Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / October 2007

If, as some claim, all of the "weird wonders" of the Burgess Shale
can be shoehorned into existing phyla, then are there any extinct
animal phyla?
Since the the phylum--possibly even the kingdom--of the Edicara are

Neandertals, humans share key changes to 'language gene'
A new study published online on October 18th in Current Biology reveals that adaptive changes in a human gene involved in speech and language were shared by our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. The finding reveals ...

As comment to a US paper; I saw quite opportune to give a quick
lecture on the True Geology so that those good people would understand
really the drama resulting from Mankind 's obvious stupidity &
greed ... and the dire consequences of it will be felt up to the point

Would anyone care to comment on this collection, i just inherited it.
Its a good link, no gimmicks.
http://www.flickr.com/gp/9344035@N02/LrMZYE
I appreciate your feedback here.