[USA] A fossil slab discovered in Kansas 70 years ago and twice misidentified — first as a green alga and then as a cephalopod — has Continue reading First an alga, then a squid, enigmatic fossil is actually a fish
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Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago
[Global] The world’s oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at McGill University. Continue reading Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago
Did tiny algae fell mighty dinosaurs?
[Global] Seventy million years ago, they all came to drink in the rapidly drying river: long-necked sauropods, fierce theropods, Continue reading Did tiny algae fell mighty dinosaurs?
Secret to cell size found in group underpinning world’s biggest food producer
[UK] A gene controlling cell size has been identified in a microalgal group which underpins a fifth of the world’s food chains. Continue reading Secret to cell size found in group underpinning world’s biggest food producer
600 million-year-old fossils thought to be the world’s earliest animals could simply be ALGAE
[China, UK] Ancient fossils that date back around 600 million years, were thought to be some of the world’s earliest examples of animal Continue reading 600 million-year-old fossils thought to be the world’s earliest animals could simply be ALGAE
1.6 billion year old algae rejuvenate Indian geologist’s once-bunked ideas
[India, Sweden, Global] The Proterozoic Vindhyan sedimentary basin in central India contains sediments ranging in age from 1.7 billion years Continue reading 1.6 billion year old algae rejuvenate Indian geologist’s once-bunked ideas
The oldest plant on Earth is on your sushi rolls
[Sweden] A new study, conducted by a team of paleontologists, showed how red algae like Nori, which is the seaweed included in Continue reading The oldest plant on Earth is on your sushi rolls
Phytoplankton are new sediment evidence of ancient climate
[Global] Evidence of ancient climate patterns throughout the history of the Earth is recorded in tree rings, and bubbles in polar ice. For Continue reading Phytoplankton are new sediment evidence of ancient climate
500-million-year-old ‘seaweed’ was actually home to tiny worms
[UK] Some 500 million years ago, miniscule sea worms built and lived in ventilated tubes that stuck up from the ocean floor like tiny Continue reading 500-million-year-old ‘seaweed’ was actually home to tiny worms
Lab crude oil: 30 minutes process time vs nature crude oil’s 65 million years process time
[USA] Crude Oil can now be extracted from biomass at a very fast rate compared to how nature process crude oil. In the laboratory, Continue reading Lab crude oil: 30 minutes process time vs nature crude oil’s 65 million years process time