Search Results for: Mammoths

786 results for: Mammoths

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   Paleontology

   Mastodons in Musth: Tusks may chronicle battles between males

   Damage in the fossil tusks of male mastodons suggests that the creatures engaged in fierce combat with rival males at a certain time of year each year of their adult lives.

   By Sid PerkinsOctober 25, 2006

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   Anthropology

   Making sacrifices in Stone Age societies

   A half-dozen burials at sites in Europe and western Asia dating to between 27,000 and 23,000 years ago provide clues to possible human sacrifices.

   By Bruce BowerMay 9, 2006

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   Humans

   Science News of the Year 2007

   A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the past year.

   By Science NewsDecember 18, 2007

4. 

   Humans

   From the October 5, 1935, issue

   A mammoth skull and losing teeth through evolution and diet.

   By Science NewsOctober 5, 2005

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   Humans

   From the September 28, 1935, issue

   A new dam under construction, transmutation of elements, and signs that point to sunspots.

   By Science NewsSeptember 28, 2005

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   Planetary Science

   The Whole Enceladus

   Saturn's moon Enceladus has become the hottest new place to look for life in the chilly outer solar system.

   By Ron CowenMay 2, 2006

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   Ecosystems

   Caviar Caveats

   Caviar may become harder to find as a new trade ban goes into effect that's aimed at giving the most prized sturgeon a much-needed break from overfishing for their roe.

   By Janet RaloffMarch 1, 2006

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   Astronomy

   Cosmic Computing

   The largest computer simulation of the universe ever compiled uses dark matter to shed light on the formation of galaxies and on the visible structure of the universe.

   By Ron CowenAugust 9, 2005

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   Astronomy

   Big Smash: Galaxy clusters in collision

   Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed image ever taken of the collision of two clusters of galaxies.

   By Ron CowenSeptember 29, 2004

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    Humans

    Science News of the Year 2005

    A review of important scientific achievements reported in Science News during the year 2005.

    By Science NewsDecember 20, 2005

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    Paleontology

    Alaska in the ice age: Was it bluegrass country?

    At the height of the last ice age, northern portions of Alaska and the Yukon Territory were covered with an arid yet productive grassland that supported an abundance of large grazing mammals, fossils suggest.

    By Sid PerkinsJune 23, 2003

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    Paleontology

    Northern Extinction: Alaskan horses shrank, then disappeared

    Horses that lived in Alaska shrank dramatically in body size before they went extinct at the end of the last ice age.

    By Sid PerkinsNovember 12, 2003