About 15,000 years ago, some of the largest mammals in North America disappeared off the face of the Earth.
A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs once roamed parts of northern Africa.
"Hominid" is a new play that explores the mystery and mayhem of the lives of chimps.
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About 15,000 years ago, some of the largest mammals in North America disappeared off the face of the Earth. Read more
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From Western Illinois University: Once upon a time, in order to trace the path of a meal from your table to the source, you may only have had to take a short jaunt to a nearby field. But in these ... Read more
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From the University of Georgia: Uga VII, the legendary Georgia mascot who roamed the sidelines at Bulldog football games, died unexpectedly Thursday morning in Savannah. He died of heart-related causes according to owner Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler. He... Read more
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From Saint Louis University Medical Center: The holidays are here and with them family, friends, parties and germs. This year, in light of the H1N1 outbreak, many fear that the most wonderful time of the year will end up being ... Read more
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Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils were helicoptered out of The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah this week. The bones transported from the site represent a Gryposaurus monumentensis, an ankylosaur, a pterosaur, dinosaur-era... Read more
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Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more
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Is the hobbit human debate over? I doubt it, but the below, from Wiley-Blackwell, puts a strong notch on the side of those who believe "Homo floresiensis" represents a new human species. Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in ... Read more
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A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs -- like wild boar tusks -- roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. Read more
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This just in from the American Museum of Natural History: unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna A Genetic Tool Uncovers the Species of Tuna Plated in Sushi Restaurants While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing... Read more
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From Inderscience: A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety,... Read more
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This just in from National Geographic: A suite of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck’s bill, have been discovered in the Sahara by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno.... Read more
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates may have lost $18 billion in the economic crisis, but he's still the world's richest man, according to Forbes magazine, which estimates Gates' wealth as being around 40 billion. Gates is more closely associated with... Read more
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From the University of Haifa: University of Haifa scientists in partnership with counterparts in Jordan reveal: Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones. (Image: hsdevries) A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa... Read more
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From the Northeast Fisheries Science Center: With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists ... Read more
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Sea monsters sightings are centuries old, but a new claim and video has Florida residents concerned about this latest sea creature. Madeira Beach resident Russ Sittlow claims his Florida canal is home to a creature that’s now being labeled "Normandy... Read more
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