Why are conservatives so angry? Aug 14, 2008
chester11 wrote on Aug 13, 2008 10:26 PM:" I don't want to ruin the thread (as if they aren't ruined well before this every single column) so I won't copy and paste everything but just quickly..xdfred wrote on Aug 13, 2008 10:41 AM: If it werent for big business, we would be another third world country. And Democrats are in bed with the unions and environmental whackos. Whats your point?Yea, unions are corrupt too, but not on the level of GOP big money corruption. Really? I doubt it.... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
DNA Repairs Alter Genome, Spawn New Species Aug 14, 2008
(May 17, 2000) For new clues on evolution, DNA leaves fossils in the dust. Researchers from the Institut Curie in Paris are using new methods of species comparison to track the history of human chromosomes over a. (Science Daily)
Giant Prehistoric "Kangaroos" Killed Off by Humans Aug 14, 2008
The giant kangaroo-like Protemnon anak, a long-necked leaf browser, survived on Tasmania until at least 41,000 years ago much later than previously believed and up to 2,000 years after the first human settlers are believed to have arrived according to new radiocarbon and luminescence dating of fossils, some of which were accidentally found by cavers. Previous studies had concluded that Tasmania's giant beasts had already disappeared by the time humans crossed a temporary land bridge to the... (National Geographic)
Fossils of ancient big cat found Aug 13, 2008
CARACAS: Venezuela has found the first fossils of an extinct scimitar cat of the saber-toothed cat genus in South America, during oil prospecting activities southeast of Caracas, palaeontologists announced ... He said fossils of six scimitar cats, or Homotherium, were found along with those of panthers, wolves, camels, condors, ducks and horses, all from about 1 ... Sabre-toothed tiger fossils have been found in both North and South America. (India Times, India)
Oil Shales and Tar Sands Aug 13, 2008
A vein of a similar solid hydrocarbon, or asphalt, called Albertite (named from its occurrence in Albert County, near Moncton, New Brunswick) was also worked in the last century for shipment to the U.S. Thin pieces of Albertite, which can still be found in the area along with some very interesting fish fossils in the local shales of Albert Mines, can usually be lit like a candle, directly with a match, and will burn with a weak, smoky flame. There are about 18 areas of oil shale occurrence known... (Energy Pulse, CO)
Survivor's story Aug 12, 2008
Because of Jack s mentoring, I am still answering evolutionary questions with fossils and am thrilled to be a scientist ... Cooper spent three summers collecting fossils with Horner and his field crew. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Prehistoric Animal Extinctions Humans' Fault? Aug 12, 2008
(May 31, 2005) Analyses of ancient fossils suggest that early Australian Aborigines did not wipe out the continent's megafauna in a frenzied hunting rampage. New research conducted by Australian and British. (Science Daily)
Young archaeologists Aug 12, 2008
A few minutes of digging left both Madison County youngsters with their palms full of fossils ... Finding fossils in the sand pile just a few steps away from the museum's front door isn't that unusual ... The sand was trucked in from the fossil-rich deposit of the Bashi Formation at the old Red Hot Truck Stop in Meridian years ago for the purpose of letting folks look for fossils. (The Clarion-Ledger)
IMMERSED in MEXICO - Wishing to practice Spanish language skills, a group of current and former Sussex School students, parents and a teacher visit Mexico City and archaeological sites Aug 12, 2008
Because the area was once underwater, we were able to see thousands of marine fossils, as well as the footprints of baby herbivorous dinosaurs. Macaws flew to and from their nests. (Missoulian, MT)
Ancient big cat fossils found in South America Aug 12, 2008
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela has found the first fossils of an extinct scimitar cat -- of the saber-toothed cat genus -- in South America, during oil prospecting activities southeast of Caracas, paleontologists announced ... He said fossils of six scimitar cats, or Homotherium, were found along with those of panthers, wolves, camels, condors, ducks and horses, all from about 1 ... Saber-toothed tiger fossils have been found in both North and South America. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Giant kangaroo 'hunted into extinction' Aug 12, 2008
The younger fossils were found in the Mount Cripps cave and included the remains of a subadult giant kangaroo, Protemnodon anak, which the researchers estimate weighed about 60 kilograms ... Field criticises the research because the fossils were not dated in context, where they were found, but from museum specimens ... She says that where sediments rather than bones were dated, older fossils could have washed into younger rocks, giving inconclusive dates. (ABC Science Online)
Shellfish to invade Atlantic from Pacific Aug 11, 2008
Studying the fossils of marine organisms from 3. 5 million years ago, the two California paleontologists saw that water from the Pacific Ocean must have been flowing north through the Bering Strait and into the Arctic Ocean where the ice had cleared and food was abundant. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
No ordinary walk on the beach Aug 9, 2008
Once the fossils have been unearthed and it's known exactly what Devon found, the Corps of Engineers will decide what to do with them. Thanks to the Zimmermans, Wilson said, the fossils will be studied, maybe displayed in a museum someday ... Devon and his dad didn't do any digging, but Devon had to reach out and feel just how fossils that are millions of years old feel. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Tiny teethreveal roots ofprimates' family tree Aug 9, 2008
The "may" reflects the fact that some scientists think slightly older fossils found in a Moroccan limestone deposit also could have been from an anthropoid, Kay said ... "I think that the fossils provide a few tantalizing clues that are consistent with an early presence of primitive anthropoid primates in Asia," Seiffert told LiveScience ... The researchers used microscopic marine plankton fossils of a known age in nearby rock layers to calculate when the teeth were still connected to an animal... (MSNBC -- Environment)
An insider's take on Quebec City: St. Joseph Street Aug 9, 2008
Its interior, however, is purely Canadian: the stained glass windows (which tell the story of Saint Roch) light up oak wood, combed stone and marble from Saskatchewan that has fossils embedded in it. The grand organ is one of the biggest in Eastern Canada. (Globe and Mail)
Oregon Recreation Report (92) Aug 9, 2008
The Earth Science Hall also houses the Paleo Lab, where staff and volunteers excavate real dinosaur and ancient Oregon fossils from plaster casts in a setting open to the public. For hours, admission prices and schedules. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Scenic drive: West Washington Street in Phoenix Aug 8, 2008
Inside, you'll find more than 3,000 rocks, minerals, fossils and mining artifacts. Many specimens are from Arizona; some are not, most notably rocks from the first lunar landing. (AZCentral -- Travel)
How old is Sue? Some disagree Aug 8, 2008
While McGlenn agrees that the Bible is not a science book, he says it is an accurate history book that contains the essential hypothesis of creation science: A worldwide flood that lasted exactly 371 days left behind vast deposits of mud and sediment that allowed the bones of animals killed in that flood, including Sue, to be preserved as fossils ... Larson will speak at 12:30 p.m. about the discovery and excavation of Sue and again at 2 p.m. about gender identification of T. Rex fossils. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Pain amid Plenty Aug 8, 2008
Paleontologists hunting fossils of early man in the Rift Valley of southern Ethiopia call the area the cradle of mankind. This year it's bursting with life, especially in the fields where local farmers grow barley, potatoes and teff, a cereal used to make the flat, spongy bread injera. (Time.com)
Lazy cavemen preferred to catch tortoises rather than tackle ... Aug 7, 2008
Fossils have revealed they often hunted tortoises instead ... Fossils were found of the Hermann's tortoise, a breed that is now popular as a pet. (Daily Mail)
Switching On First Neutrons At UK's ISIS Second Target Station Aug 7, 2008
7, 2008) The UK's ISIS Second Target Station Project moved a major step closer to completion when the first neutrons were created in the ISIS Second Target Station. After five years of planning and construction, the first neutrons were detected by the Inter instrument at 1308 BST. ISIS, the world-renowned neutron facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, is operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. (Science Daily)
New Zealand reptile finally to become a dad - aged 111 Aug 7, 2008
Tuatara, which are only found in New Zealand, are sometimes referred to as "living fossils". He's become a real Jack the Lad since he lost his virginity. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Papers gripped by Olympic fever Aug 6, 2008
The Daily Express, which also reports on the discovery of hundreds of the fossils, cannot resist a pun, praising cavemen for shunning fast food. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Mars rover finds evidence of water Aug 6, 2008
They need to send a trenching maching to Mars to get under the soil and find the billions of fossils that are likely (IMHO) there. After all, we need to see if they developed just like we did. (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
T. rex 'would outrun footballer' Aug 6, 2008
The work used data taken directly from dinosaur fossils, rather than referring to previous work on modern animals ... "We're now doing some work on Hadrosaurus which is assumed to be one of the things that T. rex would prey upon because there have been fossils found with bite marks on their backs. "What we find is that we're getting really quite high speeds for these animals as well, which makes perfect sense. (Yahoo News -- Dinosaur & Fossil Discoveries)
Process By Which All Blood Cells Originate Is Essentially The Same Throughout Mammal World Aug 6, 2008
(July 10, 2007) A central eastern Queensland mine has turned up bat fossils which show climate change has had a negative impact on the state's bat population ... 14, 2006) Small but remarkable fossils found in New Zealand will prompt a major rewrite of prehistory textbooks, showing for the first time that the so-called "land of birds" was once home to mammals as. (Science Daily)
Duck-billed Dinosaurs Outgrew Predators Aug 6, 2008
Though scientists are careful to preserve dinosaur fossils, they've also learned much more about growth rates, life spans, behavior and sexual reproduction of dinosaurs in the past decade by cutting up the bones and taking a closer look at the clues they contain, Lee and Cooper noted ... 9, 1998) A team of Argentinean and U.S. scientists has found fossils of a duck-billed dinosaur, along with remains of Antarctica's most ancient bird and an array of giant marine reptiles, on Vega Island. (Science Daily)
Antarctic Fossils Show Much Warmer Continent Aug 6, 2008
Antarctic Fossils Paint Picture Of Much Warmer Continent ... Antarctic Fossils Paint Picture Of Much Warmer Continent ... The discovery of lake deposits with perfectly preserved fossils of mosses, diatoms and ostracods, a type of small crustacean, is particularly exciting to scientists, noted Lewis. (Science Daily)
Zoo's 'fossil dig site' a mammoth hit Aug 6, 2008
Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal A group of children try digging for fossils in the newly-opened fossil dig site at the Pocatello Zoo on Tuesday morning ... The bone was a replica, cast from molds made using fossils from the Idaho Museum of Natural History, but the excitement the small, blond girl felt about her discovery couldn't have been more genuine ... The fossils were made from a cement mixture poured into molds, and they were inset in concrete within the sandbox. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Beijing Cheers Arrival of Torch Aug 6, 2008
The Beijing leg will involve 841 torchbearers over three days and will also visit the Great Wall at Badaling, a site where prehistoric fossils of Peking Man were discovered. More from. (Time.com)
Lost world found in Antarctica Aug 5, 2008
An international team has found fossils of plants and animals in the mountains on the interior of Antarctica, which it believes became extinct due to an abrupt climate cooling of 8 degree Celsius in 200,000 years ... Lead researcher Professor Adam Lewis of North Dakota State University said, "The discovery of lake deposits with perfectly preserved fossils of mosses, diatoms and minute crustacea called ostracods is particularly exciting. "They are the first to be found even though scientific... (India Times)
Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica Aug 5, 2008
Unlike fossils, where minerals replace soft materials, the moss tissues were still there, he said. "The really cool thing is that all the details are still there," even though the plant has been dead for 14 million years. (MSNBC -- Politics)
READERS WRITE Aug 5, 2008
Many IDers see things like complex organisms, the absence of transitional forms in the fossil record, and the absence of fossils with incomplete specific transitions as being too great to ignore. Second, their straw-man argument about the absence of morality within the idea of macro-evolution is, in fact, a logical conclusion - not a scheme by the church. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fairmead fossil tours; early Fresno officer; digital TV Aug 4, 2008
Question: Are any of the fossils recovered at the Fairmead landfill site available for public viewing ... Since then, about 13,000 fossils of mammoths, giant sloths, 16-foot-tall camels and dire wolves, ancestor of the modern dog, have been discovered, Dolph said ... Most of the fossils are 600,000 years old. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Tribe could acquire unspoiled Badlands tract Aug 4, 2008
(08-03) 04:00 PDT Badlands National Park, S.D. -- The north end of this national park bustles with roughly a million tourists a year who pull over to view and photograph the majestic canyons, spires and tables, hike the trails and learn about fossils ... Instead, likely uses would be expanded tourism, replacing grazing cattle with buffalo and perhaps allowing more - but controlled - access to some of the fossils, he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Famous fossil finds way back to Faith Aug 4, 2008
At 11 a.m. Neal Larson from the Black Hills Institute will speak on ammonites, the ancient sea fossils found around the state. At 12:45 p.m., Peter Larson and his co-author of two paleontology books, Kristin Donnan Standard, will follow with "Bones Rock!," a talk for children and fossil enthusiasts who want to know about how to collect fossils in South Dakota. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Losing a landmark Aug 3, 2008
Moore also said the hotel had a fantastic, huge fire place in the enormous main lobby that was faced with Indian artifacts and fossils. A large room used for dances and large meetings and conventions was situated next to the dining room, and throughout, she said, nice wooden furniture and other pieces, some antiques at the time and all antique now, decorated the building. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
'Misinformation' from McCain Aug 2, 2008
Concerned Citizen wrote on Aug 1, 2008 9:50 AM:" It hurts me when people are so short sighted. Keep drilling and keep burning the fossils and you are just pushing the problem to your children. You want to have a cool life at the expense of planet and your children. You are cowards. Obama's ideas (personally I don't care about Obama, but look at his plans strategically) are refreshing and we ought to try it. ". Ronald wrote on Aug 1, 2008 9:14 AM:" Democrats did not run their 2006 election on... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A gem of a show continues in Nipomo Aug 2, 2008
The event will feature collectibles, fossils, rocks and geodes. The indoor show and outside tailgate event are family-oriented and educational for both children and adults. (Santa Maria Times)
Water discovery on Mars drives search for life Aug 2, 2008
" Image credit: TEGA has already begun heating up the sample that confirmed that the rock-hard layer beneath the surface dirt was indeed water ice when ice begins to melt, it takes more heat to raise the temperature of the sample. Over the course of the next week, TEGA will gradually heat the sample all the way up to 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius).As the sample is heated, any hydrated minerals, or those that likely formed in the presence of liquid water, show themselves as... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Are we there yet? Aug 2, 2008
-- "Great, Dad. Dead things in rocks." (Teenage daughter to father, about fossils at Stokes Nature Center in Utah, overheard by Jeff Zorn. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Isthmus Of Panama Formed As Result Of Plate Tectonics, Study Finds Aug 1, 2008
The study uses geologic, chemical and biologic methods to date rocks and fossils found in sides of the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal ... "Scientists knew Panama was a North American peninsula, possibly as early as 19 million years ago because fossils that are closely related to North American land mammals, such as rhinos, horses, peccaries and dogs have been found in the Panama Canal during ongoing maintenance," said Kirby, lead author of the study ... The canal's maintenance also exposes... (Science Daily)
Soft prehistoric tissue? Or just muck? Aug 1, 2008
Tests show sticky material in fossils is bacterial leftovers ... Tests show sticky material in fossils is bacterial leftovers ... But as Kaye examined more fossils, he was puzzled that he found similar materials in nearly every bone. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Eastern Oregon town of Fossil calls to eco-tourists Aug 1, 2008
The area has no dinosaur fossils but was home to prehistoric camels, elephants and sabertooth cats, among many other animals. John Day basin fossils provided evidence of the evolution of horses, from four-toed to three-toed to single-hoofed animals. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Fish, Coral "Hotspots" Linked to Geology - Study Aug 1, 2008
A study of marine fossils also showed that what is now the Mediterranean region and an area off the Middle East were previous "hotspots" -- seas with the highest numbers of marine species -- in the past 50 million years. The formation of each marine hotspot, previously little understood, coincided with shifts of vast plates in the earth's crust, they said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Scientist find 8 mln-year-old fossils in central Turkey Aug 1, 2008
ANKARA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The 8 million-year-old fossils discovered in central Turkey helped Turkish anthropologists fill the gaps in history and believe that Anatolia was once an inland sea, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday. Anthropologists found several 8 million-year-old fossils in excavations carried out for 11 years in central province of Cankiri, which is cited as the most important excavation site for upper miocene findings, according to the report ... "Horse,... (Xinhuanet, China)
New research challenges dinosaur tissue survival theory Jul 31, 2008
The world of paleontology was turned on its head three years ago when a team led by paleontologist Mary Schweitzer of North Carolina State University announced they had found remnants of blood vessels from dinosaur fossils unearthed at Hell Creek in Montana. The discovery was one of the biggest claims in scientific history as paleontologists believed that any such evidence would have disappeared many millions of years ago. (The Tech Herald)
Ancient T. rex tissue, or just old slime? Jul 31, 2008
But as Kaye examined more fossils, he was puzzled that he found similar materials in nearly every bone ... "It's actually quite common to find biofilms in areas where fossils would be formed," said Frank Corsetti, an earth scientist at USC who was not involved in the research. (Los Angeles Times)
Nelson 'worse than Howard' on climate change Jul 31, 2008
All we are arguing over is whether we should subsidise Fossils (Coal, Gas, LNG) or Renewables (Solar, Geo Thermal, Wind, Hydro etc). The ETS just introduces the cost of Carbon into the investment decision making loop and therefore embraces concepts such as the 'Triple Bottom Line' (Economic, social, environmental) - a concept that leading organisations should already have embraced. (ABC Online)
Solar incentives a good deal for all Jul 31, 2008
In short, Logan s solar incentive is not activist-induced fantasy, but pragmatic investment in a future we know must come one in which polluting and disappearing fossils grow more expensive, in which clean renewables grow cheaper. Mr. Brunson suggests the Municipal Council is unduly influenced by small groups of citizens. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
T. rex tissue discovery questioned Jul 31, 2008
But he has led expeditions to collect fossils for exhibits at the Burke Museum, and published scientific papers. "I have no education that relates to this," he said. (News & Observer)
Antarctic waters were 'once warm' Jul 31, 2008
Researchers analysed fossils found on a cliff face in New Zealand ... Cardiff University researchers analysed fossils from sediments on a cliff in South Island, New Zealand ... The research came from analysis of fossils of marine micro-organisms found in rocks. (BBC News)
Tissue or slime? Scientists battle over T. rex find Jul 30, 2008
They found the spheres in many fossils from various time periods ... She says her team continues to test "the hypothesis that original material is retained in fossil bone, even dinosaur bone" using several different techniques and fossils. (Canada.com)
Snapshot Of Past Climate Reveals No Ice In Antarctica Millions Of Years Ago Jul 30, 2008
These new insights come from the chemical analysis of exceptionally well preserved fossils of marine micro-organisms called foraminifers, discovered in marine rocks from New Zealand. The researchers tested the calcium carbonate shells from these fossils, which were found in 40 million-year-old sediments on a cliff face at Hampden Beach, South Island ... Because the fossils are so well preserved, they provide more accurate temperature records. (Science Daily)
Did Dinosaur Soft Tissues Still Survive? Jul 30, 2008
They found similar spheres in a variety of other fossils from various time periods, including an extinct sea creature called an ammonite. In the ammonite they found the spheres in a place where the iron they contain could not have had any relationship to the presence of blood. (Science Daily)
Lost An Appendage? Grow Another Jul 30, 2008
More than 500 fossils, many of which preserve the entire. (Feb. (Science Daily)
New study has a bone to pick about dinosaur soft tissue Jul 30, 2008
A group led by paleontologist Mary Schweitzer of North Carolina State University in Raleigh garnered headlines in 2005 for reporting in the journal Science they had found the remains of blood vessels inside the fossils unearthed in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana ... Last year, the team reported a close link between birds and proteins from dinosaur fossils, as well as between birds and mammoth tissues ... Using high-tech microscopes, Kaye's team looked at the interiors of fossils from 17... (USA Today)
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Dino-Era Fish Head Found in Garden? Jul 30, 2008
Flint fish fossils are extremely rare, said Jarzembowski, who added that he knows of only one other example from Britain. Experts hope that scans of the stone will reveal the ancient fish's internal structure. (National Geographic)
Summer fun on the slopes at a bargain Jul 29, 2008
Take your kids to the Durango Mining Company, where they just might strike it rich panning for gems and fossils. Or sign them up for the Purgatory Adventure daycamp, where theyll go hiking, play disc golf, take on the ropes course, and participate in other team-building activities. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Extinct Lemur Was As Large As Modern Baboon Jul 29, 2008
"From the moment we combined the two datasets," Ryan said, "it was obvious that the fossils all belonged to the same individual. Because the newly-discovered fragments fit into the skull so cleanly, we decided to attempt a more thorough virtual reconstruction, filling in other missing pieces using the CT data or making mirror images of undamaged sections to restore damaged ones." ... The white portions are original fossils discovered in 1902 ... 12, 2007) Reliably dated fossils are critical to... (Science Daily)
IMMERSED in MEXICO - Wishing to practice Spanish language skills, a group of current and former Sussex School students, parents and a teacher visit Mexico City and archaeological sites Jul 29, 2008
Because the area was once underwater, we were able to see thousands of marine fossils, as well as the footprints of baby herbivorous dinosaurs. Macaws flew to and from their nests. (Missoulian, MT)
Local middle school campers learn science, from the Bluff to the banks Jul 27, 2008
They additionally learned how to date fossils using research and observation skills and took bacteria swab samples from places within the Plymouth Bluff center and and ran tests on them ... I like riding on the boat and seeing different fossils best ... Anywhere you go in Mississippi, if you dig, you will find fossils, said Johnston. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Travel briefs Jul 27, 2008
Other features include a play space for babies and toddlers, an area where kids can dig for fossils, a display about the ecosystem of the river, and "Build It, Fly It," about aerodynamics. Details at. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Corps of Discovery center includes unexpected features Jul 26, 2008
Did the last welcome center you visited have a rotating exhibit showing off things such as plaster casts of ancient fossils. You probably didn't have the option of stretching your legs while hiking on a 1. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Prehistoric Discovery Jul 26, 2008
He and his neighbors also allow geologists from several Louisiana universities, who instruct biology high school teachers on fossils pulled from the creek ... Most of Mississippi once sat below an ocean, and shark teeth and other aquatic fossils are buried below the state's soil ... The Jackson metro area straddles deposits of fossils from two different epochs - Eocene and Oligothene. (The Clarion-Ledger)
