... wrote: Hi, all! Last September, I wrote about how Rachael Ray went to the "Mayan Riviera" and somehow managed to avoid trying any actual Maya (Mayan) ...
Note, this could have big implications, re: human/hominid evolutionary history, in and near Australia. It opens some rather large doors, so to speak. It...
... 50ka wall of Hs isolation breached. Why? That was during Ice Age, so they didn't go northwards. Africa was already occupied, Rift was tribalised. Did Toba...
... Dad baboons help their daughters mature 2 hours, 50 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Having daddy around when they are growing up is good for little girls — even...
In line with my previous postings, I'm in agreement with what Mathilda says here. Dan ... <transalpini@...> wrote: I was doing some reading into what the Y...
... wrote: New Thoughts On Language Acquisition: Toddlers As Data Miners 4.2.08 Toddlers' brains can effortlessly do what the most powerful computers with the...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080204-new-\ monkey.html?email=Inside08Feb08 New Monkey Species Found in Remote Amazon Dave Hansford for...
... Datation par la méthode 40Ar/39Ar de la couche de cendres volcaniques (couche VI) de Dmanissi (Géorgie) qui a livré des restes d'hominidés fossiles de...
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's eagerly awaiting the news and publications, which one might expect to come from the past season's digs, on Flores Island...
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/\ thecodontosaurus_the_bristol_dinosaur_was_an_island_hopper Thecodontosaurus, The Bristol Dinosaur, Was An...
Here is just a glimpse of the research that has been conducted in the chamber beneath Liang Bua, in 2006: Abstract for presentation at XVII INQUA Congress 2007...
Very interesting! Thanks again. Dan ... the ... home for ... Australian ... * Dr ... Mr ... Drysdale, ... Bambang ... Indonesian ... Australia * ... Liang...
Full article with links, comments, etc. here (follow link) : http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/adam_rutherford/2008/02/\ these_old_bones.html These old bones...
Thanks a bunch! I'm downloading her thesis, available on that page, to read later. I have a feeling this may turn out to be an important thesis, considering...
There seems to be a possibility that some LB1-like remains, discovered in some parts of the world, have been misidentified as "children," "monkeys," or...
A disclaimer: My impressions of skulls I see on TV may be quite erroneous. Hands-on examination and measurements by qualified people would be necessary, to...
There are many possible implications of such research... including the dynamics of past human populations living in various environments, including islands....
There's some interesting stuff here -- newer information mixed in with the obligatory recaps. Information pertainting to the ongoing digs can be found in the...
Last night, I saw the program, "Dinosaurs: Return to Life?," on the Discovery Channel. It was extremely interesting, in my opinion, and it confirms at least...
While we're on the dinosaur tangent, here's an interesting new article. (See below.) Incidentally, I've seen some very large toads that live in some forested...
The kind of toad I'm talking about appears to be the "Western Toad," Bufo boreas. Info on this toad, including their size and diet, can be found here: ...
Here's a photo of one, fairly large (though I've seen them grow a bit larger) : http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/gallery/index.html?picture=5 If memory serves (I...
On the topic of birds being descended from dinosaurs, and carrying latent or semi-latent dinosaur-related genetic elements, here's an interesting web page,...