Rocks containing microscopic fossil pollen were collected to determine the age of fossil leaves from Castle Cove, Otway Ranges, Victoria.

When flowers reached Australia

An intimidating sight: Asfaltovenator vialidadi. Source: Gabriel Lio

Experiments in evolution

The Great Escarpment in Karoo National Park, South Africa, looking across the Lower Karoo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Mass extinction of land and sea biodiversity 250 million years ago...

This slab of sandstone has been on display since 1896, showing off the scaly footprints of a prosauropod dinosaur. Scientists only recently realized that the deep grooves on the left may be the track of a sailing stone. Credit: Lull, R.S., 1915

Sailing stone track discovered ‘hiding in plain sight’ in dinosaur fossil

Volcano F. Credit: GEOMAR

Volcano F is the Origin of the Floating Stones

A new petit-spot volcano at the oldest section of the Pacific Plate Credit: Tohoku University

Researchers discover a new, young volcano in the Pacific

A modern-day sea lily in the Marianas region. Credit: (c) NOAA Ocean Research and Exploration

480 million year old fossils reveal sea lilies’ ancient roots

The deep structure of the continent Antarctica. Credit: Planetary Visions (credit: ESA/Planetary Visions)

The Antarctic: Data about the structure of the icy continent

Illustration of the newly described Kupoupou stilwelli by Jacob Blokland, Flinders University. Credit: Jacob Blokland, Flinders University

When penguins ruled after dinosaurs died

The ‘slow earthquakes’ that we cannot feel may help protect against...

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