Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
16 years ago from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Ninas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific...
Mankind's Close Call With Extinction
16 years ago from CBSNews - Science
Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive new genetic study suggests. The number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000...
Today's Chickens Are Descended From Dinos
16 years ago from CBSNews - Science
It looks like chickens deserve more respect. Scientists are fleshing out the proof that today's broiler-fryer is descended from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex.
Giant River Stingrays Found Near Thai City
16 years ago from National Geographic
Fourteen-foot-long rays—perhaps the largest freshwater fish—are thriving not far from Bangkok. But overfishing may still threaten the giants.
