Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to the Earth when that giant asteroid killed all the dinosaurs. July 28, 2020 by Andrea Corpolongo Read More
Scientists discover cockroach fossils from the dinosaur age Two new species of cave dwelling cockroaches have been discovered from a cave in Myanmar. They have been dated to be 99 million years old making them the oldest cave animals known to date. June 17, 2020 by Joseph Ulbrich Read More
A new way to look for signs of ancient life on Earth and Mars Scientists have found that high concentrations of rare elements might be evidence of life near ancient hot springs. June 5, 2020 by Andrea Corpolongo Read More
Are the Building Blocks of Life From A Hydrothermal Vent? How studying hydrothermal systems gives us a window into our past May 15, 2019 by Osama Alian Read More
Scotty is the oldest and biggest T. rex ever found A tyranosaurus rex's unearthed fossils reveals a fairly complete set of bones including a hips, limbs, and a complete skull, allowing scientists to get better measurements than ever before. April 14, 2019 by Matthew D'Ambrosio Read More
New Sex Chromosomes Created After Decades Long Experiment Hybrid swordtail fish may reveal secrets about how new chromosomes and species form March 7, 2019 by Matthew D'Ambrosio Read More
New understanding of an ancient man and his tools The remains of an incredibly well-preserved man and his toolbox taught scientists that specialized labor and trade have been around for thousands of years. July 23, 2018 by Gina Misra Read More
A New Transitional Bird Fossil Has Been Found This bird skull Ichthyornis adds new dates for when key features of modern birds appeared June 29, 2018 by Gina Misra Read More
