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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Did dinosaur ancestors benefit from worst extinction on Earth?

    Dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a mass extinction about  65 million years ago, but an earlier extinction event may have given their predecessors a leg up on the competition, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    Dinosaurs may have been wiped out by a mass extinction about  65 million years ago, but an earlier extinction event may have given their predecessors a leg up on the competition, according to a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....

    Tags: Zambia, Fossils, Tanzania, South Africa

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. TV This Week: May 5 - 11: 'Rihanna 777'

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 5 - 11, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     -------------------- SUNDAY Eleven teams entered, but only one team...

    Tags: Syfy (tv network), Entertainment, Ashton Kutcher, Tricia Helfer, Television

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Dinosaur heads home to Mongolia after odyssey ends in Queens

      NEW YORK -- It's bad enough to go from roaming the earth as a fearsome predator to being uprooted and dragged across three continents, but to end up in a basement in Queens? No wonder the Tyrannosaurus bataar was broken up. Literally. But not for...

    Tags: Mongolia, Auction Service, Prosecution, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Gainesville

    4. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Four-winged dinosaur raptor feasted on fish

    Microraptor probably was as big as a hawk, had teeth like a crocodile and could spear fish like a kingfisher -- when the diminutive, four-winged dinosaur wasn&rsquo;t busy plucking squirrel-like animals and other birds from trees.
    Microraptor probably was as big as a hawk, had teeth like a crocodile and could spear fish like a kingfisher -- when the diminutive, four-winged dinosaur wasn’t busy plucking squirrel-like animals and other birds from trees. That’s the...

    Tags: China, Fossils

    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Evidence points toward solving evolutionary 'missing link'

    With long arms, high shoulder blades and powerful fingers, the ancient creatures were built for climbing trees. But they also had long lower limbs, flat feet and a flexible lumbar spine that gave them a distinct evolutionary edge: They could cover long distances by walking upright on two legs.
    With long arms, high shoulder blades and powerful fingers, the ancient creatures were built for climbing trees. But they also had long lower limbs, flat feet and a flexible lumbar spine that gave them a distinct evolutionary edge: They could cover long...

    Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Science, Museum of Natural History, Arizona State University

    6. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Drowned dinosaur eggs' fossil remains reveal embryos grew fast

    Scientists have discovered some of the oldest dinosaur embryos ever found &mdash; a rare collection of delicate fossils that offer an unprecedented look into the remarkably speedy early development of these enormous animals.
    Scientists have discovered some of the oldest dinosaur embryos ever found — a rare collection of delicate fossils that offer an unprecedented look into the remarkably speedy early development of these enormous animals. The bed of Lufengosaurus...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Scientists sequence DNA of a 'living fossil': the coelacanth

    They're big, they're furtive, they're weird-looking. You almost certainly wouldn't want to dine on one, since they're endangered and are said to cause digestive distress in people who eat them.
    They're big, they're furtive, they're weird-looking. You almost certainly wouldn't want to dine on one, since they're endangered and are said to cause digestive distress in people who eat them. But the African coelacanth is extremely useful in at...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Science, Africa, Lifestyle and Leisure

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Coachella 2013: Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5 bring 'real hip-hop'

    "How many of y&rsquo;all in here love real hip-hop?,&rdquo; Raekwon asked during the Wu-Tang Clan&rsquo;s performance at Coachella on Sunday night.
    "How many of y’all in here love real hip-hop?,” Raekwon asked during the Wu-Tang Clan’s performance at Coachella on Sunday night. “No disrespect to none of y'all," he continued. "But we came to steal this … tonight."...

    Tags: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Kanye West, 2 Chainz

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Could extinct woolly mammoth soon be revived using fossil DNA?

    Will scientists soon be able to revive the long-extinct woolly mammoth? What about the dodo, the Chinese river dolphin or the saber-toothed cat?
    Will scientists soon be able to revive the long-extinct woolly mammoth? What about the dodo, the Chinese river dolphin or the saber-toothed cat? With the great technological leaps forward over the past decade, bringing back dead-and-gone species using...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Geography, Biotechnology Industry

    10. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Ancient feathered birds may have sported four wings, study says

    Some of the earliest birds hailing from the age of the dinosaurs may have sported four flying limbs, a team of Chinese researchers says.
    Some of the earliest birds hailing from the age of the dinosaurs may have sported four flying limbs, a team of Chinese researchers says. If so, 11 fossils from the lower Cretaceous period, about 120 million years ago, could represent a missing link in...

    Tags: China, Science and Technology, Fossils

    11. Feb 28, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Creature feature: Who’s scarier — shark with buzz-saw bite or lamprey?

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    If you thought the Creature from the Black Lagoon was terrifying, check out the new artist renderings of the Helicoprion–a ......
    12. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. SoCal Close-Ups: A date with the Coachella Valley

    Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury buildings. We'll get to those details later, but by now you know we're talking about the Coachella Valley.
    Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Bob Hope, Entertainment, Gene Autry, Giorgio Armani S.P.A.

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