- Articles on the Science of Origins - archeology, evolution, palaeontology, life

9 Feb 2010

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Cosmic Quest
There have been three great revolutions which have shaped our view of the heavens and our place...
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The 'Ides of March'... In January?
It's one of Shakespeare's most memorable phrases... Julius Caesar is told by a soothsayer that...
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Ancient Chinese Astronomy: New insights from old...
China has the world’s longest-running observations of the sky: though based in astrology, they...
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Death of the Dinosaurs
There was a time when dinosaurs thrived on Earth� What caused their...
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The Biggest Extinction on Earth
Around 250 million years ago, a huge volcanic eruption triggered a deadly series of events that...
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Tool-Making Hobbits
A recent study supports the discovery of a new Hobbit-like species that lived 12,000 years...
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Who Built Stonehenge?
Human remains more than 4,000 years old have helped scientists discover the identity of its...
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Holy Grail History
Forget Dan Brown... forget Da Vinci. For 2000 years, successive generations have been gripped by...
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Fossil of a Fishapod
A recently-discovered fossil could explain how animals transitioned from water to land over 375...
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Alfred Russel Wallace: Architect of Evolution
Charles Darwin was almost pipped to the post with the theory of evolution - by a neglected...
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Genesis by Comets?
A new experiment suggests that comet impacts could have sowed the seeds of life on Earth billions...
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Superbugs from Hell - Evolution Re-Visited
For centuries, people thought life was created in the Garden of Eden by God. Then along came...
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Armageddon - Extinction Events
250 million years ago something unknown wiped out most life on our planet. Now scientists are...
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Holding Hands with Dinosaurs
It’s official: humans like dinosaurs more than money. In recent months two television...
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Ancient Falconry
Click here for others comments about this article Falconry has long been regarded as a noble...
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Who Wrote the Book of Life?
The "D'Arcy Machine" and the quest for the 'Book of Life'. In order to effectively search for...
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The Rise and Fall of the Mayan Empire
Scientists are using space satellites to unravel one of the great mysteries of the ancient Mayan...
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