Twenty years ago, a cave diver found thousands of fossils in a blue hole on Great Abaco Island. The fossils reveal the island's Ice Age history, with pristine specimens of now-extinct species.
However, under certain special conditions, a fossil can form. After an animal dies, the soft parts of its body decompose leaving the hard parts, like the skeleton, behind. This becomes buried by ...
Fifteen Upper Cretaceous marine fossils were found, indicating that Neanderthals may have gathered these objects for reasons beyond practical utility. Collecting objects simply for their aesthetic ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some ... DNA Evidence Rewrites ...
Fossil fuel exporters harm climate ... pollution they send overseas - often to poor developing nations - in the form of oil, gas and coal. Some are seeking to get the question of how to do ...
By uncovering their last fossilized meal, researchers are finally unraveling the mysteries of the pterosaur diet. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto In the heart of the Posidonia Shale in Germany, fossils reveal ...