LONDON, Nov. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — An ancient grave unearthed in modern-day Israel containing 50 tortoise shells, a human foot and body parts from numerous animals is likely one of the earliest known shaman burial sites, researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
OSLO, Oct. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — A giant bat with a wingspan up to 5.5 feet has made a comeback from the brink of extinction in Tanzania in a rare conservation success, an environmental group said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — When it came to the sense of smell among meat-eating dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex nosed out the competition. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 23, 2008 (Reuters) — Despite their reputation as lovers, not fighters, of the primate world, bonobos actually hunt and kill monkeys, German researchers said Monday. ... > full story
HONG KONG, Oct. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Archaeologists in China have discovered fossils of a pigeon-sized feathered dinosaur which they believe to be an ancestor of birds. ... > full story
BANGALORE, India, Oct. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — EBay Inc will institute a global ban on the sale of all types of ivory products by January 1, 2009, after a conservation group investigation found more than 4,000 elephant ivory listings on the online auction site. ... > full story
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Deaths Elsewhere / Robinson, soprano at Met Oct. 23, 2008 (Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, Minnesota) — Gail Robinson, a soprano who sang with the Metropolitan Opera of New York for nearly two decades, starting in 1970, and who went on to a career as ...
Brookfield Zoo's new baby orangutan ready to meet public Oct. 22, 2008 (Daily Herald, Chicago) — Visitors to Brookfield Zoo can catch a glimpse of a new arrival at the Tropic World-Asia exhibit today. . Orangutan mom Sophia gave birth to a baby ...
SOCIAL STUDIES Oct. 22, 2008 (Globe and Mail, Canada) — DREAMS NOIR FOR OLDIES. . "Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are that you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome ...
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