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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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MAY 07, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas and finding alternative fuel source are two of the top priorities of the energy indu ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Perhaps the most easily discernable dinosaur of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, made infamous by Hollywood films such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2019Chemistry & Physics
If the over-reliance on petroleum for plastics production is not already a problem, the plastics pollution crisis is and ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 09, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for paleontologists to unearth dinosaur fossils in the form of well-preserved bones or tracks, b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Horseshoe crabs were once thought to be related to sand crabs, but there have been placed in the arachnid group.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society highlights the impact that coal-fired powe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2019Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
In theory, biofuels are a sustainable alternative to oil and gas. In practice, however, they are expensive. With current ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In volcanically active regions, there are hot springs on the ocean floor. They are small tears in the crust, also known ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2019Cancer
Cancer is on everybody's mind these days. Many pharmaceutical companies are devoted solely to finding new cancer tre ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 07, 2019Earth & The Environment
New analysis from Carbon Brief highlights the fall in the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the last three ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a disti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2019Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas and finding alternative fuel source are two of the top priorities of the energy indu
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Perhaps the most easily discernable dinosaur of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, made infamous by Hollywood films such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
If the over-reliance on petroleum for plastics production is not already a problem, the plastics pollution crisis is and
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for paleontologists to unearth dinosaur fossils in the form of well-preserved bones or tracks, b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Shark attacks aren’t particularly common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen every now and again.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Horseshoe crabs were once thought to be related to sand crabs, but there have been placed in the arachnid group.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society highlights the impact that coal-fired powe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
During the first decade of the 21st century, the world saw a rapid surge of research and development activities surround
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
In theory, biofuels are a sustainable alternative to oil and gas. In practice, however, they are expensive. With current
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In volcanically active regions, there are hot springs on the ocean floor. They are small tears in the crust, also known
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research suggests that household tasks such as cooking and cleaning have significant impact on air pollution, genera
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2019
Cancer
Cancer is on everybody's mind these days. Many pharmaceutical companies are devoted solely to finding new cancer tre
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 07, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New analysis from Carbon Brief highlights the fall in the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the last three
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Scientists have been trying to learn about the factors that drive speciation since the dawn of time, and while there&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a disti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2019
Plants & Animals
Standing tall in the display room of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois is Sue the T. Rex, an incr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan