Vote now! The painted snail and the shipworm compete for the title of mollusk of the year | Wildlife
From sea butterfly to sea worm to barge foot, a bizarre cast of characters vie for the public's affection in...
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Fossil research uncovers new species of giant Triassic crocodile
A review of the fossil record by Birmingham researchers has discovered a new species of giant Triassic crocodile named Mambawakale...
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....
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...
Huge 152 Million Year Old Wood Fossil Recovered From Utah Site
An undated photo of crews working to dig up the 152 million year old 'Manwell Log' of the Morrison Formation....
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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...
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...
‘Amazing’ fossil find reveals how mammals thrived after dinosaurs died
The date he opened the skull is etched into paleontologist Tyler Lyson's brain: September 10, 2016.Prior to this discovery, Lyson...
New Fossil Treasure Documents Life Recovering on Earth After Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact
Search | Science | UW News Blog October 24, 2019 CGI rendering of Taeniolabisan ancient mammal, from the PBS NOVA...
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...
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...