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Over 3,000 dinosaur tracks have been discovered in a gully at Zhucheng, China, according to a recent AFP report. I haven't seen any journal studies yet on this find, but it certainly sounds like one of the largest collections of ... Read more
Posted Sun Feb 7, 2010 09:42 PM ET | 0
The world of online dating remains murky, but it has proven to be a helpful tool for those who learn to navigate it. Read more
Posted Fri Feb 5, 2010 12:32 PM ET | 0
An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of "turtle of Angola," a Late Cretaceous reptile that was one of the earliest known marine turtles from Africa. The seafaring turtle, Angolachelys mbaxi, lived 90 million years ago.... Read more
Posted Thu Feb 4, 2010 01:20 PM ET | 0
Giant pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan will soon begin their new lives in China, destined for breeding programs that hopefully will improve the population status of their endangered species. At Discovery News, you can read how the bears were ... Read more
Posted Wed Feb 3, 2010 12:46 PM ET | 0
Titanoboa, which measured up to 45 feet long, was the world's longest ever snake. This gigantic boa constrictor- like snake lived 60 million years ago in what is now northern Colombia. Based on a fossil find reported this week in ... Read more
Posted Wed Feb 3, 2010 11:07 AM ET | 0
At Discovery News this week you can learn about the record-breaking shipment of two U.S.-born giant pandas to Chengdu, China. The pandas will make the journey in record time, thanks to a new fuel-efficient, custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter... Read more
Posted Wed Feb 3, 2010 06:18 AM ET | 0
The pandas' flight from Washington, D.C. to China is expected to be the fastest yet for a panda making the journey. Read more
Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 03:03 PM ET | 0
Today at Discovery News you can find out how Native Americans domesticated turkeys, not just once, but twice, well over 1,500 years before Christopher Columbus and other Europeans set foot on American soil. Native Americans were hardly starved for... Read more
Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0
The turkeys we eat today ultimately descended from breeds raised by the Aztecs. Read more
Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 10:35 AM ET | 0
For decades, journalists were taught to distance themselves from their stories and to remain objective about the subject matter they were covering. There were, of course, a few early memorable examples where reporters deviated from that desired... Read more
Posted Fri Jan 29, 2010 09:43 AM ET | 0
Squeaker catfish of all ages communicate with each other by, you guessed it, squeaking, according to a new study in the journal BMC Biology. Previously it was thought that young fish had under-developed hearing organs and could not perceive sounds... Read more
Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 07:00 PM ET | 0
The newly found toothy tyrannosaur featured a hole in its skull and was recovered from a federal wilderness area. Read more
Posted Thu Jan 28, 2010 02:01 PM ET | 0
Will this new species provide the final piece of the evolutionary puzzle that links birds to dinosaurs? Read more
Posted Tue Jan 26, 2010 03:06 PM ET | 0
The world's oldest known chimpanzee twins, Golden and Glitter, are among the most successful non-human primate social networkers, with well over a thousand friends at their Facebook page alone. Born on July 13, 1998, the now eleven-year-old twins... Read more
Posted Mon Jan 25, 2010 02:58 PM ET | 0
Michelle Obama is an "amazingly traditional" first lady, according to Wake Forest University Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who has studied first ladies over the years. "Michelle Obama offers continuity to the past with her traditional... Read more
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