A 480-million-year-old fossil changes what we know about the origin of parasites |

For a long time, scientists believed that parasitic relationships between marine species developed much later in Earth’s history. But new fossil evidence from Morocco suggests otherwise. A recent study published in iScience found signs of parasitic worms living inside the shells of an ancient sea creature about 480 million years ago, during the Early Ordovician […]

This 70-million-year-old fossil still glows with shifting colours; scientists finally know why |

Beneath the shale beds of southern Alberta lies one of Earth’s most extraordinary natural treasures, a gemstone that captures light as vividly today as it did when dinosaurs roamed. Known as Ammolite, this fossilised shell gleams with shifting hues of green, crimson, gold, and sapphire, preserved for over 70 million years. Long admired by jewellers […]