Maculaferrum blaisi, described in a study published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, is the first hemipteran insect (true bug) to be discovered at the Redmond Formation, a fossil site from the Cretaceous period near Schefferville, Labrador. Credit: Alexandre V. Demers-Potvin

Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador’s biodiversity during the Cretaceous

Mystery has long surrounded the evolution of Facivermis, a worm-like creature that lived approximately 518 million years ago in the Cambrian period. Credit: Franz Anthony

Early worm lost lower limbs for tube-dwelling lifestyle

Alaska Centennial Nugget : Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in Alaska

Alaska Centennial Nugget : Largest Gold Nugget Ever Found in Alaska

Welcome Stranger Nugget

Welcome Stranger Nugget : World’s Largest Gold Nugget found in Australia

They may not look like much, but CI chondrites – small fragile meteorites as shown here – are thought to be our best compositional equivalents of the bulk material of our solar system.

Earth formed much faster than previously thought

Asteroid impact

Asteroid impact enriches certain elements in seawater

volcanic eruption in australia

South American volcano showing early warning signs of ‘potential collapse’

Fossil coral close-up Credit: Aaron O'Dea

Fossils help identify a lone ‘bright spot’ in a similar state...

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Vellbergia bartholomaei : Tiny prehistoric lizard sheds light on reptile evolution

A group of Russian and German palaeontologists have described a previously unknown genus and species of prehistoric salamanders. The new amphibian is named Egoria malashichevi -- in honor of Yegor Malashichev a talented scientist and associate professor of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at St Petersburg University, who passed away at the end of 2018. Credit: Pavel Skutschas

Egoria malashichevi : Palaeontologists identify new Jurassic amphibian

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