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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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AUG 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
Flash back to the last deglaciation, some 19,000–9,000 years ago. During this time, atmospheric CO2 increased sign ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The isolation of islands can have a powerful effect on the genetics of the residents.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2018Videos
One-fourth of Louisiana’s coastline has already disappeared since just the 1930s. Every hour, Louisiana loses abou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Talk about a new form of clean energy! UK-based nuclear fusion company, Tokamak Energy, is in the process of developing ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2018Microbiology
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The story of human evolution is still being written.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Spiders are known for having eight legs, but as it seems, these arthropods can sometimes fly using a technique known to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
We had all been wondering for a long time now how a self-acclaimed climate change denier could be in charge of the so-ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2018Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2018Videos
Most homes have carbon monoxide detectors as well as smoke detectors, and this is a critical safety feature. However, ch ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 11, 2018Plants & Animals
Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the skeleton of a neanderthal that was found about 100 years ago.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.Written By: Julia Travers
AUG 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Flash back to the last deglaciation, some 19,000–9,000 years ago. During this time, atmospheric CO2 increased sign
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The isolation of islands can have a powerful effect on the genetics of the residents.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2018
Videos
One-fourth of Louisiana’s coastline has already disappeared since just the 1930s. Every hour, Louisiana loses abou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Talk about a new form of clean energy! UK-based nuclear fusion company, Tokamak Energy, is in the process of developing
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2018
Microbiology
In this work, the importance of algae to complex food chains was highlighted.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The story of human evolution is still being written.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Spiders are known for having eight legs, but as it seems, these arthropods can sometimes fly using a technique known to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
We had all been wondering for a long time now how a self-acclaimed climate change denier could be in charge of the so-ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Recently discovered amber from Myanmar is giving us new information on what life was like 99 million years ago. The ambe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2018
Videos
Most homes have carbon monoxide detectors as well as smoke detectors, and this is a critical safety feature. However, ch
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 11, 2018
Plants & Animals
Fossils often speak volumes about the physical features and lifestyles of some of the world’s earliest-known forms
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the skeleton of a neanderthal that was found about 100 years ago.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.
Written By:
Julia Travers