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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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NOV 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 JamesOCT 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 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork © ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 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 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 LottJUL 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 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many of us have wondered how fish like sole and flounder ended up with two eyes on one side of their heads, including sc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2021Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Recent work has suggested that saber tooth tigers aren't the terrifying predators they seem to have been; they may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2021Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2020Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2020Plants & Animals
Just a few million years ago, a prehistoric crocodile that was more than 16 feet long was the king of swamps in southwes ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
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 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
SEP 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 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
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 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
MAY 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many of us have wondered how fish like sole and flounder ended up with two eyes on one side of their heads, including sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long ago, fungi colonized the impact crater of an ancient meteor. It seems they may have begun working in partnership wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Recent work has suggested that saber tooth tigers aren't the terrifying predators they seem to have been; they may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
At one time, Australia, South America, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula were merge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many species of birds display spectacular patterns and colors in their feathers. Now scientists have found that these fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2020
Plants & Animals
Just a few million years ago, a prehistoric crocodile that was more than 16 feet long was the king of swamps in southwes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch