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- 'Chinese Find Giant Bird-Like Dinosaur Fossil (RedNova)
By John Noble Wilford Scientists have uncovered a huge surprise in the Inner Mongolia region of northern China: the fossil skeleton of an unusually robust bird-like dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
'Study finds huge decreases in bird populations (Los Angeles Times)
Many species commonly found in California have declined in number by as much as 96%, largely because of shrinking habitats. Many bird species commonly found in California have suffered steep population declines, as much as 96%, part of a nationwide trend that is due in large part to diminished habitat, according to a study that for the first time combines 40 years of data. ...
'Giant bird-like dinosaur fossil found in China (International Herald Tribune)
The discovery contradicts theories that carnivorous dinosaurs got smaller as they evolved more bird-like characteristics.
'WHO says studying bird flu vaccine insurance policy (The Star Online)
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The World Health Organization made a unique proposition on Wednesday - what if big donors pooled resources to take out private insurance to pay for vaccines in the case of a bird flu pandemic?
'Indonesia bird flu cases top 100, death toll rises to 80 (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Bird flu cases in Indonesia topped 100 Thursday when a 29-year-old man was confirmed to have died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, bringing the human death toll in Indonesia to 80, the highest in the world, according to laboratory tests.
'Giant Bird-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found in China (New York Times)
Scientists have uncovered the fossil skeleton of a robust bird-like dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
'Huge Bird-Like Dinosaur Discovered (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
A gigantic bird-like dinosaur weighing as much as a car towered over its relatives about 70 million years ago, a new finding suggests. The unearthed beaked dinosaur was not full-grown, yet it tipped the scales at more than 3,000 pounds. Paleontologists who discovered its remains estimate the behemoth was just 11 years old when it perished. Chinese scientists unearthed the skeletal remains of the ...
'Indonesia man becomes 80th bird flu victim - official (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A Indonesian man who slaughtered sick chickens and then ate them has died of bird flu, health officials said on Thursday, taking the country's human death toll to 80.
'Bird-like behemoth joins pantheon of dinosaurs (Boston Globe)
Never mind Sesame Street. One of the world's most renowned fossil hunters has discovered the original Big Bird -- a partly-feathered but flightless dinosaur that weighed about 3,100 pounds and was nearly 26 feet long.
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