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Fossil Fever: Index Fossil Trivia

Index fossils are fossils that help keep a timeline in the fossil record. Their presence gives clues to the geologic time period …

While all fossils are exciting, rare and open new windows into the past, it’s particularly exciting when you stumble across original preserved …

Fossils are rare finds, because the nature of most living organisms is eventual decay, not preservation. In fact, less than .01% of …

If you’re a big history buff then you’re probably very grateful to all of the humans who have left amazing written and …

It was a battle of the aquatic salamander cuties! But in the end team Olm took holme the gold! Though it must …

Are you on the search for the fountain of youth? Well, maybe take a page from these strange salamanders, because they seem …

Thanks to everyone who stopped by for some mathy fun at the Geometry Party! We hope you geeked out with lots …

Wow that’s one big polyhedron! Our Marathon cell crossed the finish line with 1,648 cubes and took 30 hrs and 12 minutes to complete. …

It was a fierce battle of the dimensions, but in the end there could only be one… er… three! Congrats to team …

If you’ve played Eyewire long enough, you may have realized that the surfaces of our Eyewire neurons are not actually smooth, as …

When you’re trying to learn new facts, repetitive review is a good way to get them to stick in your brain! Perhaps …

The Hunt can be tricky! You really have to give that cell a good spin a few times to catch all the …