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Zeray Alemseged, University of Chicago

6:58pm May 23, 2017

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3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved

by Merrit Kennedy

It's hard evidence that the type of spinal segmentation and numbering found in modern humans emerged 3.3 million years ago, the scientists say. The remarkable fossil was discovered in Ethiopia.
Zhao Chuang / Nature Communications

6:29pm May 09, 2017

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'Baby Dragon' Found In China Is The Newest Species Of Dinosaur

by Madeline K. Sofia

The Beibeilong was a giant, birdlike dinosaur that lived some 90 million years ago. Scientists say it had massive feathered wings and a birdlike skull and could grow to more than 26 feet long.
Matthew Dodd / University College London

4:38pm Mar 01, 2017

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Tiny Fossils Could Be Oldest Evidence Of Life On Earth

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Scientists say they've found the remains of tube- and string-like organisms in Canadian rocks that are at least 3.7 billion years old. But findings like these are always controversial.
2:47pm Feb 10, 2017

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Getting To Know Charles Darwin

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

February 12th is Darwin Day, an international, annual celebration commemorating the birthday of Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and geologist made famous for his theory of evolution by natural selection. We’ve all heard of Darwin, but what do we know about him?

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Jian Han, Northwest University, China

5:04pm Jan 30, 2017

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Scientists Describe Ancient Bag-Like Sea Creatures From China

by Rae Ellen Bichell

They were ugly. And, unfortunately, they were not equipped with an anus. But the sand dwellers could be an important part of filling in our own early evolutionary tree.

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1:00pm Sep 02, 2016

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Can Ancient Fossils Prepare Humans for the Future?

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

Recently, Drs. Lindsay Zanno and Victoria Arbour took a brief scouting expedition to New Mexico, looking for dinosaur fossils exposed at the surface of 90-million-year-old rock. Only three North American dinosaur species have been identified from this time period. They want to find more.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B

7:47pm Mar 30, 2016

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305 Million-Year-Old Fossil A Glimpse Into The Origins Of Spiders

by Merrit Kennedy

The main point of distinction between this creature and true spiders: It very likely could produce silk but lacked the spinnerets used by true spiders to, well, spin it, scientists say.
Mauricio Anton https://mauricioanton.wordpress.com/

2:07pm Nov 06, 2015

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Hypercarnivores: Understanding The Past & Preserving The Future

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, located in Winston-Salem.

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Courtesy Smithsonian Channel

1:23pm May 11, 2015

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In 'Rise Of Animals,' Sir David Attenborough Tells Story Of Vertebrates

by NPR Staff

The 89-year-old British naturalist's two-part special explores fossil evidence on how evolution moved past bugs and worms and trilobites, and how the Chinese are helping fill gaps in that knowledge.

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Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com).

5:08pm Apr 17, 2015

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What Is Evolution?

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, located in Winston-Salem.

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Kaye Reed/AP

4:59pm Mar 04, 2015

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Jawbone Fossil Fills Big Gap In Human Evolution, Scientists Say

by Krishnadev Calamur

Writing in Science, scientists say the 2.8 million-year-old fossil appears to belong to an individual from the beginning of the ancestral line that led to humans.
Courtesy of Wake Forest University News Service.

8:54am Sep 12, 2014

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A Rock Star Name For An Ancient Animal

An ancient animal got a new name this week. This hooved mammal lived millions of years ago and it has one striking feature - a huge, fleshy jaw

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