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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:32:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Citizen Science

Citizen Science
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:00 -0500

Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:36 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: "Stocky Dragon" Dinosaur Terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe

"Stocky Dragon" Dinosaur Terrorized Late Cretaceous Europe
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:45:00 -0500

Paleontologists have discovered that a close relative of Velociraptor hunted the dwarfed inhabitants of Late Cretaceous Europe, an island landscape largely isolated from nearby continents.

While island animals tend to be smaller and more primitive than their continental cousins, the theropod Balaur bondoc was as large as its relatives on other parts of the globe, and demonstrated advanced adaptations including fused bones and two terrifyingly large claws on each hind ...

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:45:08 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Feasts at a Funeral

Feasts at a Funeral
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:09:00 -0500

Whether the occasion is a wedding reception or another milestone in life, the feast is a time-honored ritual in which a large meal marks a significant occasion. We know that the Romans, Greeks and Vikings did it, and today it's still an active part of occasions such as birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. Now a University of Connecticut (UConn) anthropologist says there is new evidence that nearly 12,000 years ago, feasts were used to celebrate burial of the dead, bringing about the ...

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