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		<title>Bacteria Made Of Star Stuff</title>
		<link>http://afarensis99.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/bacteria-made-of-star-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best at explaining science was Carl Sagan. One recurring theme in Sagan&#8217;s works can be seen in the quote below: And we who embody the local eyes and ears and thoughts and feelings of the cosmos we&#8217;ve begun, at last, to wonder about our origins. Star stuff, contemplating the stars organized collections [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6167&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam: Ray Harryhausen</title>
		<link>http://afarensis99.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/in-memoriam-ray-harryhausen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the LA Times Ray Harryhausen has passed away. He will be missed.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6165&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur Eggs: Troodon formosus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>afarensis, FCD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I mentioned an interesting study on dinosaur embryos, a day or so later a study on incubation strategies in Troodon was published in Paleobiology. I don&#8217;t have access to this article so I will have to rely on the the abstract and the press release on Science Daily. Different egg-laying animals have [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6155&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Joshua Tree National Park Closures and Social Media: This Sucks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parts of the Joshua Tree National Park have been closed due to vandalism in both canyons and to some archaeological sites. The Inquisitr has more: In addition to allowing park workers time to repair some of the damage, the Joshua Tree closures will give them an opportunity to investigate the crime. The park officials strongly [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6148&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Video: Mesa: Hohokam Civilization in the Salt River Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is pretty cool!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6142&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur Embryos: Lufengosaurus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently working my way through the Australopithecus sediba articles mentioned in the previous post. In the meantime, in wandering around the internet there are a number of things make a science story jump out and say &#8220;write about me!&#8221; First, if it uses a methodology that answers the question &#8220;how do we know?&#8221; Second, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6121&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Begging for Articles: Australopithecus sediba</title>
		<link>http://afarensis99.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/begging-for-articles-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can someone send me the Australopithecus sediba papers that are published in the current issue of Science? links are below The Vertebral Column of Australopithecus sediba The Lower Limb and Mechanics of Walking in Australopithecus sediba The Upper Limb of Australopithecus sediba Mosaic Morphology in the Thorax of Australopithecus sediba Mandibular Remains Support Taxonomic Validity [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=6099&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Backyard Today</title>
		<link>http://afarensis99.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/my-backyard-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Interesting Science Picture XVIII: Spiders Eat Bats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call me disturbed. (Source) Figure 2. Bats caught by spiders. A &#8211; Adult female Avicularia urticans feeding on a Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) on the side of a palm tree near the Rio Yarapa, Peru (photo by Rick West, Victoria, Canada; report # 1). B &#8211; Adult Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) entangled in a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=5913&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Science Picture XVII</title>
		<link>http://afarensis99.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/interesting-science-picture-xvii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evidence of a crocodyliform feeding on a juvenile ‘hypsilophodontid’ dinosaur: (Source) Figure 2. Feeding traces on juvenile ‘hypsilophodontid’ bones (Kaiparowits Formation) compared to those derived via actualistic experiments. A. Skeletal reconstruction of the undescribed ‘hypsilophodontid’ from the Kaiparowits Formation with known material shown in white (modified from [65]). B. Partial left scapula (UMNH VP 21104) [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afarensis99.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7837797&#038;post=5883&#038;subd=afarensis99&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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