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True colors: Using molecular analysis to clarify dino color claims

How do we know that the melanosomes found in the fossils are actually melanosomes and not something else, like leftover impressions from the microbes (some of which also make melanin) that coated the feather during its decay and preservation? Paleontology … Continue reading

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South Tyrol party denies sex-toy claims

IMG class=hide alt=”South Tyrol party denies sex-toy claims” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-745a788585cc9df4f2d19564528ba13f.jpg” (ANSA) – Bolzano, March 11 – The political party at the centre of Italy’s latest expenses scandal on Tuesday denied using public money to pay for erotic toys. P”The news reports … Continue reading

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News report claims US spied on Italian leadership

(ANSA) – Rome, December 6 – The United States spied on Italian leadership communications via a special undercover unit that enjoyed diplomatic immunity, according to an exclusive report published Friday by newspaper La Repubblica and Espresso magazine. La Repubblica said … Continue reading

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Unemployment claims jump by almost 28% in first nine months

(ANSA) – Rome, November 6 – Unemployment claims jumped by 27.7% in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2012, INPS said Wednesday. The national insurance agency reported that 1.432 million claims were received … Continue reading

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Letta quizzes Kerry on US spy claims

(By Paul Virgo) (ANSA) – Rome, October 23 – Premier Enrico Letta quizzed United States Secretary of State John Kerry about reports Italians were among millions of people to have their phone conversations tapped by the US National Security Agency … Continue reading

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