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Fossilized pollen helped track a region’s vegetation back in time, while modern pollen carried traces of the present climate ...

It can tell us about vegetation, climate and even human activity through time. Pollen grains are far more than allergens — ...

It’s the best known of the six mass extinctions the planet has seen – or is seeing – through its long history. But that’s ...

Analysis - If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks of male reproductive material that many of us notice only when ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

A fossil from British Columbia, originally discovered in the 80s, has finally been identified as a new species named ...

At 8 tonnes and nearly 9 metres in length, triceratops was the largest and most iconic of the horned dinosaurs. With two ...

So we knew that the best way to give the show a true sense of realism and wonder was to film in real world locations. But we ...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

Have you ever thought about what it would be like if dinosaurs were still roaming the world? It is hard not to consider it, ...

Deep dive into the amber deposits on Hokkaido Island in Japan, which may serve as a record of ancient tsunamis.