Paleontology
Paleontology: The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms. The study existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments. Body fossils and trace fossils are the principal types of evidence about ancient life, and geochemical evidence has helped to decipher the evolution of life before there were organisms large enough to leave body fossils.
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JUL 28, 2019Plants & Animals
JUL 28, 2019Millions of years before the dawn of humankind, dinosaurs walked the Earth. While they aren’t around today to tell their side of the story, paleontol...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2019Microbiology
JUN 21, 2019Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests....Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2019Plants & Animals
JUN 03, 2019Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a work of science fiction, have you ev...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAY 18, 2019New research has indicated that modern humans diverged from Neanderthals much earlier than previously thought....Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
APR 22, 2019Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar for decades. Paleontologists finally...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
JUL 28, 2019
Millions of years before the dawn of humankind, dinosaurs walked the Earth. While they aren’t around today to tell their side of the story, paleontol...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2019
Microbiology
JUN 21, 2019
Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
JUN 03, 2019
Lots of people are running to the theater to see the latest Godzilla: King of the Monsters film, and while it may be a work of science fiction, have you ev...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 18, 2019
New research has indicated that modern humans diverged from Neanderthals much earlier than previously thought....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
APR 22, 2019
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar for decades. Paleontologists finally...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
APR 16, 2019
Perhaps the most easily discernable dinosaur of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, made infamous by Hollywood films such as Jurassic Park. But despite what...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
APR 09, 2019
It’s not uncommon for paleontologists to unearth dinosaur fossils in the form of well-preserved bones or tracks, but you’d be hard-pressed to f...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
MAR 16, 2019
In a recently published study, Princeton scientists claimed that they have sufficient evidence to conclude that asteroid alone did not kill all dinosaurs,...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
FEB 12, 2019
Cancer
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