Took a hike recently? You may have noticed certain features in the rock that, simply put, have seemingly no business being there: a couple of seashells, and maybe even some porous rock that suspiciously look like coral. What on Earth are these fossils doing so high up a mountain—and away from the ocean where you expect to find them?
Related Posts
Scientists Revive 6,800-Year-Old Algae from Baltic Sea Sediment
At a Glance Scientists have successfully revived algae that had been dormant for thousands of years, providing valuable…
Fossil beetles found in a Botswana diamond mine help us to reconstruct the distant past
Sandiso Mnguni, University of the Witwatersrand When most people think of fossils they probably picture bones. But there’s…
Why the Pyrenees’ mountain lakes are turning green
The Ayès lake, in the Ariège region of the Pyrenees. Dirk S. Schmeller, Fourni par l’auteur Dirk S.…
Data centre emissions are soaring – it’s AI or the climate
Jack Marley, The Conversation Artificial intelligence (AI) is curating your social media feed and giving you directions to…