Tiny Crab Preserved in 100-million-year-old Amber Lived Among Dinosaurs
Scientists have found the oldest aquatic animal preserved in amber -- and it's the most complete crab fossil ever discov…
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Evidence of Ancient Life Was Discovered Inside a Ruby
A ruby that formed in Earth's crust 2.5 billion years ago encases evidence for early life, wriggling around in the plane…
Rare Eocene Grass Spikelet Found Preserved in Baltic Amber
Side view of Eograminis balticus. Image credit: Poinar & Soreng Amber research by the Oregon State University College …
Earth's Solid Inner Core May Be a Little Bit Mushy
The Earth’s major layers consist of the thin rocky crust, the mantle (very hot but solid rock), the outer core (liquid iron)…
This 390-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Fossil Had a Bunch of Tiny Eyes Inside Its Eyes
Phacops geesops, a trilobite from the Devonian age. The animal's eyes consist of 200 single lenses each, spanning six sm…
Fossil Footprints Reveal Humans Inhabited North America Over 21,000 Years Ago
Footprints Found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, Providing the Earliest Evidence of Human Activity in the Americ…
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupting in 'Full Swing' - USGS
General view of lava surfacing on the Halema'uma'u crater of Kilauea volcano in Kilauea, Hawaii, U.S. September 29, …
Carnotaurus Had Scaly Skin with No Feathers, Paleontologists Say
Close-up of the skin, with ridges marked. (Hendrick and Bell, Cretaceous Research) Scientists have analysed the well-prese…
