South American fossil reveals first evidence of beetle predation in palm fruit
The tiny beetles that feed on fruits in the palm family may have developed their taste for coconuts long ago,...
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Beetle in the coconut: discovery of a new fossil
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania - Tiny beetles that feed on fruits of the palm family may have developed their taste for...
Fossil fruits discovered buried under ancient Indian lava flows | NSF
Research NewsFossil fruits found buried under ancient Indian lava flows Remains of plant material stuck between layers of volcanic...
Fossil fruits discovered buried under ancient Indian lava flows
Remains of plant material stuck between layers of volcanic rock Euphorbiotheca deccanensis fruit was probably fossilized around 66 million years...
Explosive fossil fruits discovered buried under ancient Indian lava flows
Just before the final scenes of the Cretaceous period, India was a rogue subcontinent on a collision course with Asia....
Oldest flower bud ever discovered, massively changing plant evolution timeline
The oldest known fossil of a flower bud has been discovered by researchers in China, pushing back the evolution of...
164-million-year-old plant fossil is the oldest example of a flower bud
The Fossilized Florigerminis jurassica plant with definite stem, bulbous fruit and fossilized flower bud (marked by the white arrow). (Image...
Extinct Relative of Tennessee State Wildflower Discovered at Gray Fossil Site | WJHL
GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) - Incredible discoveries are being made every day at the Gray Fossil Site, but the most recent...
Asia’s first mulberry fossil found in lignite mines in Rajasthan
Scientists have unearthed Asia's first fossil record of mulberry from lignite mines in western Rajasthan.The discovery indicates the existence of...
SteamPlant will host the Colorado fossil find that shook the world on September 19 – by Brooke Gilmore
After a year of Zoom and outdoor lectures, the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will reopen its lecture series with a...
Meet the Colombian Mysteries of Fossil Plants
Paleobotanist Camila Martinez at an excavation site in La Guajira, Colombia, in 2014. Christian Ziegler/Camila Martinez Camila Martinez, one of...
CPFS hosts “Fossil that shook the world” | Free content
After a year of Zoom and outdoor lectures, the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will reopen its lecture series with a...
CPFS: Colorado fossil shook the world | Free content
After a year of Zoom and outdoor lectures, the Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will reopen its lecture series with a...
Fossil leaves could reveal the climate of the last era of dinosaurs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Barclay opens a metal drawer in the archives of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum containing fossils...
Fossil leaves may reveal the climate of the last era of dinosaurs | Georgia News
By CHRISTINA LARSON, AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Barclay opens a metal drawer in the archives of the Smithsonian...
Fossil pollen shows Earth’s vegetation is changing faster today than in the past 18,000 years
To study past plant ecosystems and their evolution, a lake or other suitable environment is cored to retrieve layered sediments...
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What Plant Fossils Reveal About Climate Change | Smithsonian Voices
Fossil plants reveal information about the temperature and precipitation of past climates. Scientists are using what they learn from fossil...
Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants under deep Greenland ice
In the 1960s, US Army scientists dug nearly a kilometer of ice in northwest Greenland and extracted a tube of...
Scientists find ancient plant fossils in Cold War-era specimen from Greenland; Paint the grim picture of future warming | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel
The research provides strong evidence that Greenland is more susceptible to climate change than previously thought and is at risk...
A Top-Secret Cold War Military Project Has Discovered Perfectly Preserved Fossil Plants Beneath Greenland Ice
Frozen ground that was collected in Greenland during the cold war by a secret military operation hid another secret: buried...
Fossil plants deep in Greenland ice sheet warn of future melt
Fossil plants deep in Greenland ice sheet warn of future melt Vegetation covered the area in the recent geological past...
“Pompeii of Prehistoric Plants” Reveals the Secret of Evolution – Spectacular Fossil Plants Preserved in Volcanic Ashfall
Ash from a volcanic eruption 300 million years ago has helped preserve an ancient forest, including the foliage of newly...
Dolly Parton lends her name to a 460 million year old fossil plant
NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 30: Dolly Parton performs during The Gift Of Music concert at Ryman ... Auditorium on January...
MP begins the process of developing its second National Fossil Park
The Madhya Pradesh government has started the process of developing a second national fossil park in Dhangaon state, Mandla district,...
Breaking News – Fossil plants could help Rhodes University PhD researcher solve 200-year-old puzzle
Paleobotanist Aviwe Matiwane on site (Onder Karoo, South Africa), in search of fossil plants. PINK PREVEC Andrew Wight, Australian science...
Fossil plants could help this South African solve a 200-year-old puzzle
Paleobotanist Aviwe Matiwane on site (Onder Karoo, South Africa), finding fossil plants. Rose Prevec Paleobotanist Aviwe Matiwane is working in...
NYC replaces fossil power plants with storage and renewables, solar boom stalls in Texas – pv magazine USA
Also on file: an overview of the link between photovoltaic systems and bird mortality, Sunverge was chosen to manage a...
Early Devonian fossil provides first evidence of advanced reproductive biology in land plants
A plant species that grew about 400 million years ago (Early Devonian period) produced a spectrum of spore sizes, which...
Fossil Plants Provide Clues to Changing Environments of Tennessee’s Past | News
The Gray Fossil Site in Gray, Tennessee is famous for preserving remnants of a 5 million year old Appalachian ecosystem....
Filling the Fossil Record with Mushrooms – The Lumberjack
Madison Lalica opens up 400 million year old fossils Madison Lalica is a junior botany student studying ancient fungi in...
Three former CC students involved in an extraordinary fossil discovery
Ben Lloyd '19 working with the NOVA team in the field. Three Colorado College alumni - one of whom won...
Kansas fossil hunters brave Antarctica in search of rare plants
December is summer in Antarctica, but on the mountaintops where a team of scientists are studying plants from one of...
Fossil leaves provide clues to ancient Australian habitat
Fossil leaves provide clues to ancient Australian habitat by Adityarup "Rup" Chakravorty Tuesday April 19th, 2016 Heather and scrubland cover...
ASU Paleobotanist Shares His Love of Fossil Plants on National Fossil Day
October 14, 2015 When you think of fossils, dinosaurs or other ancient animals may come to mind.But for paleobotanist Kathleen...
Controversy erupts over first flower fossil
A small flower pressed between layers of sandstone for more than 160 million years could be the oldest flower fossil...
Fossil Leaves Reveal Effect of ‘Impact Winter’
Fossil Leaves Reveal Effect of 'Impact Winter' by Timothy Oleson Friday January 30th, 2015 In an analysis of fossil leaves...
Exciting Discovery: Over One Hundred Genera of Eocene Fossil Plants | Paleontology
A survey of the extensive Middle Eocene fruit and seed collections at the Messel Fossil Site in Germany revealed 140...
Fossil hunting in Ethiopia’s Mush Valley
Bonnie F. Jacobs A fossil frog with preserved bones and soft parts. Bonnie F. Jacobs, a paleobotanist at Southern Methodist...