Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life except around the coasts. But this wasn't always the case. In 1833, naturalist James Eights found fossilized wood buried in the continent's ...

Researchers studying fossilized wood on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal recently discovered that an Early Miocene mangrove forest once covered the area. A volcanic flow likely buried and ...

Petrified Forest National Park is a hidden gem in the Arizona desert. It’s famous for its colorful petrified wood, stunning badlands, and rich history. Visitors can explore ancient fossils, Native ...

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A volcanic eruption triggered a sediment flow that preserved a mangrove forest around what is now Barro Colorado Island, providing a better glimpse of the vegetation that existed in a highly changing ...

An artist’s reconstruction of the fossilized landscape, plants and animals found preserved in a remote bonebed in Petrified Forest National Parkin Arizona (Brian Engh, courtesy of the Smithsonian’s ...

Hand-carved tub made from unique Indonesian fossilized wood Chance to tailor-make the design to fit any bathroom size or style One-off design can never be replicated Jessica Engholm loves scouring the ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, a Chinese team of scientists highlights the discovery of well-preserved blue-stain fungal hyphae within a Jurassic fossil wood from northeastern China, ...

Hyderabad: Wood fossils believed to be around 160 years old have been discovered in the Godavari Basin of Mulugu district, following systematic field investigations across stretches from Mulkalapalli ...