News articles tagged with 'skull'
Facial structure of men and women has become more similar over time
— 4 Apr 2011 18:45 | HealthResearch from North Carolina State University shows that they really don't make women like they used to, at least in Spain. The study, which examined hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese…
Long lost cousin of T. rex identified by scientists
— 1 Apr 2011 14:39 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China…
Biologists report more bad news for polar bears
— 25 Nov 2010 18:09 | BiologyWill polar bears survive in a warmer world? UCLA life scientists present new evidence that their numbers are likely to dwindle…
The brains of Neanderthals and modern humans developed differently
— 10 Nov 2010 15:01 | Geology and palaeontologyWhether cognitive differences exist between modern humans and Neanderthals is the subject of contentious disputes in anthropology and archaeology. Because the brain size range of modern…
Found: First complete remains of early sauropod dinosaur
— 29 Oct 2010 13:27 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have discovered in China the first complete skeleton of a pivotal ancestor of Earth's largest land animals - the sauropod dinosaurs. The new species, tentatively dubbed Yizhousaurus…
University of Florida research provides new understanding of bizarre extinct mammal
— 13 Oct 2010 15:20 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Florida researchers presenting new fossil evidence of an exceptionally well-preserved 55-million-year-old North American mammal have found it shares a common ancestor…
UF research provides new understanding of bizarre extinct mammal
— 12 Oct 2010 09:31 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Florida researchers presenting new fossil evidence of an exceptionally well-preserved 55-million-year-old North American mammal have found it shares a common ancestor…
Scarless brain surgery is new option for patients
— 2 Oct 2010 13:08 | HealthSurgeons at UW Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle and at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have determined that transorbital neuroendoscopic…
Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer
— 19 Aug 2010 08:49 | Geology and palaeontologyThe ancient 'terror bird' Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull - coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak - for a fighting strategy reminiscent of boxer…
Remarkable fossil cave shows how ancient marsupials grew
— 16 Jul 2010 12:38 | Geology and palaeontologyThe discovery of a remarkable 15-million-year-old Australian fossil limestone cave packed with even older animal bones has revealed almost the entire life cycle of a large prehistoric…