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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 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2023Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long agreed that early Earth had extreme climate variations, but recent scientific discoveries provide n ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUL 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how movements throughout the 36 ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2023Plants & Animals
Today is a special day for a special species of ancient Earth, Megalodons, also known as Otodus megalodon, as June 15 is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Earth Science Reviews examines how both the shine and excellent preservation of fossils disc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities recently published two studies in Science that help shed might on ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
An $8 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy was recently awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 12, 2023Technology
Polar bears are well known for being able to survive in harsh and exceptionally cold climates. How they do so, however, ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 31, 2023Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 30, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The idea of hemp as a source of biofuel is growing in popularity. Here's whyWritten By: Helaine KrysikMAR 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, also known simply as carbon capture, is a process that involves removing CO2 emissions fro ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
Are we alone in the universe? If not, then how will we find life? Will we dig for it, or detect it with an instrument? W ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 10, 2023Plants & Animals
Fossils provide important clues into a world long before humans. They allow us to see not only the kinds of organisms th ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Planet Earth is a marvelous geological machine responsible for life to exist here. It is a machine that churns and spews ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 23, 2023Plants & Animals
Researchers find evidence that Neandertals hunted and butchered prehistoric elephants, which could feed communities for ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Along the coast of Dorset, England, is a geologic wonder called the Charmouth Mudstone Formation. Here, you can fin ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the planet Earth has been home to around 8.7 million species of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2023
Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long agreed that early Earth had extreme climate variations, but recent scientific discoveries provide n
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUL 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how movements throughout the 36
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a new study, researchers from the University of Cambridge explain how they have developed solar-powered technology to
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2023
Plants & Animals
Today is a special day for a special species of ancient Earth, Megalodons, also known as Otodus megalodon, as June 15 is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Earth Science Reviews examines how both the shine and excellent preservation of fossils disc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities recently published two studies in Science that help shed might on
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
An $8 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy was recently awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 12, 2023
Technology
Polar bears are well known for being able to survive in harsh and exceptionally cold climates. How they do so, however,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 31, 2023
Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 30, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The idea of hemp as a source of biofuel is growing in popularity. Here's why
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
MAR 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, also known simply as carbon capture, is a process that involves removing CO2 emissions fro
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Are we alone in the universe? If not, then how will we find life? Will we dig for it, or detect it with an instrument? W
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
Fossils provide important clues into a world long before humans. They allow us to see not only the kinds of organisms th
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Planet Earth is a marvelous geological machine responsible for life to exist here. It is a machine that churns and spews
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2023
Plants & Animals
Researchers find evidence that Neandertals hunted and butchered prehistoric elephants, which could feed communities for
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Along the coast of Dorset, England, is a geologic wonder called the Charmouth Mudstone Formation. Here, you can fin
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
During its approximately 4.5 billion years of existence, the planet Earth has been home to around 8.7 million species of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc