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Far cry?

- Black, Tony – ‘Gutted’, EuroCrime.co.uk, September 7, 2010.

2. Scientists were able to reconstruct the original colors of prehistoric insects.

It’s now known that prehistoric beetles sported vivid, metallic hues.

Color can leave behind structural and chemical evidence in fossils, permitting the reconstructions.

Fossils tend to offer a black and white view of the past, but new research on prehistoric beetles brings the insects' flashy metallic colors back to vivid life.

The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, add to the growing body of evidence that non-avian dinosaurs, Dino Era birds, prehistoric fish, early insects, and more were literally very colorful creatures.

The colors within fossils may not always be visible to the naked eye. Researchers, however, are now able to reveal the long-lost hues by studying the structural and chemical bases of the individual's original color. Many beetle fossils do exhibit colors, but they are a far cry from the hotrod shades these insects once sported.

- Prehistoric Beetles Sported Hotrod Colors, Discovery.com, September 27, 2011.

3. Scarlett Johansson took on a new role this year – female action hero. In “Lucy,” she played a woman powerful enough to destroy the world and in the blockbuster Marvel Comics movies, she played Black Widow. Those roles were a far cry from what she’s doing in her real life - taking care of her new baby.