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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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JUL 25, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2016Videos
About 71 percent of Earth's surface is covered by water and it holds many of the world's most fascinating mysteries. The ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 20, 2016Videos
In the United States, the US Geological Survey labs are responsible for testing millions of samples from around the coun ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 15, 2016Plants & Animals
A growing number of impressive fossil specimens have been discovered in the forests of Myanmar; already, scientists have ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2016Earth & The Environment
Just two weeks ago the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico, met at the “Three Amigos” summit in Ottawa. At ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2016Earth & The Environment
A new study in the journal Scientific Reports looks at the dilemma of disproportionality in power plants’ carbon e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2016Neuroscience
They’re making a list, and checking it twice, but they aren’t Santa’s helpers. They are a group of sci ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2016Videos
The largest publicly traded coal company in the United States, Peabody Energy, has funded over two dozen organizations a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 29, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils are interesting artefacts that give us a glimpse of an earlier time on Earth. They show us what life looked like ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2016Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2016Videos
Because 450 million years ago was so long ago, there is virtually no definite way of recreating what creatures from that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 10, 2016Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 29, 2016Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 02, 2016Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 12, 2016Chemistry & Physics
How do people, not just professional baseball players, throw stuff a such high speeds? Humans in general are the ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 29, 2016Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 10, 2016Technology
European solar energy company Lightsource is reportedly funding and working on a next-generation floating solar farm tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils are found all the time, but ground-breaking fossil discoveries like the one being shared by United States scient ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2016Earth & The Environment
Environmental injustice stories related to water rights are flaring up not only in Flint, Michigan. Within the la ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 09, 2016Videos
Climate change is a reality that isn't going anywhere. The level of greenhouse gas currently in the atmosphere is at an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2016Technology
Many forms of generating power involve burning fossil fuels, or other actions that can harm the Earth’s natural en ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2016Technology
Japanese electronics company Kyocera, is working to break a record for the world’s largest capacity floating solar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Earth & The Environment
Australia’s economy is currently quite healthy. It’s experiencing significant economic growth. It may surpri ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopNOV 03, 2015Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 25, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2016
Videos
About 71 percent of Earth's surface is covered by water and it holds many of the world's most fascinating mysteries. The
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 20, 2016
Videos
In the United States, the US Geological Survey labs are responsible for testing millions of samples from around the coun
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
A growing number of impressive fossil specimens have been discovered in the forests of Myanmar; already, scientists have
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Just two weeks ago the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico, met at the “Three Amigos” summit in Ottawa. At
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A new study in the journal Scientific Reports looks at the dilemma of disproportionality in power plants’ carbon e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2016
Neuroscience
They’re making a list, and checking it twice, but they aren’t Santa’s helpers. They are a group of sci
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2016
Videos
The largest publicly traded coal company in the United States, Peabody Energy, has funded over two dozen organizations a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils are interesting artefacts that give us a glimpse of an earlier time on Earth. They show us what life looked like
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2016
Microbiology
Carbon fixation is the vital function plants, algae and some bacteria perform in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
Because 450 million years ago was so long ago, there is virtually no definite way of recreating what creatures from that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 10, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Perhaps one of the best feelings in the world is slipping into the cool silky salt of the ocean. Whether a quiet evening
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2016
Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 02, 2016
Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 12, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
How do people, not just professional baseball players, throw stuff a such high speeds? Humans in general are the
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 29, 2016
Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 10, 2016
Technology
European solar energy company Lightsource is reportedly funding and working on a next-generation floating solar farm tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils are found all the time, but ground-breaking fossil discoveries like the one being shared by United States scient
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Environmental injustice stories related to water rights are flaring up not only in Flint, Michigan. Within the la
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 09, 2016
Videos
Climate change is a reality that isn't going anywhere. The level of greenhouse gas currently in the atmosphere is at an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2016
Technology
Many forms of generating power involve burning fossil fuels, or other actions that can harm the Earth’s natural en
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2016
Technology
Japanese electronics company Kyocera, is working to break a record for the world’s largest capacity floating solar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Australia’s economy is currently quite healthy. It’s experiencing significant economic growth. It may surpri
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
NOV 03, 2015
Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop
...
Written By:
Kara Marker