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Geological history of Earth

Hunt finally reveals a 'giant thunderclap at dawn'

Jurassic Park

Hunt finally reveals a 'giant thunderclap at dawn'

By Shaun Smillie

One giant step for man as species stepped out of the water

Fossils

One giant step for man as species stepped out of the water

By Shaun Smillie

Newsdeck

Scientists develop chick with 'dinosaur' feet: study

By AFP

Rock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth

Maverick Life

Rock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth

By Reuters

Au sediba: old bones promise new understanding

Sci-Tech

Au sediba: old bones promise new understanding

By Theresa Mallinson

Australia edges ahead of SA in oldest fossil showdown

Sci-Tech

Australia edges ahead of SA in oldest fossil showdown

By Kevin Bloom

Move over Darwin, mass extinctions are more powerful than evolution, claims scientist

Sci-Tech

Move over Darwin, mass extinctions are more powerful than evolution, claims scientist

By Theresa Mallinson

From our vault: The Karoo Chronicles I - The Moon is a Baboon

Media

From our vault: The Karoo Chronicles I - The Moon is a Baboon

By Branko Brkic