Wednesday, January 2, 2013

[Science] Lucy climbed trees as well as walked

Lucy climbed trees as well as walked
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-science-brief/68447-lucy-climbed-trees-as-well-as-walked
More evidence has emerged that Australopithecus afarensis - generally known as Lucy - lived at least partially in the trees. The fossil record shows that our ancestors were largely arboreal until Lucy arrived on the scene about 3.5 million years ago.

Increasing jellyfish numbers are part of global cycle
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/68449-increasing-jellyfish-numbers-are-part-of-global-cycle
It's good news for beach-goers as scientists believe that recent jellyfish blooms are just part of a natural cycle. As the number of jellyfish in our oceans has risen over the past few years, many people believed that these numbers were set to increase in the ...

2013 to see several launches from Space Coast
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/1/2/_2013_to_see_several
(Photo/Still) Atlas V rocket carrying a super-secret test vehicle launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station -- Dec. 11, 2012.

Volunteers spot 132 bird species during Christmas count
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/8844/20121231/christmas-bird-count-locations-new-york-where.htm
A snowy owl sits on the roof of Everett High School in Everett in December. Various crows swooped by harassing the owl, but the owl refused to move.

Planet's oldest fossils found in Pilbara, experts say
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/planets-oldest-fossils-found-in-pilbara-experts-say-20130101-2c3qs.html
Scientists analysing Australian rocks have discovered traces of bacteria that lived a record-breaking 3.49 billion years ago, a mere billion years after Earth formed.

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