Archaeopteryx was not very bird-like Oct 9, 2009
"Dinosaurs had a very different metabolism from today's birds. It would take years for individuals to mature, and we found evidence for this same pattern in Archaeopteryx and its closest relatives," says Gregory Erickson of the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University, who is also a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History and first author of this paper ... This research was generously funded by a DFG grant RA 1012/4 to Rauhut, NSF DBI 0446224 and EAR... (EurekAlert!)
Buffalo exhibitor picks up $4M order Oct 9, 2009
Other major projects involved the American Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History Hall of Ocean Life in New York City and the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center in Niagara Falls. Most Read Stories. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
First bird was actually a dinosaur Oct 9, 2009
In the journal PLoS One, a team led by Gregory Erickson of Florida State University and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York, present thigh and shinbone sections from an Archaeopteryx fossil. "Dinosaurs had a very different metabolism from todays birds. It would take years for individuals to mature, and we found evidence for this same pattern in Archaeopteryx and its closest relatives, says Erickson, in a statement. Similar to tree rings, the study's microscopic... (USA Today -- Tech)
New Mesozoic Mammal Illuminates Ear Evolution Oct 9, 2009
18, 2006) An American Museum of Natural History paleontologist and his colleagues have named a new order of mammals based on their description of a fossil of a bat- or squirrel-sized Mesozoic mammal, called. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Inside the first bird, surprising signs of a dinosaur Oct 9, 2009
Paleobiologist Gregory M. Erickson is an associate professor in the Florida State University Department of Biological Science and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History ... In addition to Erickson, an associate professor in Florida State's Department of Biological Science and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, co-authors include Florida State University biologist Brian D. Inouye and other U.S. scientists, as well as researchers from Germany... (EurekAlert!)
New idea surfaces on origin of moons water Oct 7, 2009
Wet moon However, Denton Ebel, curator of meteorites at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, said the trace amounts of interior moon water so far identified could be enough to produce the signature found at the surface. "I think the amounts of water that are inferred for the lunar interior from the work of Alberto Saal and the work of Francis McCubbin, coupled with what we know about the lunar core, implies that degassing is a viable cause of the hydrogen signal that's observed,"... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Dirty Stars Make Good Solar System Hosts Oct 7, 2009
"When you observe stars, the ones with more heavy elements have more planets," says co-author Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Curator of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. "In other words, what's in the disk reflects what's in the star. This is a common sense result." Observation of distant solar systems shows that exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than the Sun, are much more abundant around stars that have a greater abundance of elements heavier than helium, like iron... (Science Daily)
Relative of T. rex discovered Oct 6, 2009
"This new tyrannosaur is small-bodied and possesses a bizarre long-snouted and gracile skull with eight discrete horns," write the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science study authors led by Stephen Brusattea of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Not all tyrannosaurs were megapredators adapted for stalking and dismembering large prey. (USA Today -- Tech)
Bizarre New Horned Tyrannosaur From Asia: Carnivorous But Smaller T. Rex Relative 'Like Ballerina' Oct 6, 2009
This spectacular fossil tells us that there is a lot more anatomical and ecological variety in tyrannosaurs than we previously thought, says Stephen Brusatte, a graduate student affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. Not all tyrannosaurs were megapredators adapted for stalking and dismembering large prey. (Science Daily)
The United States Exploring Expedit... Oct 3, 2009
Its collections would become the core of what is now the Smithsonian Institution s American Museum of Natural History. 1] Viola, Herman J. and Margolis, Carolyn, eds. (Suite101.com)
T Rex dinosaur tale gets a China twist Sep 25, 2009
By Paul C Sereno (University of Chicago); Lin Tan (Long Hao Institute of Geology and Paleontology, China); Stephen L Brusatte (American Museum of Natural History, New York); Henry J Kriegstein (Evergreen Lane, Higham, MA 02043, USA); Xijin Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China); and Karen Cloward (Western Paleontological Laboratories, Utah, US). Published in Science, September 17, 2009. (Asia Times Online)
First Evolutionary Branching For Bilateral Animals Found Sep 25, 2009
Other scientists who contributed to the research are Andreas Hejnol, Mark Martindale and Elaine Seaver, University of Hawaii; Matthias Obst, Goteborg University, Sweden; Alexandros Stamatakis and Michael Ott, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Greg Rouse, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Gregory Edgecombe, Natural History Museum, London; Pedro Martinez and Jaume Baguna, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Xavier Bailly, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France; Ulf Jondelius, Swedish Museum... (Science Daily)
Researchers Work To Keep Terrapin Turtle Off Endangered Species List Sep 23, 2009
22, 2009) University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers exploring strategies for conserving the Diamondback Terrapin along Alabama's Dauphin Island coastline are working to keep the once-celebrated turtle off the endangered species list. The Diamondback Terrapin has been a national delicacy, a source of state taxes and a casualty of commercial development and victim of new predators, but now its prospects are improved by a UAB-based turtle hatchery that may accelerate the growth of the... (Science Daily)
The Cougar Lounge - Shifty Sands Sep 21, 2009
"The thought was these signature Tyrannosaur features evolved as a consequence of large body size. They needed to modify their entire skeleton so they could function as a predator at such colossal size," says Lounge Scientist #9, Stephen Brusatte, a scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, who reputedly has also evolved from a smaller version of himself. Now we must wait to see what evolution has in store for the Wazzu football team in the 2009 season. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
My New York: Ace Freheley Sep 21, 2009
1) American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street ... 1) American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street I used to go a lot when I was a kid. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'Barcodes' tackle bush meat trade Sep 19, 2009
"We can use a small sequence of DNA as a species identifier in the same way as a barcode," says George Amato of the American Museum of Natural History. The technique can accurately identify an animal species, even once it has processed and turned into meat or other products. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Tiny T. rex fossil find surprises scientists Sep 19, 2009
"It's becoming harder and harder to find fossils like this that totally throw us for a curve," added Brusatte, a with the American Museum of Natural History. Scientists who have studied the fossilized animal, which was 5 to 6 years old when it died, believe it was an ancestor of the fearsome T. Rex. (CNN)
T. rex descended from a smaller, perfect killer Sep 19, 2009
Analyses of the remains by researchers at the University of Chicago and the American Museum of Natural History in New York revealed the dinosaur to be a juvenile of five or six years old, measuring nearly three metres from nose to tail and weighing only 60 kilograms. A similar-aged T. rex could weigh several tonnes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Miniature Tyrannosaurus Rex Discovered Sep 19, 2009
"The most important and interesting thing is this was completely unexpected," says the study team's Stephen Brusatte of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. "Until now, we thought that T. Rex's features had evolved as a consequence of its large body size." Instead the 8-foot-long Raptorex, a 5- or 6-year-old near adult based on its mature skeleton, looks like a T. Rex in miniature, right down to its undersized front claws. (W-USA News, DC)
Miniature T-Rex Dinosaur Ancestor Discovered in China, Scientists Report Sep 18, 2009
Previous fossil finds of tyrannosaurus ancestors dating as far back as 165 million years had shown that the lineage of dinosaurs culminating in T-rex included smaller, more slender and longer-armed species, said , a co-author and paleontologist at New Yorks American Museum of Natural History. Much of what we knew about tyrannosaur evolution turns out to be simplistic or out-and-out wrong, Brusatte said on the conference call. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Tiny Chinese dinosaur seen as T Rex blueprint Sep 18, 2009
According to co-author Stephen Brusatte of the American Museum of Natural History in New York: "Raptorex, the new species, really throws a wrench into this observed pattern. The animal was entombed at the edge of a lake in north east China "Here we have an animal that's 1/90th or 1/100th of the size of T. rex, about my size, but with all the signature features - the big head, the strong muscles, the tiny little arms - that were thought to be necessary adaptations for a large body predator. "So... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Tiny T. Rex: Fossil Shows the Dino King Started Small Sep 18, 2009
" The monster had enormous jaws, which it used to grab and crunch into its prey and which largely explain why it's head was so huge. T. rex's legs were massive as well, allowing the 2.5-ton dinosaur to run its victims down like a racehorse. Related Photos Stories For years, scientists assumed those distinguishing features, along with T. rex's relatively puny arms, had evolved as the creature itself got bigger. "When a building gets bigger," says Stephen Brusatte, a former graduate student of... (Time.com)
Monitoring Illegal Wildlife Trade: DNA 'Barcodes' For 25 Hunted Wildlife Species Sequenced Sep 17, 2009
The team of scientists from CU-Boulder, Barnard College and the American Museum of Natural History used a region of a mitochondrial gene known as COX1 to generate DNA barcodes of 25 commonly traded mammal and reptile species in Africa, Central and South America ... Research took place at CU-Boulder laboratories, the American Museum of Natural History in New York and in the field with the collection of hundreds of blood and tissue samples. (Science Daily)
Barcoding Endangered Sea Turtles Sep 16, 2009
Now, a recently published research paper by scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Canberra, among other organizations, demonstrates that this technology can be applied to all seven sea turtle species and can provide insight into the genetic structure of a widely-dispersed and ancient group of animals ... In addition to Naro-Maciel and DeSalle, authors include Brendan Reid (Columbia University), Nancy FitzSimmons (University of Canberra in Australia), Minh... (Science Daily)
Patterson To Write 17 Books In 3 Years Sep 10, 2009
In this Oct. 10, 2006 file photo, author James Patterson attends the Second Annual Quill Awards at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (AP). (CBS News -- Entertainment)
The first DNA barcodes of commonly traded bushmeat are published Sep 6, 2009
"There is consensus on using the same fragment of DNA, COX1, to construct a library of life," says co-author George Amato, Director of the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History. "This is an example of where new genetic technology can be transformative to society, by using barcodes to catalog the diversity of ecosystems, to monitor invasive species, to search for pathogens in the food supply, and to observe wildlife trafficking for the pet trade and... (EurekAlert!)
Moths Cloaked In Color: Reexamining Parallel Evolution In Diurnal Neotropical Moths Sep 4, 2009
"These diurnal moths are a microcosm of butterfly evolution," says James Miller, author of the new Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History and a research associate in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the Museum ... This research was funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the American Museum of Natural History, and by Museum trustee Robert G. Goelet. (Science Daily)
Artist is coming from far away for class reunion Sep 3, 2009
Ms. Prior Hunley earned a master's degree from Pratt Institute and spent seven years in New York, where she worked as an exhibit designer at the American Museum of Natural History ... Five of the graphite drawings are life-size studies of Jurassic fossils from the American Museum of Natural History, and others are studies of shell fragments found on the Carolina coast. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Gene Links Reptile, Human Heart Evolution Sep 3, 2009
21, 2008) New genetic research carried out at the American Museum of Natural History clarifies our understanding of the evolutionary relationships among all seven sea turtle species and shows that specialized. (Nov. (Science Daily)
A Decade of New Species Discoveries in the Himalayas [Slide Show] Aug 29, 2009
who helped and is now director of the Sackler Institute of Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City notes that the late 1990s saw a rush of interest to discover and name new species in remote regions like this. Although many announcements were based on unsubstantiated observations, genetic analysis has helped researchers sort the novel from the nonsensical. (Scientific American)
Worker at NY museum in Stiller film had child porn Aug 28, 2009
Daron Kearse was manager of the American Museum of Natural History s safety and security department when he was arrested last summer. Prosecutors say Kearse had uploaded six child porn images to a Web site where people share photos and videos and make slideshows. (KHOU.com, TX)
September calendar Aug 27, 2009
Expert on evolution: Paleontologist Niles Eldredge, curator, American Museum of Natural History, speaks on "Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life," 7:30 p.m,, McGarvey Commons, Reed Union Building, Penn State Behrend. 898-6171. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Verizon Foundation Provides $50,000 Grant to Support American Museum of Natural History Film on Climate Change Aug 27, 2009
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Museum of Natural History has produced a short documentary film on climate change and is distributing it online to students and teachers, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation ... The film is part of the EarthBulletin series, being shown at American Museum of Natural History and 22 additional museums and science centers (including 6 NASA visitor centers) throughout North America, bringing its audience reach to more than 7 million ...... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digging Up Valuable Fossils in Suburban New Jersey Aug 26, 2009
You don t expect to find them here in suburban New Jersey some 90 minutes away from New York City, explains Neil Landman, curator of fossil invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History. The fossils here are not of dinosaurs, but ammonites. (Scientific American)
Shrews are our friends Aug 21, 2009
At an American Museum of Natural History field station in south Florida, I accompanied the director as he inspected small-mammal traps. In one we found a tiny, mouse-like creature with pointed nose and tiny eyes. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Lines blur between planet and full-blown star Aug 18, 2009
The existing uncertainty about large-class objects even arose during a held in March 2009 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Seager pointed to the three-planet system as just one example of evolving scientific knowledge regarding big planets. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Couple's new film seeks to promulgate key environmental issue Aug 16, 2009
The film will be shown in Manhattan at the American Museum of Natural History as well, beginning Sept. 13. We can t keep track of it all, Huseby laughed. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Worries brew over beer permit Aug 12, 2009
BISBEE The Cochise County Board of Supervisors was asked to make a recommendation on a request for a Series #10 beer and wine retail sales license at the Southwestern Research Station of the American Museum of Natural History in Portal. During Tuesday s meeting, the supervisors heard from station Director Dawn Wilson, the applicant for the license. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Surfing the Net With Kids: swine flu Aug 7, 2009
This great multimedia site from American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) explains microbes and bacteria and the role they play in infection. My favorite clicks are the interactive games sprinkled throughout the site, and the chapter titled How Lou Got the Flu. (Boston Globe)
How to See Tourist Attractions for Free Aug 6, 2009
Further, when we buy those tickets online - $16 per adult for the American Museum of Natural History, $20 per adult for the Metropolitan Museum of Art - we pay an extra $4 service fee. Per ticket. (Fox News)
Pitt scientists looks for human's closest kin Aug 3, 2009
Ian Tattersall, of the American Museum of Natural History, said the study should not be dismissed out of hand. "I think that the general scientific unwillingness even to consider the notion that orangutans are more closely related to us than African apes is testimony more to the power of received wisdom than it is to the power of the evidence.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Weekend Hot Picks In Entertainment Jul 31, 2009
The Nostalgia Train ride terminates at the American Museum of Natural History, where riders will walk through Arts for Transit's "For Want of a Nail" exhibit. Leave the MetroCard at home because adult rides cost 30 and kids under 17 pay 10. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
East Africa: Tourism in Kenya And Tanzania At Risk Jul 29, 2009
According to the American Museum of Natural History, the great migration, a major boost to the tourism sector, is one of the world's large-scale-terrestrial migrations that have been severely reduced and could eventually stop. A study, Endangered Species Research, published last month, says the lives of the more than one million animals are threatened. (allAfrica.com)
Recovery Act Grants to Support Community and Economic Development Nationwide Jul 28, 2009
Held at the Newseum in Washington D.C., the panel discussion "The Apollo Legacy: The Moon and Beyond" will air on NASA TV and will be simulcast to the Saint Louis Science Center, The Boston Museum of Science, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the California Academy of Science in San Francisco. A few lucky visitors at each museum will have the opportunity to ask the panelists questions and... (Saint Louis Front Page)
Jade sheds light on Guatemala's geologic history Jul 28, 2009
"All serpentinites along the fault line formed at the same time, but the northern assemblage was re-metamorphosed at about 70 million year ago. There are two collision events recorded in the rocks observed today, one event on the southern side and two on the northern," explains author George Harlow, Curator in the Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History. "Motion between plates is usually not a single motionit is a series of motions. ### This research... (EurekAlert!)
'Gold' rush almost over Jul 25, 2009
Craig Chesek / American Museum of Natural History. Byzantine and Islamic gold coins. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rebuttal from museum Jul 19, 2009
DNA samples from America's endangered animal species are being added to a collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The frozen samples will provide researchers with genetic material to analyze and try to preserve the endangered species. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Neanderthals were likely poised for extinction Jul 17, 2009
Ian Tattersall, curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who was not involved in the current research, said the study "does support notions that toward the end of last ice age, the Neanderthal population was declining as a result of harsh circumstances." He added, "I don't believe Neanderthals would've gone extinct if it wasn't for this new element, the Homo sapiens competing for the same resources.". Savvy Neanderthals The Neanderthals inhabited the plains... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Peek Battles for CIT's Life in `Financial Storm' Pummeling Bonds, Shares Jul 14, 2009
Peek also pledged $10 million over four years to support the citys civic and cultural institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History, New York City Ballet and the public library, according to a CIT statement. Portrait Restoration. (Bloomberg)
Endangered fox injured in Bakersfield will survive Jul 12, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Endangered Species Get Iced in Museum DNA Repository Jul 9, 2009
Genetic information from species on National Park Service land that are threatened with extinction will now be frozen and stored for future research at the American Museum of Natural History ... A CHILLY RECEPTION DNA samples from endangered species, provided by the National Park Service, will soon live, frozen in time (so to speak) in the American Museum of Natural History's cryogenic vats ... Deep below the dinosaur displays, a laboratory in the basement of a 19th-century building at the... (Scientific American)
Dinosaur bones draw fossil hunter to eastern Wyo ranch Jul 8, 2009
Some of Lindgren's specimens have been sold to institutions across the world, including the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Museums of Scotland, the Field Museum of Chicago, the Denver Museum and the Smithsonian. In 2001 he opened his company, GeoDecor, which sells fossils and mineral specimens to researchers, collectors and interior designers. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
NewEndangered species' DNA to be stored at NYC museum Jul 8, 2009
And on Tuesday, officials of the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service signed an agreement for samples from endangered species in America's parks to be added to the museum's existing DNA collection. The frozen samples provide researchers with genetic materials to study and help protect hundreds of species. (Florida Times-Union)
Endangered species' DNA to be kept at museum Jul 8, 2009
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service on Tuesday signed an agreement establishing their partnership for the project ... Julie Feinstein of the American Museum of Natural History works over a liquid nitrogen-cooled storage vat at the museum in New York. (AZCentral -- News)
Diane Keaton treated after bumping her head on set Jul 2, 2009
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, L'Oreal spokeswoman Diane Keaton arrives for the L'Oreal Legends Gala to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, file). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Chopra: Drug concerns with Jackson since 2005 Jun 28, 2009
AP Photo - FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2007 file photo, Deepak Chopra arrives at the CNN Heroes Awards, honoring everyday people and their extraordinary accomplishments at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He says she told him a number of doctors would visit Jackson's homes in Santa Barbara County, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Questions swirl around doctor in Jackson's death Jun 28, 2009
AP Photo - FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2007 file photo, Deepak Chopra arrives at the CNN Heroes Awards, honoring everyday people and their extraordinary accomplishments at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This is the sound of an unidentified man moving people along as they stop at Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Man vs. Goose: Taking the Fight to the Unruly Flock Jun 27, 2009
"You can argue that we created the environment they live in, so too bad if we don't like it," says Peter Capainolo, a senior scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History. Canada geese aren't the best neighbors, but that doesn't mean they deserve the death penalty. (Time.com)
How Big A Role Does Chance Play In The History Of Life? Jun 24, 2009
21, 2008) New genetic research carried out at the American Museum of Natural History clarifies our understanding of the evolutionary relationships among all seven sea turtle species and shows that specialized. (June 21, 2007) An early mammal fossil discovered in Mongolia led to researchers asserting that the origins of placental mammals, which include humans, can be dated to approximately 65 million years ago in the. (Science Daily)
Watson to go global with $1.75 billion Arrow buy Jun 22, 2009
Morningstar analyst Brian Laegler said: "After adjusting for generic Lipitor, which is huge, they paid a fair price for it. "I'm neutral on the deal, but it's a step in the right direction," Laegler said. Watson will pay 1.05 billion in cash and issue about 16.9 million shares, worth 500 million. It will pay the remaining 200 million in the form of zero-coupon preferred stock redeemable three years after the deal closes. Watson plans to pay the cash portion with available funds and additional... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons Jun 22, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. By Inal Ersan Inal Ersan. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
New dinosaur gives bird wing clue Jun 18, 2009
"This is amazing - it's the first time we've seen this thing actually starting to disappear," Jack Conrad, a palaeontologist at the American Museum of Natural History, told BBC News. "There's been this fundamental rift - there was no way to make peace between the good data we were seeing from the developmental biologists and the palaeontological evidence that showed with every fossil we found we were seeing [fingers] one, two and three.". (BBC News -- Science)
Fossil may solve mystery of dinosaur fingers Jun 18, 2009
Jack Conrad, vertebrate paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, calls the finding a "spectacular discovery." Conrad was not involved in this current research. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Technology)
AMNH endorses Carnegie effort to transform science education Jun 16, 2009
The American Museum of Natural History added its support to the Carnegie Corporation of New YorkInstitute for Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics and Science Education in its call to "do school differently," kicked off by today's release of the Commission's report The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy. Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and a member of the Carnegie Commission,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline Jun 16, 2009
The work was funded by UCMP and UC Berkeley's Department of Integrative Biology, as well as by grants from the Geological Society of America and the American Museum of Natural History, and graduate fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
