JOPLIN, Mo. — You don’t have far to travel to see one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. You may have already seen it without knowing what it was. If you’ve ever been to Wildcat Park in ...

Walking through corn rows and into a field, Jeff Thorsen and his elderly father Maurice looked for a good spot to enter the thick, wooded area. Nothing seemed extraordinary about the seven acres ...

LANGSTON, Ala.—In a state-owned lodge atop Taylor Mountain in Lake Guntersville State Park, the walls are covered with paintings of bald eagles. Busts of the national bird carved in stone adorn end ...

L-1590 (Mines Chert): Provenience includes float/residuum. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix ...

L-1319 (Mt. Merino Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock and roadcut. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw ...

Several billion years ago, the oceans were probably not as hot as often assumed, but were instead at much more moderate temperatures. This is the conclusion of a research team from the University of ...

The Rhynie chert, renowned for its exceptional preservation, offers an unparalleled window into early terrestrial ecosystems dating back to the Early Devonian period, over 400 million years ago. The ...