News articles tagged with 'fossil'
Study pits man verse machine in piecing together 425-million-year-old jigsaw
— 17 Nov 2009 15:39 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study pitting academic expertise against a computer in recreating a 425 million-year old jigsaw puzzle has discovered that there is no substitute for wisdom born out of experience... — full story
UT Knoxville and ORNL researchers turn algae into high-temperature hydrogen source
— 13 Nov 2009 14:05 | TechnologyIn the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on... — full story
New clues to the Falklands wolf mystery
— 3 Nov 2009 09:32 | BiologyEver since the Falklands wolf was described by Darwin himself, the origin of this now-extinct canid found only on the Falkland Islands far off the east coast of Argentina has remained... — full story
New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species
— 31 Oct 2009 14:14 | Geology and palaeontologyPalaeontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago - with... — full story
The largest bat in Europe inhabited north-eastern Spain more than 10,000 years ago
— 30 Oct 2009 09:48 | Geology and palaeontologySpanish researchers have confirmed that the largest bat in Europe, Nyctalus lasiopterus, was present in north-eastern Spain during the Late Pleistocene (between 120,000 and 10,000 years... — full story
Geologist analyses earliest shell-covered fossil animals
— 26 Oct 2009 16:41 | Geology and palaeontologyThe fossil remains of some of the first animals with shells, ocean-dwelling creatures that measure a few centimetres in length and date to about 520 million years ago, provide a window... — full story
New type of flying reptile discovered
— 14 Oct 2009 12:28 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international group of researchers from the University of Leicester (UK), and the Geological Institute, Beijing (China) have identified a new type of flying reptile - providing the... — full story
Archaeopteryx was not very bird-like
— 10 Oct 2009 09:43 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research published this week clips the wings of Archaeopteryx. First found in Germany in the 1860's and dating to 150 million years ago, Archaeopteryx has long been considered the... — full story
Trackway analysis shows how dinosaurs coped with slippery slopes
— 7 Oct 2009 14:08 | Geology and palaeontologyA new investigation of a fossilised tracksite in southern Africa shows how early dinosaurs made on-the-fly adjustments to their movements to cope with slippery and sloping terrain.... — full story
Climate change triggered dwarfism in soil-dwelling creatures of the past
— 7 Oct 2009 07:32 | EnvironmentAncient soil-inhabiting creatures decreased in body size by nearly half in response to a period of boosted carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures, scientists have discovered... — full story