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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 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Plastics may, in general, be a product of fossil fuels like petroleum, but that has not stopped an international team of ...Written By: Matthew LundyOCT 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2021Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 10, 2021Earth & The Environment
Wildfires are becoming a common occurrence in the Western US, and wildfires are expected to increase in severity and num ...Written By: Samantha LottSEP 08, 2021Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The first animals that were ancestors of whales are thought to have been deer-like mammals that could walk on land about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 17, 2021Plants & Animals
A new study sequenced Neandertal DNA, revealing the first father-daughter pair and other clues about social life.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's pastWritten By: Timothy JamesJUL 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Professor Elizabeth C. Turner of Laurentian University may have discovered the oldest animal fossil ever, as reported in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2021Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Coelacanths are humungous, ancient fish that were first discovered in 1938. Researchers have now found that they could l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with geneticall ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 24, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment demonstrates the potential of willow tree roots to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 07, 2021Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
As hard as it is to imagine, the rolling dunes that we picture now when we think of the Sahara used to be quite differen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study to be published soon in the June 2021 issue in Earth-Science Reviews will explain a new theory of how the fossil ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Plastics may, in general, be a product of fossil fuels like petroleum, but that has not stopped an international team of
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
OCT 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Wildfires are becoming a common occurrence in the Western US, and wildfires are expected to increase in severity and num
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The first animals that were ancestors of whales are thought to have been deer-like mammals that could walk on land about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
A new study sequenced Neandertal DNA, revealing the first father-daughter pair and other clues about social life.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Pterosaur fossils have been discovered in all corners of the globe since their first discovery in Kansas in the 1700s. S
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's past
Written By:
Timothy James
JUL 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Professor Elizabeth C. Turner of Laurentian University may have discovered the oldest animal fossil ever, as reported in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric plants are touted for their ability to provide so-called green energy, which aims to continue to satisfy d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Coelacanths are humungous, ancient fish that were first discovered in 1938. Researchers have now found that they could l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with geneticall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment demonstrates the potential of willow tree roots to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
As hard as it is to imagine, the rolling dunes that we picture now when we think of the Sahara used to be quite differen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study to be published soon in the June 2021 issue in Earth-Science Reviews will explain a new theory of how the fossil
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan