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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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MAR 13, 2018Plants & Animals
During the late-Jurassic period, a winged dinosaur known to the scientific community as Archaeopteryx walked the Earth. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, there’s good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Okay, here’s the good news: the UK has managed ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Fossils are ancient relics of our early world, and they can reveal a lot about life before people. Fortunately, scientis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 07, 2018Microbiology
Some people that vape instead of smoking cigarettes might think that their habit is not detrimental to their health, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Spiders, love them or hate them, can be found all around the globe today. On the other hand, discovering some of the ear ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, you’ve decided to go green and buy an electric vehicle – or EV, as those techies call them. You’re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 24, 2018Plants & Animals
If you were to look at any horse’s foot today, you’d find a lone hoof rather than many toes. On the other ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2018Technology
The 14/32 runway is about to be changed to 15/33. This means that the giant numbers on the ground have to be repainted.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2017Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Paleontologists discover new fossils with each passing day that help tell a story about the world before humans. A more ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Modern discoveries indicate that many dinosaurs might have been feathered like birds rather than scaly as popular Hollyw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen charging station. Credit: FuelCellWorks As the first generation of mass-produced hydrogen ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 05, 2017Videos
Researchers assessed 98 wooly mammoth specimens found in parts of Siberia and learned that most fossilized remains came ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2017Videos
Sponges are an ancient life form, whose fossils go back half a billion years. Incredibly, one group of marine sponges ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Videos
Dinosaurs walked the Earth millions of years ago, but when a massive asteroid smacked into our planet, it wiped them all ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
During the late-Jurassic period, a winged dinosaur known to the scientific community as Archaeopteryx walked the Earth.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, there’s good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Okay, here’s the good news: the UK has managed
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Fossils are ancient relics of our early world, and they can reveal a lot about life before people. Fortunately, scientis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 07, 2018
Microbiology
Some people that vape instead of smoking cigarettes might think that their habit is not detrimental to their health, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Spiders, love them or hate them, can be found all around the globe today. On the other hand, discovering some of the ear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, you’ve decided to go green and buy an electric vehicle – or EV, as those techies call them. You’re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
If you were to look at any horse’s foot today, you’d find a lone hoof rather than many toes. On the other ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2018
Technology
The 14/32 runway is about to be changed to 15/33. This means that the giant numbers on the ground have to be repainted.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
With each passing day, researchers seem to discover previously-unknown animal species. Some of those still exist today,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists discover new fossils with each passing day that help tell a story about the world before humans. A more
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Modern discoveries indicate that many dinosaurs might have been feathered like birds rather than scaly as popular Hollyw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen charging station. Credit: FuelCellWorks As the first generation of mass-produced hydrogen
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 05, 2017
Videos
Researchers assessed 98 wooly mammoth specimens found in parts of Siberia and learned that most fossilized remains came
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Thirteen US federal agencies have come together to detail the most comprehensive report on climate change ever. Four hun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2017
Videos
Sponges are an ancient life form, whose fossils go back half a billion years. Incredibly, one group of marine sponges ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Videos
Dinosaurs walked the Earth millions of years ago, but when a massive asteroid smacked into our planet, it wiped them all
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard