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Entries from December 2006

Microfossils give clues to Earth’s climate history

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

A few years ago, an international team of researchers went to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and drilled down five kilometers below sea level in an effort to uncover secrets about the earth’s climate history. (…)

Tags: General

Giant Sauropod found in Spain

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Fossils of a giant Sauropod, found in Teruel Spain, reveal that Europe was home to giant dinosaurs in the Late Jurassic period — about 150 million years ago. (…)

Tags: Dinosaurs · General

Squirrels ahead in co-evolution race with spruce trees

December 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

An interesting co-evolution battle unfolds between squirrels and spruce trees.
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Two butterfly species become one in the lab

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Two butterfly species have been bred in the lab to make a third distinct species, the journal Nature reports. (…)

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Advancement in case for Evolution

December 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Ann Gibbons gave a good summary of important evolution discoveries in the first half of this year and highlights the theory’s advancement over creationism or intelligent design. (…)

Tags: Dinosaurs · General · Humans Evolution · Science and Religion