Fossils

Colossal Sea Monster Skull Unearthed; Could Have Gobbled T-rex

BBC | Rebecca Morelle | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


The ferocious predator, which is called a pliosaur, terrorised the oceans 150 million years ago. The skull is 2.4m long, and experts say it could belo...

Was "Ardi" a Liberal?

Frans de Waal | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Frans de Waal

What if we descend, not from a blustering chimp-like ancestor, but from a gentle, bonobo-like ape? What if we share characteristics with both of these relatives instead of the one favored by our political ideology?

Up Close and Personal With Ardi, World's Oldest Human Ancestor

eSarcasm | Posted 10.10.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

eSarcasm managed to score an exclusive interview with Ardi. Here she talks about what it's like to be the world's first hip hop diva, and reveals the real reasons why men walk upright.

Colorado's Mastodon Find Is The Latest Chapter In The State's Paleontology History (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver


The recent discovery of mastodon fossils by teenagers near Denver made headlines all over the state and the country, but Colorado has been a hot bed f...

China's Gobi Desert Source Of Rare Dinosaur Find

AP | CHI-CHI ZHANG | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


BEIJING — Left on their own by adults, the young dinosaurs sank into the mud beside a lake and died 90 million years ago in what would become th...

Family Diversity in the Later Stone Age

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.22.2008 | Living


Philip N. Cohen

The DNA revolution has extended proof of the "traditional" family back to about 4,600 years ago.