Step into a time capsule of stone and bone. From ancient ocean dwellers to prehistoric predators, this fossil collection ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

The fossil record of Archostematan beetles from Cretaceous amber offers a unique window into the early evolutionary history of Coleoptera. Preserved in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, ...

The explosive growth of data centres that power artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT is driving a surge in new fossil fuel investment, as operators scramble to find new electricity ...

In a 2023 study, Pearson and colleagues used foraminifera fossil data to predict the fate of the ocean’s twilight zone, a region roughly 650 feet to 3,250 feet below the surface.

This collection of viewable hominin fossil 3D models was produced by the Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program by 3D scanning casts and other replicas which are now on display in the Hall of Human ...

That nuanced view comes from pairing rock textures with fossil lineups – especially trilobites, the armadillo-like icons of early animal life. Each pulse of shoreline advance coincides with distinct ...

On private land on the edge of the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog), this former quarry offers guaranteed finds of Ordovician trilobites of the genus Ogyginus (they look like giant beetles), up ...

Tropical beetles unknown to science at higher risk of extinction. ... Trilobite ‘Pompeii’ reveals 500-million-year-old animals preserved in exquisite detail. Some of the best three-dimensionally ...

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