179 results for "fossils"

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to become a cornerstone of astronomical research, offering unprecedented insights into the history of our galaxy and the nature of dark matter....

Recent discoveries of fossils beneath Greenland's ice sheet have unveiled critical insights into historical climate conditions, suggesting a higher vulnerability to melting than previously understood. These findings have profound implications...

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Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Evolution, Geology, News, Science Scientists long theorized that separated continents deep in Earth’s mantle came from subducted oceanic plates. But the new study indicates...

Posted on Jun 13, 2019 in Biology, Evolution, Science Fossils of a giant new species –the Tyrannosaurus rex of the Cambrian–a long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites have been...

Could there be fossils on the surface of Europa, Jupiter’s storied moon that Arthur C. Clarke harshly warned Sapiens not to attempt a landing on? NASA is building an antenna...

Posted on Feb 27, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “One intriguing possibility is that some of these ghostly galaxies are living fossils from the dawn of the universe when stars and...

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 “Arguably, the notion that life may have once existed on the Red Planet is the most compelling scientific reason to send investigators there. The ancient...

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 “Our finding supports the current model for the evolution of our Universe, the ‘Lambda-cold-dark-matter model’ in which the elementary particles that make up the dark...

In new NASA research, scientists describe Europa’s global ocean as a “fossil” ocean because the bits of ocean trapped in Europa’s ice shell spend many hundreds of thousands, if not...

“I know, I know,” writes Caltech’s Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy, who specializes in the discovery and study of bodies at the edge of...

“There are many interesting rock and mineral outcrops on Mars where we would like to search for fossils, but since we can’t send rovers to all of them we have...

NASA scientists must be prepared to look for fossil evidence of bacterial life on Mars dating back three billion years when most of its atmosphere and possibly existing life vanished...

Posted on Jan 4, 2017 in Uncategorized “These are true missions of discovery that integrate into NASA’s larger strategy of investigating how the Solar System formed and evolved,” said Jim...

Paleontologists have discovered the fossils of Heleocola piceanus, a 75-million-year-old swamp-dwelling mammal, in Colorado. This Late Cretaceous species, larger than most mammals of its time, offers new insights into mammal…

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, have unearthed the smallest complete dinosaur egg fossil ever found, measuring just 29 millimeters in length. The eggs were discovered in…

Paleontologists have uncovered one of Earth's oldest moving animals in the fossil-rich Nilpena Ediacara National Park of South Australia. The newly discovered species, Quaestio simpsonorum, lived 555 million years ago…

In 2019, a remarkable discovery shook the archaeological world : a mammoth cemetery dating back 220,000 years. Little did researchers know that this site in Cerney Wick, Gloucestershire, would unveil a…

In the vast realm of the animal kingdom, some creatures stand out not for their grandeur, but for their minuscule size. Among these tiny marvels, one mammal reigns supreme as…

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have uncovered an extraordinary genetic link between ancient and modern populations in South Africa. This discovery challenges our understanding of human migration patterns and genetic...

Ancient rock paintings discovered in the Amazon have unveiled extinct species a remarkable 2,000 years before their scientific identification. This groundbreaking revelation sheds light on the profound knowledge indigenous peoples...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a striking black-and-white striped rock on Mars, named Freya Castle, which features patterns unlike anything previously seen on the planet. Captured in September 2024, the…

Astronomers have discovered a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes within the star cluster Palomar 5, located 80,000 light-years from Earth. This unique globular cluster, with its 30,000-light-year-long tidal…

In the depths of the ocean, a colossal blue hole has been discovered off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, capturing the attention of scientists and marine enthusiasts alike. This…

A casual outing along the South Wales coast turned into a remarkable discovery when 10-year-old Tegan stumbled upon massive dinosaur footprints believed to be over 200 million years old. These...

A team of paleontologists has made a remarkable discovery—a new species of extinct walrus-like mammal named Ontocetus posti. This species, which lived approximately 5.3 million years ago during the Pliocene...

Recent discoveries of ancient fossils in Indonesia have provided new insights into the early human species known as Homo floresiensis, often referred to as "hobbits" due to their small stature....

Researchers have uncovered an extraordinary 520-million-year-old fossilized larva in China, offering unprecedented insights into the early evolution of arthropods. This remarkable discovery, featuring well-preserved internal organs, sheds light on the...

In a groundbreaking discovery, paleontologists have unearthed a new dinosaur species with unique horns reminiscent of the Norse god Loki. This newly identified species, named Lokiceratops rangiformis, offers fascinating insights...

A recent study has proposed that complex life on Earth may have originated approximately 2.1 billion years ago, significantly earlier than the previously established timeline of 635 million years ago....

Recent studies have shown that a doubling of CO2 levels in the atmosphere could lead to a significantly higher increase in global temperatures than previously estimated. This finding comes from...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has made a remarkable discovery during its recent flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh in November 2023. The mission revealed significant geological features and a fascinating new formation: a...

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 in Climate Change, Extraterrestrial Life, James Webb Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Mass Extinction, Planet Earth, Science, Science News, Solar System, Technology, UFO...

Today’s stories include the Oldest known solar system discovered just 90 light-years from Earth to the BBC on Why there’s more to being smart than intelligence –the story of Nobel...

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 in Artificial Intelligence, Astrobiology, Climate Change, Consciousness, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Future, Mass Extinction, Physics, Planet Earth, quantum physics, Science, Science News, Technology Today’s stories include...

Posted on Oct 10, 2022 in Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Consciousness, Extraterrestrial Life, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Planet Earth, quantum physics, Science, Science News, Technology Today’s stories include William...

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Planet Earth, Science, Science News Today’s stories include Quantum Theory of Consciousness Challenged to Is Life on Earth the ‘Standard Model’ for the Universe...

Today’s stories range from As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar to Four Things Physicists Still Wonder about the Higgs Boson, and much more. Knowing if you’re...

Posted on Jul 20, 2022 in Biology, Evolution, Paleobiology, Science “During the Ediacaran, there seem to have been major changes in the Earth’s oceans, which may have triggered growth, so...

Posted on Jul 4, 2022 in Science Today’s Fourth-of -July-Holiday stories range from Antarctica’s Only Native Insect Could Be Destined For Extinction to The Surprising Similarity Between The Brains of...

Posted on Jun 23, 2022 in Science Today’s stories range from Who Were the Fist Humans to Our Search for Quantum Meaning to a 419-Million-Year-Old Chinese Fossil Shows Human Middle...

Posted on Jun 20, 2022 in Science Today’s stories range from An ocean below Earth’s crust could be key to a habitable planet to Canada to share UFO info with...

Posted on May 11, 2022 in Alien Life, Artificial Intelligence, Astrobiology, Climate Change, Extraterrestrial Life, Geology, James Webb Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Origin of Life, Physics, Planet...

Today’s stories range from A New Place for Consciousness in Our Understanding of the Universe to Installing the World’s Highest Weather Station on Mount Everest to Military Memo Deepens Possible...

Today’s stories range from Secret Government Info Confirms First Known Interstellar Object on Earth to Missing Link in Evolution of Viruses Discovered, and much more. The Planet Earth Report provides descriptive...

Today’s stories range from Odd Radio Circles in Space to Why Our Sun Didn’t Have Sunspots for 70 years to NASA Should Send This New Message To Extraterrestrials With An...

Today’s stories range from Mysterious Globular Clusters Could Unlock the Secrets of Galaxy Formation to ‘Quantum Gravity’ Could Emerge From a Holographic Universe to  25,000 Supermassive Black Holes in One...

Our massive Milky Way Galaxy –the second-largest galaxy in the Local Group after the Andromeda Galaxy–is orbited by more than twenty dwarf galaxies that are thought to be relics of...

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 in Science The “Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing...

Another week of amazing news from our Pale Blue Dot, with stories ranging from Earth Is Tiny Because The Sun Had Saturn-Like Rings Before It Had Planets to How Can...