A trilobite’s last supper
Paleontologists described a trilobite fossil preserved in 3D with its gut contents intact.
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Paleontologists described a trilobite fossil preserved in 3D with its gut contents intact.
Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…
Lightning bolts can be deadly or destructive, but some researchers propose they might also have supplied essential elements for the first…
A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…
Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.
The first cells of life on Earth had a lot to contend with. Conditions were harsh and unpredictable. The air was thick with volcanic gases.…
Without plants on earth, we would not be here. But, where did plants come from? Did they suddenly just sprout out of the ground? Scientists…
Remember the classic chases where Wile E. Coyote tries to catch Roadrunner but is often outsmarted? It turns out that bacteria have to…
Scientists used genetic technology to identify the different roles of bacteria present in ancient fossil formations called stromatolites.
A carbonaceous meteorite that fell in Costa Rica holds organic compounds that are preserved from the earliest stages of our solar system,…