La Brea Tar Pits scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California through fossilized seeds. This discovery sheds light on a drought-driven dance between two ...

With a recent radioisotopic analysis of the fossil specimens dating the remains to around 230 million years old, this tiny ...

In 2020, cuttlefish also passed a version of the marshmallow test. Scientists showed that common cuttlefish ( Sepia ...

It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Last March, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved changes to the ethnic and racial self-identification questions used by all federal agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau. The changes ...

Scientists have unearthed two 430 million-year-old fossils which they say challenge ... The present-day mollusc family includes snails, cephalopods and mussels. 'Exceptionally well preserved ...

The fossils were X-rayed to help create a 3D likeness ... The present-day mollusc family includes snails, cephalopods and mussels. Dr Mark Sutton, from Imperial College London, led the research.

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.