Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto have described an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil species of bristle worm called Kootenayscolex barbarensis. Discovered ...
A new genetic analysis of a large group of ringed worms called annelids proves a 150-year-old hypothesis that these many species can be split into the lazy bums and the jocks. Subscribe to read this ...
The demand for rare raw materials, such as cobalt, is fueling the exploration of the deep-sea floor for mining. Commercial deep-sea mining is currently prohibited in areas beyond national jurisdiction ...
Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstätte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. The ...
Polychaete annelids represent one of the most diverse and ecologically significant groups of marine worms, inhabiting intertidal sands, deep-sea trenches and every habitat in between. Their remarkable ...
Comparison between Zhangjiagoivermis longicruris (A-D, F) and Tomopteris (E, G). Photo: Courtesy of Zhang Huaqiao of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology An international research team ...
Ashleigh Papp: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science, I'm Ashleigh Papp. You might say that Guillermo Ponz is a scientific monster hunter–even though he thinks that term, “monster” never ...
The demand for rare raw materials, such as cobalt, is fuelling the exploration of the deep-sea floor for mining. Commercial deep-sea mining is currently prohibited in areas beyond national ...
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