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Fats from 558 million years in the past reveals earliest identified animal
Scientists have found molecules of fats in an historical fossil to disclose the earliest confirmed animal within the geological report that lived on Earth 558 million years in the past. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Two-billion-year-old salt rock reveals rise of oxygen in historical environment
Salts left over from historical seawater reveal new details about the oxygenation of the Earth’s environment greater than 2 billion years in the past. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Acoustic imaging reveals hidden options of megathrust fault off Costa Rica
Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional pictures of a harmful megathrust fault west of Costa Rica the place two plates of the Earth’s crust collide. The pictures reveal options of the fault floor, together with lengthy grooves or corrugations, that will … Continue reading
First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story
Who is she, this little mummy girl? Scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how her body was prepared 1,900 years ago in Egypt, what items she may have been buried with, the quality of … Continue reading
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula reveals a cryptic methane-fueled ecosystem in flooded caves
In the underground rivers and flooded caves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where Mayan lore described a fantastical underworld, scientists have found a cryptic world in its own right. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
Scientists reveals the mystery about the origin of gold
Scientists have shed new light on the origin of gold, one of the most intriguing mysteries for humankind since ancient times. Geology News — ScienceDaily
‘Fake fin’ discovery reveals new ichthyosaur species
An ichthyosaur first discovered in the 1970s but then dismissed and consigned to museum storerooms across the country has been re-examined and found to be a new species. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
Ancient petrified salamander reveals its last meal
A new study on an exceptionally preserved salamander from the Eocene of France reveals that its soft organs are conserved under its skin and bones. Organs preserved in three dimensions include the lung, nerves, gut, and within it, the last … Continue reading
Ancient petrified salamander reveals its last meal
A new study on an exceptionally preserved salamander from the Eocene of France reveals that its soft organs are conserved under its skin and bones. Organs preserved in three dimensions include the lung, nerves, gut, and within it, the last … Continue reading
Bite force research reveals dinosaur-eating frog
Scientists say that a large, now extinct, frog called Beelzebufo that lived about 68 million years ago in Madagascar would have been capable of eating small dinosaurs. The conclusion comes from a study of the bite force of South American … Continue reading