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  POLL: Are Humans Causing Global Warming?

  What do you think of the latest evidence?

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  Ancient Bird's Feathers Had Iridescent Glow

  Microstructures in feather fossils show evidence feathers were iridescent.

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  Sloth and Primate Fossils Found in Underwater Cave

  A primate skull and sloth bones are some of the treasures discovered in a prehistoric cave.

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  Oldest Animal Fossils Found in Lakes, Not Oceans

  Fossils discovered in a lake may force scientists to rethink where life began.

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  Huge Fossilized Dung Reveals a Hidden Ancient Ecosystem

  Mega-dung reveals a hidden ecosystem

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  Why Are Human Brains So Big?

  Social competition may be the main reason human brains are so big, researchers find.

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  First Land Creatures Had Wild Appearances

  The first fish-like animals to squirm out of the sea and onto land were pretty wild looking, new research concludes.

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  Toothy 3-foot Piranha Fossil Found

  Megapiranha was up to 3 feet long (1 meter) — four times a big as those living today.

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  Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm

  Fossil evidence suggests a tiny, ancient crustacean used sperm for mating.

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  Nut-Cracking Dinosaur Like a Giant Parrot

  Parrot-beaked dinosaur devoured nuts and seeds.

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  Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution

  Dinosaur hands shed light on evolution of modern bird wings.

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  'Lucy' Fossil Coming to Times Square

  The 'Lucy' fossil has been on display in Houston and Seattle, and now she is hitting Times Square.

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  Vast Bed of Ancient Bones and Shark Teeth Explained

  Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed looks like a giant marine killing field.

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  Ancient Creatures Survived Arctic Winters

  Prehistoric Arctic mammals didn't migrate, fossils show; implications for ancient animal dispersals.

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  New Giant Lemur Species Discovered

  A third species of the extinct giant lemurs has been discovered in northwest Madagascar, the first addition to the group in more than 100 years.

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  Ancient Termite Spilled Its Guts in Amber

  The gut of an ancient termite preserved in amber reveals the earliest evidence of animals that depend on one another for their survival.

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  'Ida' Fossil Hype Went Too Far

  Despite press-conference claims, no textbooks will be rewritten any time soon.

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  Amid Media Circus, Scientists Doubt 'Ida' Is Your Ancestor

  A new primate fossil has made waves among scientists and non-scientists.

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  Why 'Ida' Inspires Navel-Gazing at Our Ancestry

  The mishmash of features in a new primate fossil reminds us that the story of our past might be more complicated than we think.

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  Unveiled ‘Holy Grail’ Fossil Gets Celebrity Treatment

  Scientists unveiled a 47-million-year-old fossil with much pomp and circumstance today at the American Museum of Natural History.

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  Ancient Human Ancestor 'Ida' Discovered

  A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced today.