Rare fossils reveal that worms managed to survive multiple mass extinction events. A recent scientific investigation has ...
The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.
A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds ...
Now, new research led by Virginia Tech geosciences graduate student Prescott Vayda has finally linked Salterella to the ...
Imagine there are ten different types of shells, each the size of a grain of sand, mixed in the bowl of mud in front of you. You want to find each type of individual shell —what do you do? For ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Clay-rich marine sediments in southeastern Tanzania contain some of the world's best-preserved ...
Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...
Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...