Paleontology

Dr. Brian Achar. Credit: University of Reading Vibrant orange lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada. Current biology.

Reconstruction of the left hand of KNM-ER 101000. Credit: Nature (2025). doi: 10.1038/S41586-025-09594-8 Recently discovered fossils of an extinct human

In this photo provided by North Carolina State University, Associate Research Professor Lindsey Zanno is seen with one of her

Credit: Andre Amaral, AG Haug About 999 million years old, LMU researchers have discovered the oldest known mosquito larvae in

Lindsey Zano, associate research professor at North Carolina State University, dealing with dinosaur fossils. Credit: NC State University A new

Credit: Jay Lacerda Lichens were already widespread more than 410 million years ago, according to a new international study identifying

Ammolite shows (approx.) the full color spectrum. Credit: Gems and Gemology (2001) doi: 10.5741/GEMS.37.1.4 The origin of the vivid colors

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) “Peering into that darkness, I stood there, wondering, afraid, doubting, dreaming dreams I never dared to

Lindsey Zano, associate research professor at North Carolina State University and head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of

Artist’s recreation of Epherium IT Jelic, 23 million years ago, in its forested lake habitat, Devon Island, Early Miocene. Plants

Triptychs in the Shibantan deposit in the Wuhe area. Credit: Ngapas A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology

Rankinia demensis, Mountain Dragon (Grampians National Park 2012). Credit: David Paul. Museum Victoria Climate change is driving many of Australia’s