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Feathered dino predates birds: peacock-sized creature had aerodynamic appendages
A newly described, profusely feathered dinosaur may give lift to scientists' understanding of bird and flight evolution, researchers report. The...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
King of the ancient seas
Paleontologists have unearthed the nearly complete remains of an immense ichthyosaur with serrated teeth, an evolutionary innovation that would...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
Pitter-patter of tiny theropod feet
Paleontologists have discovered the world's tiniest dinosaur tracks--impressions so small that each would fit on a penny. The wee, three-toed...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
2009 Nobel prizes recognize work with telomeres, ribosomes, light: CCDs, improved antibiotics among fruits of laureates' efforts
News of this year's Nobel Prize winners spread quickly around the world via the Internet, thanks in part to one of the winners of this year's Nobel...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Tina Hesman Saey; Sid Perkins; Rachel Ehrenberg · More from publication -
Atmosphere took roller-coaster ride around time of Earth's oxygenation: minerals hint that levels of the gas rose, dipped, rose again
Oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere dropped for an extended time about 1.9 billion years ago, after the atmosphere became oxygenated in what is...
Science News, 10/10/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
Cyclones spawn more tornadoes: increase in hurricane size may explain extra twisters
Hurricanes and tropical storms striking the Gulf Coast region since 1995 have spun off more twisters than those that hit during the mid-20th...
Science News, 10/10/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
Looking for a change on climate policy in Copenhagen
In December, climate scientists, policy makers and other representatives of 192 nations will convene at the United Nations Climate Change...
Science News, 10/10/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology
Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology David B. Williams [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cities may seem like the most artificial places on...
Science News, 09/26/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
New data show quickening loss of groundwater beneath India: increased crop irrigation is depleting region's aquifers
Irrigation in northern India in recent decades has pulled water from the ground faster than the region's soaking monsoon rains can replenish it....
Science News, 09/12/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication -
Spotting danger from on high
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Airborne instruments can scan the ground to quickly detect rocks and soil that may contain naturally occurring asbestos,...
Science News, 08/29/09 by Sid Perkins · More from publication
