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Olenoides serratus from the Burgess Shale. Image credit: Losso et al., doi: 10.1186/s12915-025-02335-3.

New Research Reveals Secrets of Burgess Shale Trilobites

Sep 2, 2025 by News Staff

Arthropod appendages are specialized for diverse roles including feeding, walking, and mating. Fossils from the Cambrian period (539 to 487 million years...

Reconstruction of the Kap København Formation ecosystem 2 million years ago. Image credit: Beth Zaiken.

Scientists Reconstruct 2-Million-Year-Old Ecosystem from Environmental DNA

Dec 8, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Researchers have analyzed microscopic fragments of 2-million-year-old environmental DNA from of the Kap København Formation in Greenland. The DNA record...