A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old fossilized coral reefs has revealed how centuries of humans have dramatically altered Caribbean reef ecosystems. Published in Proceedings of the National ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

Fossil coral reefs in the islands of the Seychelles may indicate where sea level rise will be felt the hardest as human-caused climate change impacts the world’s oceans.

The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which provides algae with shelter, gives coral reefs their colors and supplies both organisms with nutrients -- began more ...

The lines on fossilized specimens show that millions of years ago, it took 420 days for the Earth to complete an orbit around the sun. ... “When a coral is growing, ...

When Tim O'Brien of Copemish, Mich., spotted the massive Petoskey stone a week ago, it was buried in the sand several feet out in Lake Michigan, The Grand Rapids Press reported. O'Brien came back ...

Buried For 15 Million Years, This Fossilized Freshwater Fish Has Been Waiting To Show Researchers Its Colorful Scales And What It Had For Lunch. Story by Kyra Piperides • 1w.

In a recent study – conducted by the University of Bath and University of Portsmouth in the UK, and Université Hassan II in Morocco – scientists reported on plesiosaur fossils found in a 100 ...

Construction crews have unearthed fossilized coral reefs and animals at the University of Iowa.Cedar Rapids television station KGAN reports that the fossils recently were found during work on the ...

Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, ... The discovery suggests this freshwater species thrived in what was once a lush rainforest environment during the Miocene Epoch.

Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, ... The discovery suggests this freshwater species thrived in what was once a lush rainforest environment during the Miocene Epoch.