Scientists have found the remains of an omnivorous dinosaur in Argentina. This find is considered a missing link between carnivorous dinosaurs and giant four-footed herbivores. Link above is summary. For actual paper titled, A Basal Sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Ischigualasto Formation (Triassic, Carnian) and the Early Evolution of Sauropodomorpha, click here picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Scientists believe they have found a "missing link" in the evolution of the virus that causes AIDS. It bridges the gap between the infection that does no harm to most monkeys and the one that kills millions of people. That link is a virus that is killing chimpanzees in the wild at a disturbingly high rate, according to a study in Thursday's journal Nature. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A 63-year-old woman missing for nearly a week after going fishing in Iowa has been found alive on a raft hidden in the brush of a riverbank. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Sir David Attenborough is to present a documentary claiming to have discovered a missing link in human evolution – a monkey-like creature called an adapid. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Missing nine-year-old schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been found alive, three weeks after she disappeared.

Glad to hear it for once. All to often things go the other way. :( picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

Scientists believe they have found what triggers many children with eczema to go on to develop asthma.

This may help them develop a way of preventing asthma early on. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes -- known as anthropoids -- evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A team of astronomers have found the 'missing link' of stellar death, revealing what our Sun might look like at the end of its life. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Through nearly five scorching hot days and rainy nights, Ward never doubted that her father, Loren Dederick, would be found alive and well after disappearing on Friday night when he was mistakenly dropped off at the wrong North Naples assisted living facility picked by dreamer620420 2 years ago

The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex. By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus protein bound to an RNA molecule, scientists have been able to visualize how life progressed from an early self-replicating molecule that also performed chemical reaction... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists had theorized that pinnipeds evolved from land-dwelling ancestors but had little fossil evidence to support that claim. The new finding could be the missing link in pinniped evolution. picked by stinkobinko 7 months ago

Scientists in New York unveiled the skeleton of what they said could be the common ancestor to humans, apes and other primates.
The tiny creature, officially known as Darwinius masillae, but dubbed Ida, lived 47 million years ago and is unusually well preserved, missing only five per cent of its skeleton.
Update to this story picked by bingo 6 months ago

"Roo" the two-year-old Chihuahua, is just like any other dog except that he only has two legs. On Monday, a hunter found Roo woods north of Wilmington, North Carolina.
The dog was limping around, malnourished, sick, and in desperate need of some love and attention.
click here if the embedded link doesn't work picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world. (Theme pic not related) picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The traces of organic material found in fossil feathers are remnants of pigments that once gave birds their color, according to Yale scientists whose paper in Biology Letters opens up the potential to depict the original coloration of fossilized birds and their ancestors, the dinosaurs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Officials found the fossil of a giant dinosaur jawbone while investigating a suspicious package on a bus in the mountains of Peru on Tuesday. The fossil, weighing some 19 pounds (8.7 kilograms), was found in the cargo hold of the bus, which was headed for the capital of Lima, and had been sent on the bus company's package service. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The hundred-million-year-old plumage has features of both feather-like fibers found with some two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods and of modern bird feathers. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Australian scientists have found a remarkable 380 million year old fossil placoderm fish with intact embryo and mineralised umbilical cord. Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The wreckage of a Kenya Airways jetliner that crashed was found late Sunday in a dense mangrove forest outside Cameroon's commercial capital, aviation officials said. There was no information on survivors.

Follow up to rambler's story. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago