Paleontology

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China was an ancient-ape paradise - April 24, 2008

Excavations uncover oldest known ancestral gibbon remains
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/31434/title/China_was_an_ancient-ape_paradise

Salty Old Cellulose: Tiny fibers found in ancient halite deposits - April 2, 2008

Researchers have recovered microscopic bits of cellulose from 253-million-year-old salt deposits deep underground.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/9559/title/Salty_Old_Cellulose_Tiny_fibers_foun...