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NEWS ABOUT: jawbone

jawbone stories: 4 news summaries

 Sea Monster 
 Makes T-Rex 
 Look Wimpy 

50-ft Jurassic creature had crushing jaws

Mar 17, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fossil sea monster dug up last year had a bite far more crushing than T-Rex’s, scientists in Norway have found. The jaws of the 50-foot Jurassic reptile, known as "Predator X," carried a force of 33,000 pounds per square inch, 10 times more than that... More »

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fossil • jawbone • Tyrannosaurus rex

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Bluetooth 
 Gets a 
 Makeover  

Walter Mossberg reviews Aliph and Plantronics new offerings

May 15, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As more states push “hands-free” rules on drivers, ridiculous-looking wireless headsets only get more common. But two firms, Aliph and Plantronics, are attempting to address that. While the Wall Street Journal’s Walter Mossberg finds the “jewelry-esque” makeover of both models pleasing, it’s the functionality of Aliph’... More »

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technology • cell phones • jawbone • noise • Bluetooth • Aliph • Plantronics

 New Fossil Rocks Human History

Indicates man settled in Europe far earlier than thought

Mar 27, 08 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An incredibly old jawbone discovered in a Spanish cave could rewrite human history, scientists say. The bone with teeth is 1.2 million years old and belongs to a long-extinct human ancestor called Homo antecessor. It's at least 300,000 years older than any other human fossil found in... More »

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archaeology • Europe • origins of humanity • Homo antecessor • fossil • jawbone • anthropology • Neanderthals

Fossil Proves
We're All African

Moroccan find sets human origins
back 100,000 years

Mar 14, 07 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - An ancient jawbone found in Morocco suggests that modern human ancestry emerged 100,000 years earlier than previously believed—and in Africa, rather than Europe. Until now, scientists believed that modern humans didn't emerge until 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. But the Moroccan bone is 160,000 years... More »

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Africa • evolution • Morocco • origins of humanity • fossil • jawbone • modern man • homo sapien

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