South African fossils could be new hominid species

First oxygen-free animals found

The last remnants of a pile of snow (easily over ten feet high first time I saw it) near my house finally melted over the weekend. And this after there having been several 70 degree days in March ( Read more... )

Another breaking science news story from the BBC.

Probe sees 'Pac-Man in the moon'

(Also contains Star Wars reference, all in an almost drabble-length news item)

"The Most Badass Alphabet Ever"

I like having the BBC's earth science news page on my browser. It draws my attention to important breaking news items in the world of science, such as these:

Giant meat-eating plants prefer to eat tree shrew poo
(The title says it all)

Scientists solve half-cock chicken mystery(Although the part about the poultry industry is kind of creepy -- ( Read more... )

Link stolen from cyrenasea

The video for "Bad Romance" recreated almost shot-for-shot by four looks-like college students in a dorm.

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From Jubilee USA Network ( Read more... )

The Hall of Human Origins opens next week.

My favorite part of this website is the page on reconstructions -- it has a video of the artist sculpting the hominids out of clay.

Just look!

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