MethodsMarch 2024
Understanding Taphonomy: How Fossils Form and Preserve
Explore the processes that transform living organisms into fossils through taphonomy, one of paleontology's most critical fields.
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Mass ExtinctionsFebruary 2024
The Chicxulub Impact and the K-Pg Extinction Event
Discover how the massive asteroid impact 66 million years ago reshaped the course of evolution and ended the Age of Dinosaurs.
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DiscoveriesJanuary 2024
New Fossil Discovery Reveals Early Bird Evolution in China
Recent excavations in Liaoning Province have uncovered remarkable specimens that illuminate the transition from dinosaurs to modern birds.
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TechnologyDecember 2023
Molecular Paleontology: Reading the Genetic Code in Ancient Fossils
Scientists now extract and analyze proteins preserved in fossils millions of years old, opening new windows into deep time.
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