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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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OCT 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 03, 2017Plants & Animals
Ichthyosaurus Communis is one of the first-known species of ichthyosaur to exist on Earth, and some U.K.-based paleontol ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2017Plants & Animals
You were raised thinking about dinosaurs as massive reptilian creatures, and Hollywood certainly reinforced those ideas ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2017Videos
The horseshoe crab is considered one of the relatively few living fossils on Earth, given that it's been around for 450 ...AUG 31, 2017Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
A recent paper published in Nature illuminates key findings regarding human-caused methane emissions. Scientists from th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H. ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 12, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 10, 2017Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets experiment, also known as CLOUD, is an ongoing project that studies the connection ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 21, 2017Plants & Animals
A hike can be a great outdoorsy activity to help distract your mind from the everyday perils of life, but for one family ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Not all sharks swallow their food in the same way, especially those that rely on suction feeding, and researchers from B ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Perhaps we don’t know as much about the dinosaurs as we originally thought. Even the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
France announced its goal on Thursday to ban the sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040 as part of its renewal to the c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2017Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Grassroots environmental groups had a victory yesterday when Spectra Energy Partners, a company involved in the Access N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2017Plants & Animals
Most people have never had the opportunity to see some of the largest marine mammals on the planet in person. Baleen wha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2017Videos
Fossil fuels are the precious natural resources formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. Over the hund ...JUN 12, 2017Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
The possibility of using the byproducts of ethanol to produce cattle feed has gained recent headway. A new study conduct ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Although paleontologists have been finding animal fossils in the form of bones and bone-shaped rocks for eons, full-bodi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2017Plants & Animals
Homo Sapiens have been walking the Earth for at least a couple hundred thousand years, but a new discovery is shaking th ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
Ichthyosaurus Communis is one of the first-known species of ichthyosaur to exist on Earth, and some U.K.-based paleontol
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
You were raised thinking about dinosaurs as massive reptilian creatures, and Hollywood certainly reinforced those ideas
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2017
Videos
The horseshoe crab is considered one of the relatively few living fossils on Earth, given that it's been around for 450
...
AUG 31, 2017
Plants & Animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced on Friday the discovery of at least 381 new species throughout the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A recent paper published in Nature illuminates key findings regarding human-caused methane emissions. Scientists from th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you think back to about 160 million years ago, you most likely imagine a world roamed by the dinosaurs and not much
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets experiment, also known as CLOUD, is an ongoing project that studies the connection
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
A hike can be a great outdoorsy activity to help distract your mind from the everyday perils of life, but for one family
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not all sharks swallow their food in the same way, especially those that rely on suction feeding, and researchers from B
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Perhaps we don’t know as much about the dinosaurs as we originally thought. Even the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
France announced its goal on Thursday to ban the sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040 as part of its renewal to the c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Grassroots environmental groups had a victory yesterday when Spectra Energy Partners, a company involved in the Access N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
Most people have never had the opportunity to see some of the largest marine mammals on the planet in person. Baleen wha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2017
Videos
Fossil fuels are the precious natural resources formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. Over the hund
...
JUN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The possibility of using the byproducts of ethanol to produce cattle feed has gained recent headway. A new study conduct
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although paleontologists have been finding animal fossils in the form of bones and bone-shaped rocks for eons, full-bodi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Homo Sapiens have been walking the Earth for at least a couple hundred thousand years, but a new discovery is shaking th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard