SFU paleobotanist Rolf Mathewes and his collaborators have found evidence of human presence in Haida Gwaii dating to 13,000 years ago – roughly 2,200 years earlier than previously thought.
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Researchers Discover Tiny, 500-million-Year-Old Predecessor to Scorpions and Spiders
Paleontologists working on the world-renowned Burgess Shale have revealed a new species named Mollisonia plenovenatrix, which they describe as the oldest member of a group of animals called chelicerates.
Scientists Discover One of World’s Oldest Bird Species at Waipara
The ancestor of some of the largest flying birds ever has been found in Waipara, North Canterbury.
Gigantic Jet Lightning over India
Here is the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for Wednesday September 18, 2019
Princeton Collaborators Bring Layered Approach To Coastal Resiliency In New York City
Home to about 3 million people, one of the world’s busiest airports and sensitive coastal ecosystems, Jamaica Bay is a lagoon bordered by Brooklyn and Queens at the southeastern edge of Long Island.
New Jersey Soil Microbe Shown to Break Down ‘Forever Chemicals’
Scientists have discovered that a soil microbe commonly found in New Jersey wetlands can break down one of the toughest class of pollutants, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.