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Eight great American discoveries in science

On July 20, 1969, the U.S. celebrated one of its greatest technological feats by landing astronauts on the moon. As Neil Armstrong famously said while planting the first human foot on another world, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind."http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38158710/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/eight-gre...

Three dead, three safe after 36-hour Trenton hostage drama

Three children are safe after a 36-hour standoff with an armed man in Trenton, New Jersey ended early Sunday, state law enforcement officials said. But the bodies of a woman, presumed to be home owner Carmelita Stevens, 44 -- the mother of the children ...http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/12/18194545-three-dead-three-safe-after-...

Ten fossils that trace the story of human origins

Teeth and bones of the hand, foot, and thigh, shown here, are among the fossils of a 4.2 million-year-old Australopithecus anamensis specimen found in Ethiopia's Middle Awash region that has allowed scientists to link together their most complete chain of ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27225171/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/ten-fossi...

Two million-year-old creature had mix of ape, human traits

Standing about 1.3 meters (4 ft) tall, sediba had a narrow rib cage similar to apes ... At the same time, it is a very capable climber," said Lee Berger, project leader at the Wits Evolutionary Studies Institute in South Africa. The researchers plan ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51519690/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/two-million-year-old-...

Humanity's Closest Ancestor Was Pigeon-Toed, Research Reveals

For instance, the human ancestors may have moved in an entirely new way, with a somewhat pigeon-toed gait with a twisty trunk, the researchers added. "These skeletons are just interesting, wonderful blends of characteristics," researcher Steven Churchill ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51506626/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/humanitys...

New bone fossils help bring 'Hobbit humans' to life

New bones attributed to Homo floresiensis — aka the "Hobbit human" — along with other recent findings, are helping to reveal what members of this species looked like, how they behaved and their origins. The latest findings, described in a Journal of ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50434876/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/new-bone-...

The year's ancient mysteries (and missteps) put into perspective

Long-ago lore still has the power to ignite modern-day controversies: Witness the tempests that were stirred up this year over the Maya calendar, the purported "Gospel of Jesus' Wife," a bone box linked to early Christians, a disputed dinosaur skeleton and ...http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/27/16173366-the-years-ancient-mysteri...

Human hands evolved for fighting

Humanity's ancient ancestors swung from the trees, which meant they needed long fingers for grasping branches. But once Australopithecus afarensis like the famous "Lucy" began walking on two legs between 3.8 million and 2.9 million years ago, their hands ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50253098/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/human-han...

Human Hands Evolved for Fighting, Study Suggests

Humanity's ancient ancestors swung from the trees, which meant they needed long fingers for grasping branches. But once Australopithecus afarensis like the famous "Lucy" began walking on two legs between 3.8 million and 2.9 million years ago, their hands ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50252812/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/human-han...

Some animals may develop taste for human blood

Earlier this year, remains of an enormous horned crocodile, Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, were found next to Australopithecus, a now-extinct human relative. Researchers suspect that the croc regularly dined on humans. Moving to modern times, Burgess reminds ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49734403/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/some-anim...

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Oldest known baby fossil found - Technology & science - Science ...

Updated May. 22, 2013

The fossilized skull of a 3-year-old female from the species Australopithecus afarensis exhibits some characteristics of apes as well as humans. By Malcolm Ritter.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14922303/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/baby-foss...

Brain parts found in ancient human ancestor - Technology & science ...

Updated 21 hours ago

... Australopithecus sediba, right after his death. While gazing at the hominid's skull as it was being studied with a powerful electromagnetic radiation X-ray ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36421160/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/brain-par...

Walking upright: Foot bone fossils hold clues - Technology ...

Updated May. 23, 2013

Still, unlike in Australopithecus and humans, the foot lacked an arch, an energy-absorbing feature of feet that helps protect bones. Science news from NBCNews.comhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/46882487/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/walking-u...

Lessons from Lucy - Cosmic Log

Updated May. 23, 2013

... it might even go into Australopithecus. I think that while we have the broad outlines, the areas that bug us the most have to do with the common ancestor.http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2009/02/10/4351629-lessons-from-lucy?lite

Fossils shake up our family tree - Cosmic Log

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designated Australopithecus sediba. The skull was found in a South African cave. Well-preserved fossils found in a South African cave pit mark an important transition ...http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2010/04/08/4349734-fossils-shake-up-our-famil...

Humanity's closest ancestor was pigeon-toed, research reveals ...

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Australopithecus means "southern ape," while sediba means "fountain" in Sotho, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, due to how scientists hint the human ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/11/17708014-humanitys-closest-ancestor-...

Lucy's 'great-grandfather' found - Cosmic Log

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Over the past 35 years, other specimens of Australopithecus afarensis have been found that suggested a body size larger than Lucy, and even larger than Kadanuumuu.http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2010/06/21/4539675-lucys-great-grandfather-fo...

Human ancestor 'family' claims doubted - Technology & science ...

Updated May. 22, 2013

One Australopithecus walked next to another, while a third, smaller individual trailed behind, stepping in the tracks of one of the larger individuals.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45210980/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/human-anc...

Fossil suggests Lucy's kin swung from trees - Technology & science ...

Updated May. 20, 2013

Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis named after the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," is perhaps the world's most famous fossil.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49556640/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/pre-human...

Pre-human fossils seen as evolution 'game-changer' - Technology ...

Updated May. 22, 2013

This image shows the skeletal right hand of the adult female Australopithecus sediba nestled within a modern human hand. The fossil hand, lacks three wrist bones and ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44438221/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/pre-human...