Auctioneer: T. rex fossil that failed to sell at Las Vegas auction headed for museum
Auctioneer: T. rex fossil headed for museum Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies; police take evidence from neighboring home
Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies Crews search next door to Clevland home containing 11 bodies for more bodies, evidence
Crews search next door to Ohio home with 11 bodies New dinosaur species dating back 200 million years found in South Africa, scientists say
Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica Investigation of 6 bodies found in Cleveland rapist’s house focusing on 8 or 9 missing women
6-body Ohio probe focusing on 8 or 9 missing women Scientists finally able to estimate how many people eaten in 1898 lion rampage
Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 UN agency blames cuts in agricultural aid and investment as record 1 billion go hungryNAIROBI, Kenya — Parents in some of Africa’s poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, experts say. Still, it is not enough. Executive funds $21 million Smithsonian exhibit hall dedicated to story of human evolutionWASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History plans to open a hall next year dedicated to the story of human evolution over 6 million years, officials announced Wednesday. Paleontologist: Broken bones at Utah site show dinosaurs were trampled by own kind after deathSALT LAKE CITY — Paleontologists say analysis of a vast collection of broken dinosaur bones unearthed in southeast Utah indicates they were trampled by other dinosaurs shortly after they died. After mocking bill to ban cow tail docking in Calif., Schwarzenegger signs measure into lawFRESNO, Calif. — California cows are the first in the nation with the legal right to swat flies as nature intended now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill banning the painful practice of tail docking that he once mocked as being a waste of legislators’ time. French nature lovers discover huge dino footprints in sauropod stomping groundPARIS — Now that’s one big foot. Bats, spiders and bodies, oh my: 3 ways to get naturally spooked _ no special effects requiredHaunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required. T. rex fails to attract minimum price at Vegas auction, officials hopeful deal is imminentLAS VEGAS — A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction. Who owns the past? A town collects and sells Indian artifacts, and pays the priceBLANDING, Utah — High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge that snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst treads carefully through a cave of ruins. Oldest hominid skeleton found, pushes back history of humankind a million yearsWASHINGTON — The story of humankind is reaching back another million years as scientists learn more about “Ardi,” a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a human ancestor. Museum displays famous Hope Diamond without its ornate setting for first timeWASHINGTON — For the first time, the famed and feared Hope Diamond is on display au naturel. Scientists say smaller ancestor of T. rex was fast running set of jawsWASHINGTON — About 125 million years ago a tiny version of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now northeastern China. Tiny, that is, by T. rex standards — you still wouldn’t want to meet it face to face. US turns over to China dinosaur remains and dinosaur eggs seized after illegal US entryWASHINGTON — U.S. Customs officials returned to China on Monday fossils dating from as early as 100 million years ago that had entered the country illegally. They included bones of a saber-toothed cat, a partial skull of a dinosaur and eggs of several other dinosaurs. Rare Badlands dinosaur skeleton makes trip to Japan _ a mammoth taskBISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota the duckbilled dinosaur is a hit in Japan after making its biggest trip ever. CAT scans show extinct eagle in New Zealand may have eaten humans, researchers sayBANGKOK — Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast’s eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said Friday. Mass. construction workers find ancient skeleton with gun under woman’s shed; ‘Wow,’ she saysCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Construction workers installing support for a new deck at a home outside Boston dug up the concrete floor of a shed and found a skeleton buried there with a gun that appears to be about 100 years old. Famed for its dinosaur bones, Vernal was also an outlaw hideoutVERNAL, Utah — Local legend has it that cowboys, sheep herders and trappers long knew about the huge fossilized bones that regularly surfaced from the ancient rock underlying Utah’s dinosaur country. Navy awaiting DNA results on body identified as Gulf War’s first casualtyWASHINGTON — The Navy awaited DNA test results Monday on the skeletal remains identified through dental records as those of pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher, who was called the first casualty of the 1991 Gulf War. Dino detectives: New ‘fingerprinting’ technique may help nab fossil poachers on public landsSALT LAKE CITY — Looters who plundered one of Utah’s newest troves of dinosaur bones got away with ribs, vertebrae and part of an ancient legbone they had to bust apart to remove. They also stole hidden scientific clues about the life of a young diplodocus dinosaur that roamed the area some 150 million years ago. Missing pilot Speicher’s family getting remains back after 18 year ordeal over his whereaboutsWASHINGTON — A spokeswoman for the family of Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher (SPYK’-uhr) says it will continue seeking on its own to learn how he died, now that his remains have been found. Gulf War’s first casualty, Navy pilot’s remains found buried in Iraq’s Anwar desertWASHINGTON — Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher was called the first casualty of the 1991 Gulf War. But his true status was a mystery, and the Pentagon didn’t know whether he was dead or missing. Gulf War mystery ends as US identifies remains of Navy pilot missing since 1991 crash in IraqWASHINGTON — Navy pilot Michael “Scott” Speicher was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the Gulf War in 1991, and it was there he apparently was buried by Bedouins, the sand hiding him from the world’s mightiest military. Ancient warrior’s skeleton found buried in a tomb on a beach near RomeROME — Archaeologists have found the skeleton of a warrior from up to 5,000 years ago floating in a tomb filled with sea water on a beach near Rome, Italy’s art squad said Friday. Signs of life: Mammal tracks from 190 million years ago found at Dinosaur National MonumentSALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of tiny footprints left by mammals some 190 million years ago have been found on a canyon wall in a remote part of Dinosaur National Monument, park officials said Thursday. Texas drought, scorching heat bring $3.6 billion in agriculture losses; tally could top recordLUBBOCK, Texas — Drought in Texas has led to an estimated $3.6 billion in crop and livestock losses, and without ample rains, the year’s final tally could top the state record set in 2006, Texas agriculture officials say. |
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