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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 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 31, 2022Space & Astronomy
Asteroids might look like boring balls of rock, but these fossils often hold many clues about the evolution and formatio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 09, 2022Earth & The Environment
Oil companies are under fire for continuing to purchase and deliver Russian oil, funding Putin’s war. Governments ...Written By: Samantha LottMAR 08, 2022Plants & Animals
Three 18th c. women scientists, Maria Sibylla Merian, Catharina Dorrien, and Jane Colden, helped found taxonomy but are ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When we think of evolutionary changes, we tend to consider long stretches of time. But can evolution happen rapidly? The ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2022Earth & The Environment
In the last few decades, many fossil-fuel-producing companies have begun using sustainable or green language more freque ...Written By: Samantha LottFEB 08, 2022Earth & The Environment
The year 2021 was rough in most aspects of life, but it was a good year for climate legislation. A new report from the A ...Written By: Samantha LottJAN 31, 2022Earth & The Environment
Fracking has long been a contentious issue in the public sphere. Detractors have long argued that we should leave the fo ...Written By: Samantha LottJAN 04, 2022Cardiology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a type of molecule formed from burned and unburned kinds of fossil fuels. Ot ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioJAN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 25, 2021Earth & The Environment
The baby Oviraptor, named Yingliang, is the best-preserved fossil embryo ever discovered in paleontology.Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l ...Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 06, 2021Technology
Oil spills at sea can be a devastating consequence of offshore drilling for fossil fuels. They can affect local plants a ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
A brand new species of duckbill dinosaur was just discovered in MissouriWritten By: Timothy JamesNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, a team of researchers have discovered that the social cost associa ...Written By: Matthew LundyNOV 10, 2021Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 05, 2021Plants & Animals
Meet Mussaurus patagonicus, an adorable five-foot-tall early sauropod or "long neck"Written By: Timothy JamesNOV 03, 2021Technology
The cost of home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have plummeted. Today nearly every household in North America will prof ...Sponsored By: Michigan Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) LeOCT 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The climate is hot and muggy with the world's oceans as hot as a sauna. Also, it just started raining and it will not st ...Written By: Timothy JamesOCT 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
Incredible new evidence pushed back Asia's earliest contact with homininsWritten By: Timothy JamesOCT 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork © ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 31, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids might look like boring balls of rock, but these fossils often hold many clues about the evolution and formatio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 09, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Oil companies are under fire for continuing to purchase and deliver Russian oil, funding Putin’s war. Governments
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAR 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
Three 18th c. women scientists, Maria Sibylla Merian, Catharina Dorrien, and Jane Colden, helped found taxonomy but are
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When we think of evolutionary changes, we tend to consider long stretches of time. But can evolution happen rapidly? The
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In the last few decades, many fossil-fuel-producing companies have begun using sustainable or green language more freque
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
FEB 08, 2022
Earth & The Environment
The year 2021 was rough in most aspects of life, but it was a good year for climate legislation. A new report from the A
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 31, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Fracking has long been a contentious issue in the public sphere. Detractors have long argued that we should leave the fo
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JAN 04, 2022
Cardiology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a type of molecule formed from burned and unburned kinds of fossil fuels. Ot
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JAN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 25, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The baby Oviraptor, named Yingliang, is the best-preserved fossil embryo ever discovered in paleontology.
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 06, 2021
Technology
Oil spills at sea can be a devastating consequence of offshore drilling for fossil fuels. They can affect local plants a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A brand new species of duckbill dinosaur was just discovered in Missouri
Written By:
Timothy James
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, a team of researchers have discovered that the social cost associa
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
NOV 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new fossil attributed to the species Homo naledi has been discovered.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
Meet Mussaurus patagonicus, an adorable five-foot-tall early sauropod or "long neck"
Written By:
Timothy James
NOV 03, 2021
Technology
The cost of home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have plummeted. Today nearly every household in North America will prof
...
Sponsored By:
Michigan Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) Le
OCT 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The climate is hot and muggy with the world's oceans as hot as a sauna. Also, it just started raining and it will not st
...
Written By:
Timothy James
OCT 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Incredible new evidence pushed back Asia's earliest contact with hominins
Written By:
Timothy James
OCT 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork ©
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch