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Crested dinosaur pushes back dawn of feathers

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:01
Hump backed reptile may have sported primitive plumage.
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Geology: A trip to dinosaur time

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:00
A project to drill a 10-kilometre-deep hole in China will provide the best view yet of the turbulent Cretaceous period. Jane Qiu reports.
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Geology: A trip to dinosaur time

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:00
A project to drill a 10-kilometre-deep hole in China will provide the best view yet of the turbulent Cretaceous period. Jane Qiu reports.
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When hasty headlines fail to shake a family tree

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 04:01
The impact that a newly discovered species makes depends on the completeness of its lineage.
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When hasty headlines fail to shake a family tree

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 04:01
The impact that a newly discovered species makes depends on the completeness of its lineage.
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Altruism can be explained by natural selection

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:59
Evolutionary biologists overturn long-held kin-selection theory.
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Altruism can be explained by natural selection

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:59
Evolutionary biologists overturn long-held kin-selection theory.
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'Grandmother hypothesis' takes a hit

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 04:01
Pinning longevity to benefits women bestow on their grandchildren may not be plausible.
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'Grandmother hypothesis' takes a hit

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 04:01
Pinning longevity to benefits women bestow on their grandchildren may not be plausible.
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Attack of the ancient 'zombie' ants

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 04:01
Fossil leaf bears the telltale scars of insects infected by parasitic fungus.
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Attack of the ancient 'zombie' ants

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 04:01
Fossil leaf bears the telltale scars of insects infected by parasitic fungus.
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Butchering dinner 3.4 million years ago

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:04
Slashed animal bones suggest early hominins were chopping up predator kills earlier than we thought.
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Butchering dinner 3.4 million years ago

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 22:04
Slashed animal bones suggest early hominins were chopping up predator kills earlier than we thought.
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Leggy creatures and long branches

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 04:01
Tracking centipedes and millipedes to their exact location in the evolutionary tree.
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Leggy creatures and long branches

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 04:01
Tracking centipedes and millipedes to their exact location in the evolutionary tree.
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Sponge genome goes deep

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 22:00
Researchers wring evolutionary clues from gene sequence.
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Sponge genome goes deep

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 22:00
Researchers wring evolutionary clues from gene sequence.
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Marmots fatten up on climate change

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 22:10
Rodent population boom linked to bigger bellies and longer summers.
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Marmots fatten up on climate change

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 22:10
Rodent population boom linked to bigger bellies and longer summers.
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Ecology: A world without mosquitoes

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 22:00
Eradicating any organism would have serious consequences for ecosystems — wouldn't it? Not when it comes to mosquitoes, finds Janet Fang.
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