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Nov 17, 2016 03:30 AM EST

Press Release: Extinct Flightless Bird, Dodo, Goes On Auction

Summers Place Auctions announced its Dodo skeleton auction next week. It expects to sell for more than £500,000.

Jan 14, 2016 02:11 PM EST

Baby Dinosaur 'Chasmosaurus' From Late Cretaceous Sheds Light On Dinosaur Evolution

A 'Chasmosaurus' baby dinosaur fossil from 75 million years ago is enabling scientists to uncover new data on the evolution of dinosaurs.

Dec 17, 2015 11:28 AM EST

125 Million-Year-Old 'Sail-Backed' Dinosaur Identified In Spain

Researchers have identified a new species of 'sail-backed' dinosaurs called 'Morelladon beltrani' that roamed the landmasses of Iberian 125 million years ago.

Nov 30, 2015 10:30 AM EST

How Syphilis Spread Through Europe: Columbus Wasn't to Blame

In 1495, a new disease spread through Europe: syphilis. Now, researchers are taking a closer look at this disease, and have found that it wasn't spread from America by Christopher Columbus, and was instead around far earlier.

Nov 25, 2015 08:00 AM EST

Farming Changed the Human Genome with New Genetic Features

Farming may have changed the human genome.

Nov 06, 2015 03:55 PM EST

Evolution: Complex Skeletons Evolved Far Earlier Than Previously Thought

Scientists have found that about 550 million years ago, tiny marine creatures had complex skeletons, which suggests that the earliest complex animals lived millions of years earlier than previously known.

Nov 06, 2015 12:20 PM EST

Centuries-Old Skeletons, Coffins Found Under NYC Park

City employees have discovered a two-centuries-old burial vault under a New York City Park, where coffins and skeletons were found. This is within the proximity of the New York University campus. The discovery was made when city workers were in the process of putting down a water main in the area.

Oct 20, 2015 12:31 PM EDT

Skeletons Reveal Being Rich in the Middle Ages May Have Harmed Your Health

Being rich in the Middle Ages may have actually caused a person more harm than good. Researchers have found that wealthy people during this time period were more exposed to the toxic heavy metal lead than the poor.

Sep 10, 2015 07:36 AM EDT