Hot And Heavy Dinos Ruled Earth

Gainesville FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2006

If you think dinosaurs are hot today, just think back to about 110 million years ago when they really ran hot and heavy. One of the larger animals, a behemoth called Sauroposeidon proteles, weighed close to 120,000 pounds as an adult. Now, a new study led by the University of Florida suggests it may have had a body temperature close to 48 degrees Celsius.

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Hot_And_Heavy_Dinos_Rules_The_Earth_999.html

Trees Could Grow In Antarctica Within Century Says Scientist

by Staff Writers

Sydney (AFP) Jul 12, 2006

Trees could be growing in the Antarctic within a century because of global warming, an international scientific conference heard Wednesday. With carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere set to double in the next 100 years, the icy continent could revert to how it looked about 40 million years ago, said Professor Robert Dunbar of Stanford University.

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Trees_Could_Grow_In_Antarctica_Within_Century_Says_Scientist_999.html