fossil Treasures

December 13, 2007 :

Reuters: Fossils of ancient tank-like mammal found in Andes

December 11, 2007 :

National Geographic: Massive Dinosaur 'Graveyard' Discovered in Spain

December 10, 2007 :

AP: Dwarf Hippo Fossils Found on Cyprus

November 4, 2007 :

BBC: Amazing find of dinosaur 'mummy'

November 28, 2007 :

Science Daily: Petrified Velvet Worms From 425 Million Years Ago Reveal True Ecology Of Distant Past

November 26, 2007 :

BBC: Man-sized sea scorpion claw found

November 7, 2007 :

BBC: Dinosaurs breathed like penguins

September 12, 2007 :

Science Daily: Prehistoric Reptiles From Russia Possessed The First Modern Ears

August 23, 2007 :

National Geographic: New Fossil Ape May Shatter Human Evolution Theory

August 22, 2007 :

Science Daily: Ancient Organisms Discovered In Canadian Gold Mine

August 13, 2007 :

BBC: Ancient forest found in Hungary

August 9, 2007 :

BBC: Finds test human origins theory

July 20, 2007 :

BBC: Dinosaurs slow rise to dominance

July 10, 2007 :

BBC: Baby mammoth discovery unveiled

July 3, 2007 :

BBC: Ancient American bird was glider

July 2, 2007 :

BBC: First west Europe tooth found

June 26, 2007 :

BBC: Tropical giant penguin discovered

June 19, 2007 :

Times Online: Fossil proves that giant panda was once pygmy

June 14, 2007 :

BBC: Big dino bird unearthed in China

June 7, 2007 :

The Register Guard: Fossil may be oldest mushroom ever found

May 29, 2007 :

Canada.com: Canadian-led team makes Earthly discovery

May 7, 2007 :

Synapse: Recovering Protein From Fossils

May 3, 2007 :

IOL: World's oldest lobster fossil found

May 3, 2007 :

Reuters: Australia's biggest dinosaurs uncovered

April 24, 2007 :

Reuters: Mystery fossil turns out to be giant fungus

April 19, 2007 :

National Geographic: Newfound Fossils Reveal Secrets of World's Oldest Forest

April 16, 2007 :

UFOA: Did a prehistoric shark hunt Italian whales?

April 4, 2007 :

New York Sun: Human Fossil Found in China May Contradict ‘Out of Africa' Theory

March 21, 2007 :

BBC: Dinosaur den diggers discovered

March 21, 2007 :

IT Wire: Chinese fossil lizard used ribs to glide

March 8, 2007 :

World Today: Scientists find dinosaur genome in birds

March 6, 2007 :

News in Science: Spiky oddball once prowled ocean

February 27, 2007 :

NewScientist: Early Europeans unable to stomach milk

February 15, 2007 :

News.com.au: Ancient fossil has real muscle

January 25, 2007 :

BBC: Caverns give up huge fossil haul

January 25, 2007 :

BBC: Hobbit cave digs set to restart

January 24, 2007 :

Biologynews: Terror bird arrived in North America before land bridge, study finds

January 24, 2007 :

Ekathimerini: Rhino fossil found by luck

January 23, 2007 :

BBC: Flying dinos had bi-plane design

January 18, 2007 :

Presszoom: Toward more effective paleolgenetic analysis

January 17, 2007 :

The Day: Fossil Confirms Migration Of Humans

January 11, 2007 :

IOL: Stegosaurus fossil found in Portugal

December 14, 2006 :

Science daily: Two Studies On Bee Evolution Reveal Surprises

November 27, 2006 :

Zee news: Extinction of marine, land species occurred 250 mln years ago

November 1, 2006 :

National Geographic: Elephant "Missing Link" Fossil Found, Study Says

October 31, 2006 :

BBC: Cave fossils are early Europeans

October 30, 2006 :

USA Today: Bee fossil is a honey of a find

October 26, 2006 :

National Geographic: Bloodsucking Lamprey Found to Be "Living Fossil"

October 26, 2006 :

LA Times: Argentine fossil points to largest bird ever found

October 26, 2006 :

RSC: Oldest pigments found in ancient fossils

October 17, 2006 :

New York Times: Fossils of Dwarf Water Buffalo Found

October 11, 2006 :

BBC: Giant camel fossil found in Syria

October 5, 2006 :

BBC: Monster fossil find in Arctic

October 5, 2006 :

National Geographic: Mastodons Driven to Extinction by Tuberculosis, Fossils Suggest

September 26, 2006 :

Alligator: Digger uncovers state's oldest box-turtle fossils

September 26, 2006 :

Fox: Fossil Re-Examination Shows Dinosaurs Weren't Cannibals

September 22, 2006 :

UPI: Pregnant prehistoric fossil discovered

September 22, 2006 :

Chron: Scientists find 2nd red panda specimen

September 21, 2006 :

Chron: Fossil of baby girl who died 3.3 million years ago found

September 20, 2006 :

National Geographic: Fossil Mammal Resembling Dog-Hare Hybrid Found in Bolivia

September 18, 2006 :

Hindustan Times: Big find: 1630 million-yr-old fossil

September 8, 2006 :

Scotsman: Rhynie fossils reveal secrets of how life on earth evolved

September 7, 2006 :

University of Queensland: A 410 million-year-old eye or two

September 5, 2006 :

Washington Post: Scientist Says Lots of Dinosaurs Remain

September 4, 2006 :

Free Press: T. rex can stand tall, finally

September 4, 2006 :

China Daily: Scientists find giant panda tooth fossil

September 4, 2006 :

Live Science: Fossils Suggest Chaotic Recovery from Mass Extinction

September 1, 2006 :

Rocky Mountain: Fossil finding upends long-held theories

September 1, 2006 :

Zeenews: Argentine scientists unveil enormous herbivore dinosaur fossil

August 31, 2006 :

BBC News: Stolen dinosaur fossils recovered

August 30, 2006 :

Living in Peru: 12-15 mil. year old insect fossils discovered inside Peruvian amber rocks

August 29, 2006 :

Daily Telegraph: New dinosaur species fossils found

August 29, 2006 :

Nine News: Ancient jaw bone sets fossil record

August 29, 2006 :

Earth Times: Indonesian 'Hobbit' not new species, says scientist

August 28, 2006 :

CNN: Dinosaur digging in Hell Creek

August 25, 2006 :

People's Daily: Diplodocus fossils found in Ningxia

August 22, 2006 :

Bloomberg: Indonesian Fossil Not an Undiscovered Human Species, Study Says

August 16, 2006 :

BBC News: Whale fossil sports fierce teeth

August 16, 2006 :

SeattlePI: Arctic fossils give chilling preview of global warming

August 16, 2006 :

Dailypress: Ice Age-era tusk found in Southwest's saltwater wellfields

August 10, 2006 :

Monstersandcritics: New hoofed mammal fossil found

August 10, 2006 :

CNNmag: Mammal Fossils of a Cross Between a Dog and a Hare Discovered

August 10, 2006 :

Nature.com: Scans peer inside fossil embryos

August 9, 2006 :

Allafrica: Researchers Find New Human, Animal Fossils in Ethiopia

August 7, 2006 :

National Geographic: Giant Dinosaur Found in Argentina

August 3, 2006 :

National Geographic: Ancient Global Warming Spurred Primates Into North America

August 3, 2006 :

University of Wyoming: UW Professor: Chad Fossil Is Not an Early Human Ancestor

August 3, 2006 :

Science Now: Fossil Bone "Marrow" Found