Saturday, May 18, 2013

Archaeology and Paleontology

Pioneering X-ray technology is making it possible to read fragile rolled-up historical documents for the first time in centuries. Old parchment is often extremely dry and liable to crack and crumble if any attempt is [...]
A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with ‘scissor hand-like’ claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favorite movie star. The 505 million year old fossil called Kooteninchela deppi [...]

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