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A fossil is any preserved remains, trace, or impression of any once-living organism from a past geologic age. Examples of fossils include exoskeletons, bones, shells, or stone imprints of animals or microbes. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record. Credit: Shutterstock
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JUN 27, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plant fossils were found in the abdomen of a dinosaur called a sauropod, shown in this artistic impression. Image credit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have managed to reconstruct the 3D structure of a woolly mammoth genome that is 52,000 years old, in a first ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
It's fairly easy to look at a map of the world and see the clear similarities between the western coast of Africa and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are using dinosaur tracks found in rock formations in Northwestern Alaska to learn more about the climate of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Is there a historic connection between climate change and animal extinction? This is what a study published today in Sci ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 26, 2024Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
An analysis of satellite records has revealed that over the past 30 years, Greenland has lost about 28,707 square kilome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
What is the last common ancestor of all plants and animals? Where did complex life come from and when? Scientists have b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2024Technology
In a time when electric cars are increasing in number around the world and contributing to a greener future, can electri ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2023Earth & The Environment
Deep under the surface of an Arctic landscape known as Svalbard, there is a massive amount of methane, a very potent gre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
Recent discoveries made at this week’s American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2023 in San Francisco revea ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 02, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany recently published a study describing, using mode ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 10, 2023Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Technology
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the use of Softbotics to mimic ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 18, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at Dartmouth College have leveraged AI insights to better understand the main driver behind the ex ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 22, 2023Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become a fixture of the labor landscape. Initially used as a w ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 09, 2023Technology
The push towards electrifying vehicles around the global has become an increasingly pressing topic, particularly as the ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 07, 2023Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plant fossils were found in the abdomen of a dinosaur called a sauropod, shown in this artistic impression. Image credit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have managed to reconstruct the 3D structure of a woolly mammoth genome that is 52,000 years old, in a first
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
It's fairly easy to look at a map of the world and see the clear similarities between the western coast of Africa and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers have reported the discovery of fossils from a massive, ancient snake that could have been bigger than a bus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are using dinosaur tracks found in rock formations in Northwestern Alaska to learn more about the climate of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Is there a historic connection between climate change and animal extinction? This is what a study published today in Sci
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2024
Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
An analysis of satellite records has revealed that over the past 30 years, Greenland has lost about 28,707 square kilome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
What is the last common ancestor of all plants and animals? Where did complex life come from and when? Scientists have b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2024
Technology
In a time when electric cars are increasing in number around the world and contributing to a greener future, can electri
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Deep under the surface of an Arctic landscape known as Svalbard, there is a massive amount of methane, a very potent gre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Recent discoveries made at this week’s American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2023 in San Francisco revea
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 02, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany recently published a study describing, using mode
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 10, 2023
Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Technology
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the use of Softbotics to mimic
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at Dartmouth College have leveraged AI insights to better understand the main driver behind the ex
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 22, 2023
Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become a fixture of the labor landscape. Initially used as a w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 09, 2023
Technology
The push towards electrifying vehicles around the global has become an increasingly pressing topic, particularly as the
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 07, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Lithium is a soft metal element, and demand for it is increasing significantly because it is being used in the transitio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch