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World Service,01 May 2001,26 mins

Feathered Dinosaur fossil in China

Science In Action

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A 130 million-year-old-fossil dromaeosaur, complete with feathers, has been discovered in Liaoning province, China, preserved by a prehistoric volcanic eruption. Scientists claim the human race is still changing according to Darwinian principles but that the environmental factors that do the selecting have changed. E-paper – electronic paper – might one day allow electronic books and newspapers to be transmitted to and viewed on flexible sheets of plastic.

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