Neanderthal bones allow scientists to decipher prehistoric genetic code

Neanderthal bones allow scientists to decipher prehistoric genetic code
… fossils. That achievement, they said, had laid the groundwork for determining the entire sequence of the Neanderthal genome within the next two years. (for subscribers) …

Milky Way Shaped Life On Earth
Frenzied star-making in the Milky Way Galaxy starting about 2,400 million years ago had extraordinary effects on life on Earth. Harvests of bacteria in the sea soared and crashed in …

Biblical Latrine: Ancient Parasites Show That Cleanliness May Have Been Next To Sickliness
Those who make a great show of being religiously pure often lead lives that are secretly very dirty -- or at least so it was in biblical times. Recent bioarchaeological …

Fossil hunters warned off as landslide destroys Jurassic coastline - Guardian Unlimited

Fossil hunters warned off as landslide destroys Jurassic coastline - Guardian Unlimited
Fossil hunters were warned to keep away today after a landslide described as the "biggest in 100 years" destroyed 400 metres of world heritage coastline. Experts were assessing the ...

Landslide hits Jurassic Coast - ITV
A landslide has swept away more than 400 metres of Dorset's World Heritage coastline. Emergency services were alerted after receiving numerous calls reporting a large landslide on ...

Point Pelee, Kluane Lake listed among top Cdn beach settings - Canada East
OTTAWA - The beach at the southernmost tip of mainland Canada is fit for the birds - and birdwatchers too. Point Pelee, Ont., is an important stopping point in May for songbirds ...

Landslip is 'worst in 100 years' - BBC News
"It's a very, very popular fossiling area, so our main concern is to keep members of the public away because it's such a big landslip - it's the biggest they've seen," a Portland ...

U.S. Homeland Security official to return fossilized dino eggs in ... - CNEWS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A senior U.S. Homeland Security official is in Argentina to discuss money laundering, human trafficking - and dinosaur eggs. Julie L. Myers plans to hand ...

Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - Kommersant

Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - Kommersant
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is situated in the northeastern part of the Eurasian continent. The total area of the continental and island (consisting of Lyakhov, Anzhu, and ...

Thousands evacuate after Chile volcano Chaiten erupts - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Chile's long-dormant Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas on Tuesday, forcing authorities to order the complete ...

Pacific North West Capital Corp. - Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization discovered ... - CNW Group
(TSX: PFN; OTCBB: PAWEF; Frankfurt: P7J) VANCOUVER, May 5 /CNW/ - Pacific North West Capital Corp. is pleased to announce the results from the 2007 exploration program conducted at ...

Jakarta may quit OPEC, citing exports - Miami Herald
JAKARTA-- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday that Indonesia was considering quitting the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries because it was no longer a net ...

Cornerstone Acquires New Uranium Property - Market Wire
MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND--(Marketwire - May 7, 2008) - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CGP) (PINK SHEETS:CTNXF) (FRANKFURT:GWN) (BERLIN:GWN) today announced the ...