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Duck-Billed Dinosaurs "Outgrew" Their Predators

The duck-billed dinosaur Hypacrosaurus grew three to five times faster than the fearsome predators that hunted it, reaching its full size by age ten, according to a new study.

Duck-Billed Dinosaurs "Outgrew" Their Predators

Talk about being a big baby. The duck-billed dinosaur Hypacrosaurus grew three to five times faster than the fearsome predators that hunted it, reaching its full size by age ten, according to a new study.

Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive

With long limbs and a soft body, the duck-billed hadrosaur had few defenses against predators such as tyrannosaurs. But new research on the bones of this plant-eating dinosaur suggests that it had at least one advantage: It grew to adulthood much faster than its predators, giving it superiority in size.

Cigarettes, newspaper billed at $2,323.49

A Canadian man in Winnipeg is fighting a credit card bill from a 7-Eleven store of $2,323.49 for two packages of cigarettes and a newspaper.

The Olympus E-420 Digital SLR; An Affordable

Billed as the “world’s smallest digital SLR,� this Olympus model is an upgraded version of the E-410 with several benefits. These include a slightly larger (2.7�) LCD screen with better display quality, more versatile autofocus in Live View, plus support for wireless off-camera TTL flash. Image quality has also been improved slightly with a tweaked sensor and processor; these modifications allow the E-420 to provide a wider dynamic range with new Gradation options that provide full user-control.

Pluto Is Part of Hot Debate

It was billed as a debate over the 2006 decision by the International Astronomical Union that kicked Pluto out of the family of planets, leaving just eight.

Chitungwiza upcoming artistes furious

A group of upcoming musicians who were initially billed to perform during the Chitungwiza Central Hospital Benefit Concert last week but were dropped from the final programme on the last minute, have accused some established musicians and organisers of the gala of sidelining them.

PS3 firmware of death

The latest firmware update for the PS3 was billed as one of the biggest to date. What PS3 owners didn't realise was that it was so big it could kill their consoles.

No Room at the Beach

CHATHAM - After the fog lifts, a cloud of short-billed dowitchers, red knots, American oystercatchers and all types of plovers tear and careen off an inlet. They crest on the breeze, settling near the shore.

Bring back soil from Mars

Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned.

Bring back soil from Mars

Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned.

Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch

Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned.

The end of the road for .com?

The internet will change beyond recognition by as early as next year in what is being billed as one of the most radical shake-ups over how net addresses work, if a vote to relax domain name rules is approved today.

Troubleshooting tool for Java offered

Sun's Java VisualVM open-source technology views apps while they run on a JVM and is billed as all-in-one solution

It's a Yankee Doodle Linux phone

OpenMoko will start selling its Linux-based Neo FreeRunner phone online on July 4th, says the company. Billed as a completely open source, hackable hardware platform, the Neo FreeRunner will receive updated software with new location-based applications in August, says OpenMoko.

Space-tech solutions for water and sustainability

Tomorrow INASMET-Tecnalia and ESA is holding a workshop on space innovation for water management at an event billed as the “biggest water festival on Earth�. Expo Zaragoza 2008, the international expo on water and sustainable development, is taking place in Spain from 14 June to 14 September.

Mission to bring back soil samples from Mars gets 2018 launch

PARIS (AFP) - Space experts on Wednesday set a date of 2018 for launching the Mars Sample Return mission, billed as the most complex and costliest exploration of the Red Planet ever planned.

Linux Foundation plans end-user summit

The foundation's End User Collaboration Summit, announced on Wednesday, is scheduled for 13-14 October. It is being billed as "the first event of its kind to bring together high-performance end users with the highest-level Linux community developer".

iTunes, Amazon blocking in China continues

Users throughout China are having trouble accessing Apple’s iTunes Store and an Amazon.com page featuring a 20-song CD billed as “a show of solidarity with the Dali Lama and Tibet.�

Tech Tickler - Is the Xbox 360 60GB worth it?

The new Xbox 360, with a 60GB hard drive, hits stores tomorrow. And with a £199 price tag, it's being billed as a great way to get into downloading goodies from Video Marketplace and stashing them on your hub.

Art meets sports in huge Beijing Olympic exhibit

BEIJING (Reuters) - With all things Olympic in vogue these days, lovers of aesthetics and athletics alike are flocking to a sports art exhibition billed as Beijing's largest showcase of international and Chinese works in over 50 years.

Nikon debuts D700 full frame camera

Nikon has officially confirmed the launch of its second FX-format digital SLR in the shape of the 12.1-million-pixel D700 - billed as an 'affordable' full-frame model.

VIDEO: Dinosaur Mummy's Meal Revealed

June 27, 2008—A fossilized dinosaur known as Leonardo has shed light on what Montana was like 77 million years ago—including what the duck-billed reptile ate.

Camera Robotics Systems Enhance Exhibits at the Newseum

A camera robotics and control system from Telemetrics Inc. has been installed throughout the Newseum in Washington, DC. Open since April 11, 2008, the facility is billed as one of the most technologically advanced museums in the world, and is a showcase for today’s most advanced high definition television production systems. With hands-on exhibits, theaters, and studios, the Newseum covers 500 years of news history and newsgathering capabilities.

Katrina inspires proposal for combo home insurance

NEW ORLEANS — One of the nation's largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and floodwaters, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid costly litigation after disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

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