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Deep sea fossils, vibrant wildflowers on display along Cave Creek Trail in the Pecos Wilderness
CaveCreek4.jpg Penelope Donahue points out fossils in the limestone of the opening of Cave Creek Cave while on a June 8 hike in Santa Fe National Forest. The limestone, which is around 300 million ...
Scientists challenge a basic fact we were all taught about Earth: It’s really shaking up geology
A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.
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Cambrian explosion: Fossils push back the rise of complex life
A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.
Cambrian explosion may have occurred 15 million years earlier than previously thought
The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...