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Npr: Peering Inside Fossils
"A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping the science of paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them." Find out what scientists are now able to see that they've...
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Science Friday: Oldest Fossil Brain Discovered
Scientists have found a 300 million year old fossil shark ancestor with an unusual feature -- fossilized brain tissue within the creature's skull.
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Science Friday: New Fossil Find
New fossil finds shake up the human family tree.
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Science Friday: Giant Penguin Fossils Found in Peru
Scientists discuss their discovery in Peru of fossils of giant penguins from the Eocene Period. Aired Jun. 29, 2007 [9:13 min]
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Science Friday: Examining Ancient Fossils for Clues to Human Origins
Paleoanthropologists discuss recent research on the physical features of an ancient hominid. [27 mins. 46]
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Science Friday: Early Hominid Fossil Find
Researchers unveiled several studies of an early hominid known as Ardipithecus ramidus. We'll find out how those studies affect our understanding of human evolution. [9 mins. 34]
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Science Friday: Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered in Colombian Mine
The giant reptile lived shortly after the demise of the dinos--and may have snacked on baby gators.
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Science Friday: Don Johanson Lucy's Legacy
Ira talks with paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, co-discoverer of the 'Lucy' fossil.
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Science Friday: Largest Snake
Researchers have found fossil remains of a species of snake that they say weighed 2500 pounds, and grew to 45 feet long.
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Science Friday: Utah"s Fossil Finds Describe an Ancient World
A panel of paleontology experts describes some of Utah's ancient treasures.
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Science Friday: New Fossil May Trim Branches of Human Evolution
Could Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and the rest of the Homo genus be one species?
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Science Friday: Ancient Penguin
Researchers report the discovery of a fossilized penguin predecessor, minus the traditional black tuxedo. [7:55]
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Npr: Dino Had the Right Stuff
NPR reports on new research about the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx. A new study of a fossilized brain cavity suggests it was well-equipped to fly.
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Science Friday: An Older Proto Dino
Researchers report finding fossil remains of a 'proto-dinosaur,' some 10 million years older than previously known. Learn about the closest known relative to the dinosaur in this audio lecture. [12:55]
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Science Friday: Study Suggests Earlier Meat Eating in Hominids
Study authors say fossil bones have marks from the tools used for butchering.
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Science Friday: Ancient Whale Relative Gave Birth on Land
Fossil remains of an ancient pregnant whale suggest that the animal gave birth on land some 47.5 million years ago. [57 secs]
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Npr: Four Winged Dinosaur Discovered
NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.
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Science Friday: Darwin's Supporting Evidence
Like any great scientist, Charles Darwin didn't come to his ideas alone. We'll talk with biologist Sean Carroll about the flora, fauna, fossils, and scientists that helped prove Darwin was right.
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Science Friday: The Dirt on Mammoth Dna
Researchers examining DNA evidence gathered from soil samples say that the woolly mammoth may have survived for thousands of years longer than the fossil record indicates.
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Npr: Dinosaurs With Feathers, or Primitive Birds?
NPR reports on an exhibit at San Diego's Natural History Museum, which features 120-million-year-old fossils discovered in northeastern China that reveal a link between birds and dinosaurs.
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Ucmp: Dilophosaurus!: A Narrated Exhibition
This informative site examines the discovery, and habits of Dilophosaurus, one of the "stars" of "Jurassic Park."
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Science Friday: Video Pick: Reconstructing a Dino Find
We'll take a look at Eodromaeus, a newly-discovered small predator that lived about 230 million years ago.
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Science Friday: More Evidence for Dinosaur / Bird Link
Analysis of proteins found in a scrap of collagen from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex leg bone provides strong evidence for the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern-day birds.
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Science Friday: Vertebrate Paleontology Update
An update on the latest research from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting.
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