Fossil Find Improves Knowledge of Human Origins - Yahoo! News

Fossil Find Improves Knowledge of Human Origins - Yahoo! News: "Newfound fossils from Ethiopia are giving scientists a clearer glimpse into the murky origins of a hominid species that was an important link in the evolution of ape to man."

A Missing Evolutionary Link - New York Times

A Missing Evolutionary Link - New York Times: "A fossil find in the frigid wastes of Arctic Canada is being hailed as a missing link documenting the transition from fish to land animals eons ago, and in some respects it is. But the gap it fills was already shrinking rapidly thanks to previous fossil discoveries by paleontologists seeking to determine how ancient fish developed the ability to leave the waters and adopt a terrestrial lifestyle."

Ancient fossils fill gap in early human evolution - Yahoo! News

Ancient fossils fill gap in early human evolution - Yahoo! News: "LONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists have discovered 4.1 million year old fossils in eastern Ethiopia that fill a missing gap in human evolution."

CNN.com - Study: Plants helped ants evolve - Apr 7, 2006

CNN.com - Study: Plants helped ants evolve - Apr 7, 2006: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Ants evolved far earlier than previously believed, as far back as 140 million to 168 million years ago -- and they have plants to thank for their diversity, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday."

Study, in a First, Explains Evolution's Molecular Advance - New York Times

Study, in a First, Explains Evolution's Molecular Advance - New York Times: "By reconstructing ancient genes from long-extinct animals, scientists have for the first time demonstrated the step-by-step progression of how evolution created a new piece of molecular machinery by reusing and modifying existing parts."

A Fish with Fingers?

TIME.com: A Fish with Fingers? -- Page 1: "People who doubt the truth of Darwinian evolution love to claim that there are no transitional fossils—no remains of ancient creatures that have the characteristics of two different kinds of organism, mixed together. If evolution were true, you'd expect to see them."

Fossil Called Missing Link From Sea to Land Animals - New York Times

Fossil Called Missing Link From Sea to Land Animals - New York Times: "Scientists have discovered fossils of a 375-million-year-old fish, a large scaly creature not seen before, that they say is a long-sought missing link in the evolution of some fishes from water to a life walking on four limbs on land."

Wingless Gliders May Reveal the Origins of Insect Flight - New York Times

Wingless Gliders May Reveal the Origins of Insect Flight - New York Times: "When Stephen Yanoviak visited the jungles of Panama in 1998 to study how ants forage, he found himself with some unexpected downtime. 'Out of boredom, I started flicking some ants off of a tree,' he said."