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Oldest Human in China Found?
A fossil jawbone with a strong chin is upsetting conventional notions of when our ancestors migrated out of Africa, a new study says.
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Photos: 12 Vanishing Landmarks
A Maya complex, a Haitian palace, and a Swahili town are among the ancient sites being ruined by neglect, a new report says.
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Pyramid Had Rare Rooftop Homes
Feasting on guinea pig, smelting copper, and perhaps sacrificing maidens, "powerful individuals" likely lived on a newfound Peruvian pyramid.
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Pictures: Dead Sea Scrolls 2.0
With Google's help, the Dead Sea Scrolls are going online, and in multiple light spectra—"much better than the original."
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Photos: Egypt Priest's Tomb Found
Buried in a cliffside tomb, Rudj-Ka likely lived about 4,350 years ago and served in a dead pharaoh's cult.
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T. Rex Was a Cannibal?
The formidable Tyrannosaurus rex had nothing to fear—except possibly its own kind, gnawed fossil bones suggest.
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Critters' Pee Changes Climate Record?
The crystallized urine of the rodent-like rock hyrax is filling in gaps in our understanding of climate change, experts say.
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Huge Pterosaurs Made Record Flights
Flying reptiles as tall as giraffes could soar nonstop up to 10,000 miles, burning fat stores equal to an adult human, new research says.
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Stonehenge Boy From Mediterranean?
A bejeweled Bronze Age teen found buried near Stonehenge may have been a wealthy visitor from 500 miles away, new research suggests.
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New Strong-Handed Dinosaur Found
A new dinosaur species suggests giant, plant-eating dinosaurs may not have been so gentle, a new study says.
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Giant Prehistoric Penguin Found
Black tie optional: A 36-million-year-old Peruvian penguin swam in shades of red and brown, a new study says
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Pictures: Giant Prehistoric Penguin
See how a giant new species of red-and-gray penguin might have looked 36 million years ago, based on fossil-feather evidence.
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Video: Giant Prehistoric Penguin
Scientists have found the fossilized remains of a giant penguin, believed to have stood about 5 feet tall, in Peru. Video.
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Trampling Skews Artifact Dates?
Sorry, archaeologists. A new study says animal footsteps might have made artifacts seem thousands of years older than they are.
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Volcanoes Killed Off Neanderthals?
Eruptions may have wiped out our heavy-browed cousins, but we survived by being largely out of the line of fire, study suggests.
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Moon Water Linked to Silver?
The moon's south pole hosts unexpected amounts of silver and mercury, which may help reveal the origins of lunar water.
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Ocean Photo Contest Winners Named
Netted turtles and a finned whale shark feature among the winning frames in a 2010 marine-conservation photo contest.
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Photos: 12 Vanishing Landmarks
A Maya complex, a Haitian palace, and a Swahili town are among the ancient sites being ruined by neglect, a new report says.
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U.S. Tiger Time Bomb
Weak regulations for some 5,000 captive tigers could help fuel the black market, warns the WWF.
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BioBlitz Receives Award
U.S. Department of the Interior prize is for excellence in achievement of natural resource conservation goals and working with others.
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Genetically Modified Proteins Escape Into Streams
Study finds traces in rivers near corn fields in Indiana.
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Gulf Oil Spill News and Pictures
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Did Gulf Spill Boost "Dead Zone"?
Did the BP oil spill sap oxygen from the Gulf of Mexico? Scientists are weighing new findings against years of "dead zone" data.
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Gulf Manta Rays Affected by Oil Spill?
The little-studied Gulf of Mexico's manta rays could be their own species—and victims of the oil spill, scientists say.
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