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World Service,29 Apr 1999,23 mins

What did Dinosaurs sound like?

Science In Action

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What did dinosaurs sound like? How cyber paeleontologist Michael Parrish uses computers to investigate long-extinct animals based on fossil measurements. Psychologist Kourosh Saberi at Caltech, USA, investigates how we make sense of what people say. A new family of planets discovered around Upsilon Andromedae gives scientists new hope of finding extraterrestrial life. BP Conservation Awards for young scientists researching sustainable futures. Picture: T-Rex from Jurassic Park film, Credit: Getty Images

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