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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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APR 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
As access to fresh water becomes scarcer, the search to find a resource efficient method of desalination becomes ever mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2017Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2017Plants & Animals
The bulk of the wooly mammoth population is thought to have died out some 14,000 years ago, but that’s not to say ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Kamchatka Peninsula is part of Russia’s “Land of Fire and Ice” region, meaning that it is chock fu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Where did dinosaurs actually come from? While a myriad of theories remain, only one answer could ever possibly be correc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Not so long ago Tesla released their novel technology, a residential power-storage solution called Powerwall that uses b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Plants & Animals
While we’ve long thought of dinosaurs as scaly reptile-like creatures, increasing amounts of evidence now point to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
PLOS ONE has published a new study that sheds light on what happened after the mass extinction during the late Permian p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2017Videos
Two different environmental issues at opposite ends of the climate debate sit not far from each other in North Dakota an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Fossils are relics left behind by time; they're alone and forgotten in places where even mother nature doesn’t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2017Plants & Animals
Because the world around us has existed much longer than we have, it’s not uncommon for scientists to come across ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 02, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 01, 2017Videos
When it comes to which industries most impact the environment, fashion isn't something that would automatically come to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
India has approximately 7,137 railway stations. Earlier this month during the union budget speech, the Indian Finance Mi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2017Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 20, 2017Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
The recent announcement from Salt River Project that the Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page, AZ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2017Videos
There are mountains of controversy in the pro-con list for vegetarianism, veganism, and omnivory. The usual anti-meat re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2017Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As access to fresh water becomes scarcer, the search to find a resource efficient method of desalination becomes ever mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In efforts to turn away from fossil fuels, many scientists have dedicated themselves to investigating biofuels,which &nb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
The bulk of the wooly mammoth population is thought to have died out some 14,000 years ago, but that’s not to say
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Kamchatka Peninsula is part of Russia’s “Land of Fire and Ice” region, meaning that it is chock fu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Where did dinosaurs actually come from? While a myriad of theories remain, only one answer could ever possibly be correc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Not so long ago Tesla released their novel technology, a residential power-storage solution called Powerwall that uses b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists are learning that more animals use tools in the wild than previously thought. It seems humans aren’t th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
While we’ve long thought of dinosaurs as scaly reptile-like creatures, increasing amounts of evidence now point to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
PLOS ONE has published a new study that sheds light on what happened after the mass extinction during the late Permian p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2017
Videos
Two different environmental issues at opposite ends of the climate debate sit not far from each other in North Dakota an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Fossils are relics left behind by time; they're alone and forgotten in places where even mother nature doesn’t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
Because the world around us has existed much longer than we have, it’s not uncommon for scientists to come across
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 02, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Nature features the mineralized remains of what the team of scientists from University College
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2017
Videos
When it comes to which industries most impact the environment, fashion isn't something that would automatically come to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Cities around the United States, Iceland, and Australia have been experiencing hot flashes this February - except we&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
India has approximately 7,137 railway stations. Earlier this month during the union budget speech, the Indian Finance Mi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest-known aquarium fish, an 84+ year-old Australia lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) who went by the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 20, 2017
Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The recent announcement from Salt River Project that the Navajo Generating Station coal-fired power plant near Page, AZ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2017
Videos
There are mountains of controversy in the pro-con list for vegetarianism, veganism, and omnivory. The usual anti-meat re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2017
Videos
Cave diving is perhaps the most dangerous type of exploration that humans have yet to pursue. Even more dangerous than e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)