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Dinosaurs’ Apparent Decline Prior To Asteroid May Be Due To A Poor Fossil Record

Extinction events

Dinosaurs’ Apparent Decline Prior To Asteroid May Be Due To A Poor Fossil Record

How Survivors Spanned The Globe After Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction

Extinction events

How Survivors Spanned The Globe After Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction

Ancient Prototaxites Don’t Belong To Any Living Lineage – Possibly A Distinct Branch of Multicellular Earth life

Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History

Ancient Prototaxites Don’t Belong To Any Living Lineage – Possibly A Distinct Branch of Multicellular Earth life

New Fossil Discovery Reveals How Volcanic Deposits Can Preserve The Microscopic Details Of Animal Tissues

Fossils & Paleontology

New Fossil Discovery Reveals How Volcanic Deposits Can Preserve The Microscopic Details Of Animal Tissues

Tricorder Tech: Laser-powered Device Tested On Earth Could Help Us Detect Microbial Fossils On Mars

News Summary Archives

Tricorder Tech: Laser-powered Device Tested On Earth Could Help Us Detect Microbial Fossils On Mars

Adaptation to Extreme Conditions: Thermal Water Biofilm Studies Could Help Understand Ancient Ecosystems

News Summary Archives

Adaptation to Extreme Conditions: Thermal Water Biofilm Studies Could Help Understand Ancient Ecosystems

Impact Of Volcanic Activity On Early Marine Life

Fossils & Paleontology

Impact Of Volcanic Activity On Early Marine Life

Fossil Microorganisms In Messinian Gypsum: Implications For The Search For Life On Mars

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Fossil Microorganisms In Messinian Gypsum: Implications For The Search For Life On Mars

Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

Extinction events

Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

Hornwort Genomes Provide Clues On How Plants Moved From Water To Land On Earth

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Hornwort Genomes Provide Clues On How Plants Moved From Water To Land On Earth

The First Amber Found In Antarctica

Fossils & Paleontology

The First Amber Found In Antarctica

Mars Perseverance Rover Observes Red Rocks With Green Spots at Serpentine Rapids – Possible Biosignatures?

Mars

Mars Perseverance Rover Observes Red Rocks With Green Spots at Serpentine Rapids – Possible Biosignatures?

Biosignatures: Fungus Gnat Entombed In A 40-million-year-old Piece Of Amber

Fossils & Paleontology

Biosignatures: Fungus Gnat Entombed In A 40-million-year-old Piece Of Amber

Biosignature Update: Why Dinosaur Collagen May Have Survived For Over A Hundred Million Years

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Biosignature Update: Why Dinosaur Collagen May Have Survived For Over A Hundred Million Years

What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change

Atmospheres & Climate

What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change

Cretaceous Amber Inclusions Illuminate The Evolutionary Origin Of Tardigrades

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Cretaceous Amber Inclusions Illuminate The Evolutionary Origin Of Tardigrades

Tricorder Tech: Digitizing Earth’s Fossil Record With Low-cost 3D Scanning

Away Teams & Field Reports

Tricorder Tech: Digitizing Earth’s Fossil Record With Low-cost 3D Scanning

Sea Level Changes Shaped Early Life On Earth, Fossil Study Reveals

Atmospheres & Climate

Sea Level Changes Shaped Early Life On Earth, Fossil Study Reveals

Mars Perseverance Rover Imagery Of A Rock With Possible Biosignatures

Mars

Mars Perseverance Rover Imagery Of A Rock With Possible Biosignatures

Orbital View Of Pilbara, Australia Where Some Of Earth’s Oldest Fossils Can Be Found

Fossils & Paleontology

Orbital View Of Pilbara, Australia Where Some Of Earth’s Oldest Fossils Can Be Found