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Evidence Of ‘lightning-fast’ Evolution Found After Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Impact

Impact events

Evidence Of ‘lightning-fast’ Evolution Found After Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Impact

Lichen Paved The Way For Plants And Animals To Thrive On Earth

Fossils & Paleontology

Lichen Paved The Way For Plants And Animals To Thrive On Earth

How Did These Strange, Ancient Earth Life Forms Turn Into Such Remarkable Fossils?

Fossils & Paleontology

How Did These Strange, Ancient Earth Life Forms Turn Into Such Remarkable Fossils?

Salt Diapirs As An Architect Of Neoproterozoic Stromatolite Platform Reefs

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Salt Diapirs As An Architect Of Neoproterozoic Stromatolite Platform Reefs

Methanogens Through Geological Time And Space: Impact On Planetary Evolution and Significance For Life Beyond Earth

Microbiology & Virology

Methanogens Through Geological Time And Space: Impact On Planetary Evolution and Significance For Life Beyond Earth

Ancient Chemical Clues Reveal Earth’s Earliest Life 3.3 Billion Years Ago

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Ancient Chemical Clues Reveal Earth’s Earliest Life 3.3 Billion Years Ago

How Did Earth’s Animal Life Transition From Aquatic To Terrestrial Environments?

Origin & Evolution of Life

How Did Earth’s Animal Life Transition From Aquatic To Terrestrial Environments?

Organic Geochemical Evidence For Life In Archean Rocks Identified By Pyrolysis–GC–MS and Supervised Machine Learning

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Organic Geochemical Evidence For Life In Archean Rocks Identified By Pyrolysis–GC–MS and Supervised Machine Learning

Shocked Quartz At The Younger Dryas Onset Supports Cosmic Airbursts/Impacts

Impact events

Shocked Quartz At The Younger Dryas Onset Supports Cosmic Airbursts/Impacts

Dynamic Deep Marine Oxygenation During The Early And Middle Paleozoic

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Dynamic Deep Marine Oxygenation During The Early And Middle Paleozoic

Laminae As Potential Biosignatures

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Laminae As Potential Biosignatures

New Fossils From Earth’s Most Famous Extinction Show Climate Tipping Point Was Crossed

Extinction events

New Fossils From Earth’s Most Famous Extinction Show Climate Tipping Point Was Crossed

Rock Record Illuminates Earth’s Oxygen History

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Rock Record Illuminates Earth’s Oxygen History

Biosignatures: The Oldest Ant Ever Discovered Found Fossilized In Brazil

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Biosignatures: The Oldest Ant Ever Discovered Found Fossilized In Brazil

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

Tricorders & Sensors

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

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

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