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AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global cooling
WASHINGTON - Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press.
Nations:Denmark People:Barack Obama
2009-10-26
Huge dinosaur find in China 'may include new species'
BEIJING (AFP) - Paleontologists in east China may have discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur at what is said to be the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, state media said Wednesday.
Nations:China Source:(AFP)
2009-10-14
Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution
Bird wings clearly share ancestry with dinosaur "hands" or forelimbs. A school kid can see it in the bones. But paleontologists have long struggled to explain the so-called digit dilemma.
Nations:China
2009-07-07
Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution
BANGKOK, Thailand - Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.
Nations:Myanmar Thailand Source:(AP)
2009-07-01
Montana man gets 60 days for dinosaur bones theft
BILLINGS, Mont. - A commercial fossil hunter, whose discovery of the world's best-preserved dinosaur brought scientific acclaim, will serve 60 days in jail for stealing raptor bones from private land.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-01
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Mineralogy
