"Blow flies pick up the gases omitted by bodies during decomposition at such a high speed that these insects are truly the first responders on a crime scene." Nov 13, 2009
Joe Keiper of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History told ABCNews. com that he was asked by the Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office to inspect the blow fly larvae feeding on the corpses found at home in hopes of establishing a time frame for the deaths. (ABC News)
Rare Evidence Of Dinosaur Cannibalism Oct 7, 2009
5, 2007) A scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, named Albertaceratops nesmoi, approximately 20 feet long and weighing nearly one half ton. . (Science Daily)
'Ardi' skeleton offers new clues on evolution Oct 3, 2009
"Ardipithecus ramidus and its prevailing anatomy revolutionize the way most of us understood the earlier part of our evolutionary history," said team member Yohannes Haile-Selassie, paleontologist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The Ardi findings are the work of 47 and geologists representing 10 countries. (CNN)
Ardi displaces Lucy as oldest hominid skeleton Oct 2, 2009
A hand-bone discovered in 1994 by project scientist Yohannes Haile-Selassie, a paleontologist and curator at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, eventually led the team to the partial skeleton now known as Ardi, which they excavated during three subsequent field seasons. The skeleton was disarticulated and scattered, and broken into smaller pieces: 125 fragments of skulls, teeth, arms, hands, the pelvis, legs and feet. (EurekAlert!)
Erie County home to plant never before recorded in Pa. Sep 26, 2009
Specimens will be stored at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle State Park and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. "This discovery of the dwarf scouring rush in Pennsylvania demonstrates that our natural areas still can yield surprises, even in the twenty-first century," said Shaun Fenlon, WPC's vice president of conservation programs. (EurekAlert!)
Botanical treasure found in Girard Sep 16, 2009
Specimens of the plant will be stored this winter in the research collection at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. They will not be publicly displayed, Tracey said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Triceratops Was A Social Animal, Group Of Dinosaur Fossils Suggests Mar 25, 2009
5, 2007) A scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, named Albertaceratops nesmoi, approximately 20 feet long and weighing nearly one half ton. (Mar. (Science Daily)
