Fossil

Brain tissue is naturally mushy. Unlike bones, shells, or teeth, it is high in fat and rots quickly and rarely appears in fossils.When Russell Bicknell, an invertebrate paleontologist at the University of New England in Australia, noticed…

European officials are preparing to introduce ambitious laws aimed at weaning one of the world's largest and most polluting economies from fossil fuels much faster than other nations have promised. The proposals could include phasing out…

The unevenness of global action also occurs when scientists warn that the damage caused by rising temperatures is already reverberating around the world. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency released last week found that US…

When construction workers were digging in Matthew Perkins' backyard to build a pool last week in Las Vegas, they made an unexpected discovery: bones buried six feet in the ground.When the foreman arrived a few days later, he was accompanied…