Darwin out of Africa 45,000 years ago

Posted Mon, 02/08/2010 - 15:27 by BIODIR

Darwin out of Africa 45,000 years ago -

The father of evolution Charles Darwin was a direct descendant of the Cro-Magnon people, whose entry into Europe 30,000 years ago heralded the demise of Neanderthals, scientists revealed.

[COSMOS magazine - Life & Environment]

Kepler telescope finds five new exoplanets

Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 00:42 by BIODIR

Kepler telescope finds five new exoplanets -

NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered five new exoplanets, just 10 months after it launched into space to find Earth-like worlds.

[COSMOS magazine - Space & Cosmology]

Astronomers predict discovery of Avatar moon

Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 00:42 by BIODIR

Astronomers predict discovery of Avatar moon -

Habitable alien moons such as 'Pandora' – featured in the blockbuster film Avatar – could be detectable within a decade, says a new study.

[COSMOS magazine - Space & Cosmology]

Fossils may age Europeans 200,000 years

Posted Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:52 by BIODIR

Fossils may age Europeans 200,000 years -

Fossils found in a southern French valley suggest our ancestors may have reached Europe 1.57 million years ago - 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.

[COSMOS magazine - Ancient Worlds]

Mammoths more modern than we thought

Posted Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:52 by BIODIR

Mammoths more modern than we thought -

Extinct woolly mammoths and ancient American horses may have been grazing the North American steppe for several thousand years longer than previously thought.

[COSMOS magazine - Ancient Worlds]

Eight creatures that live on the edge

Posted Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:51 by BIODIR

Eight creatures that live on the edge -

Forget BASE jumping and snowboarding - you need a microscope to find the most impressive examples of a life truly lived at the extreme. 'Extremophiles' can be found thriving in acid or radioactive waste.

[COSMOS magazine - Life & Environment]

Why Geologists Love Beer

Posted Tue, 12/22/2009 - 14:02 by BIODIR

SAN FRANCISCO — Fact: Geologists love beer.

There is abundant proof of this here at the American Geophysical Union meeting, the largest collection of earth scientists in the world.

 

BIODIR.NET

Posted Sun, 10/04/2009 - 15:40 by BIODIR

Welcome to BIODIR.NET - The Next Discoverer's Network

 

Eight asteroids and comets

Posted Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:53 by BIODIR

Eight asteroids and comets -

Circling the Sun are billions of comets and asteroids. Both are small and primordial and frequently cross the path of the planets - sometimes with cataclysmic results.

[COSMOS magazine - Space & Cosmology]

New dinosaur solves evolutionary riddle

Posted Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:53 by BIODIR

New dinosaur solves evolutionary riddle -

Newly unearthed fossils of a previously unknown species of carnivorous dinosaur has answered some long-standing questions about early dinosaur evolution.

[COSMOS magazine - Ancient Worlds]

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