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Shark bay stromatolites found to contain a new type of chlorophyllAncient bacteria has chlorophyll see red

Friday, 20 August 2010
Scientists have discovered a new type of chlorophyll in ancient Western Australian bacteria.
Subjects: microbiology, marine-biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, palaeontology, genetics Locations: wa

Dating to 650 million years ago, evidence of primitive sponges pushes the fossil record back by about 70 million years Ancient sponges found in Aussie outback

Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Animals have been on Earth for at least 650 million years, suggest recently found primitive sponge fossils from South Australia.
Subjects: fossils, earth-sciences, geology, palaeontology Locations: australia, sa, united-states

Like this close relative, the turtle had horns, spikes on the back of its shell and a club on the end of its tail, say researches Ancient turtles hunted to extinction

Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Ancient giant horned turtles were driven to extinction by settlers of a Pacific island, say Australian researchers.
Subjects: palaeontology, reptiles Locations: university-of-new-south-wales-2052

This discovery dramatically shifts the known time frame for early tool use Butchered bones prove early meat eating

Thursday, 12 August 2010Article has photo slideshow
Evidence from ancient bones found in Ethiopia suggest human ancestors were using stone tools to carve meat a million years earlier than previously thought.
Subjects: science-and-technology, anthropology-and-sociology, fossils, palaeontology Locations: ethiopia, germany

This crocodile could have had a competitive edge over mammals in the southern continents during the CretaceousCat-like croc fossil discovered in Africa

Thursday, 5 August 2010
The fossilised remains of a small land-dwelling crocodile that jumped for prey like an agile cat, has been found in Tanzania.
Subjects: evolution, palaeontology, reptiles Locations: james-cook-university-townsville-4811, tanzania-united-republic-of

The authors of the study dismiss previous research into marsupial evolution, says one expert Doubts over South American marsupial study

Wednesday, 28 July 2010
A new study that suggests all living marsupials originated in South America and share a common ancestor has been disputed by an Australian palaeontologist as "simplistic".
Subjects: animals, fossils, evolution, palaeontology, marsupials Locations: australia, nsw, germany, university-of-new-south-wales-2052

Mounting evidence suggests dinosaurs preyed upon our mammalian ancestors Dinosaurs dug for mammalian prey

Monday, 26 July 2010
Fossilised mammal burrows that appear to have been clawed out by a predator suggests dinosaurs dug into mammal dens to get furry morsels.
Subjects: animals, dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, mammals Locations: united-states

Researchers have used the skulls to understand how the ancient marsupials grew Ancient trap captures marsupial secrets

Thursday, 15 July 2010
Researchers have unearthed a treasure trove of fossils that contains individuals of an ancient marsupial species ranging from birth to adulthood.
Subjects: animals, fossils, palaeontology, marsupials Locations: australia, qld, camooweal-4828, university-of-new-south-wales-2052

The ancient animal may be ancestor of current marsupial carnivores such as the quoll, also known as native cat Dig unearths tiny Australian carnivore

Friday, 9 July 2010
Australian scientists say they have unearthed the remains of a bizarre, prehistoric, carnivore in an ancient former rainforest, where specimens stretch back 25 million years.
Subjects: animals, fossils, palaeontology, marsupials Locations: australia, qld, charleville-4470

Big bite dino one hungry beast

Tuesday, 6 July 2010 13 commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science From top to bottom, T-rex had many, ahem, revealing secrets about how and what it ate. Dr Karl snaps on the rubber gloves to examine the entrails of one fascinating dinosaur.
Subjects: library-museum-and-gallery, dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

An artist's impression of the giant whale, which researchers say gripped large prey with its interlocking teeth.Monster Moby Dick chomped on whales

Thursday, 1 July 2010
Palaeontologists unearth a prehistoric monster whale with teeth so huge it probably hunted other whales not less than half its size.
Subjects: science-and-technology, animals, palaeontology, mammals-whales Locations: belgium, peru

T-rex protected in name only

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 2 commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science We know that the dinosaurs came to a dreadful end. But Dr Karl thinks that there was at least one beast that ruled them all.
Subjects: dinosaurs, fossils, palaeontology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Asteroid impact ignites earthly apocalypse

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 16 commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science Our planet was not a good place to be 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs were made extinct. Dr Karl isn't one to get all apocalyptic, but for once he looks at what could truly be described as hell on Earth.
Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, dinosaurs, palaeontology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Artist's concept of a catastrophic asteroid impact with the early EarthExtinction event a real blast

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 3 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
Great Moments in Science Quite a show was put on by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. This has inspired Dr Karl to pull out his glad rags for one of Earth's original blasts from the past.
Subjects: astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, dinosaurs, palaeontology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

Artist's impression of an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulphur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast MexicoColossal crater clue to dino disaster

Wednesday, 9 June 2010 25 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
Great Moments in Science If a super-massive asteroid struck the Earth millions of years ago, then how did it destroy all non-avian dinosaurs worldwide? Dr Karl has been digging around for answers.
Subjects: planets-and-asteroids, dinosaurs, geology, palaeontology, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

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