0000-0002-8715-2896 Museum collections are a core resource of paleontology, far beyond their role in providing fossils for exhibits. Collections, with their fossils and associated records, house primary data for our research, and thus pretty muchCategory Archives: paleontology
Museum Collection Visit Bingo
0000-0002-8715-2896 Museum collections are a core resource of paleontology, far beyond their role in providing fossils for exhibits. Collections, with their fossils and associated records, house primary data for our research, and thus pretty muchPosted by in bingo, featured, museums, Navel Gazing, Open Research, open science, paleontology
Oldest Homo sapiens a “nothingburger”? Plus US health care policy approaches The End
0000-0002-8715-2896 Oldest Homo sapiens a “nothingburger”? Plus top journos blast secrecy on health care law Posted June 16, 2017 by Tabitha M. Powledge in Uncategorized post-info AddThis Sharing Buttons above OLDEST HOMO SAPIENS? It’sPosted by in ACA, affordable care act, africa, ancient DNA, Astronomy, brain, climate change, congress, dna, Donald Trump, Evolution, featured, genetics, health care, Human Evolution, human paleontology, media criticism, medical journalism, morocco, North Africa, Obamacare, On Science Blogs, paleontology, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Research, Science Journalism, Trumpcare, united states, US Senate
How Americans View Impact of the March for Science plus more news about ancient humanity: Homo naledi (cont’d) and the Hobbit
0000-0002-8715-2896 Breaking news about the March for Science plus more news about ancient humanity: Homo naledi (cont’d) and the Hobbit Posted May 12, 2017 by Tabitha M. Powledge in Uncategorized post-info AddThis Sharing ButtonsNews about ancient humanity: Humans in California 130,000 years ago? Homo naledi find is much younger than expected
0000-0002-8715-2896 News about ancient humanity: Humans in California 130,000 years ago? Homo naledi find is much younger than expected Posted May 5, 2017 by Tabitha M. Powledge in Uncategorized post-info AddThis Sharing Buttons abovePosted by in africa, ancient DNA, archaeology, brain, California, climate change denial, Denisovan, dna, elephants, Evolution, featured, fossils, genetics, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Human Evolution, human fossils, human origins, human paleontology, Neandertal, Neanderthal, On Science Blogs, paleontology, Research, united states, women
Gone Fishin’ in the Cretaceous: A New Species of Acanthomorph from Canada
Figuring out fish relationships is no small feat. From Near et al. 2013) For being one of the largest groups of vertebrates, and having one of the richer fossil records among organisms, the relationships ofAuthor Interview: Kelsey Stilson on Gnarly Rhino Bones
Black rhinoceros. Image by Vassil, public domain. Rhinos are an amazing group of animals, and have a rich fossil history, too. During the past 40 million years, they have transformed from fairly small ancestral formsPosted by in featured, Interview, Laura Wilson, mammals, osteohistology, PaleoArt, paleontology, paleopathology, rhino, rhinoceros, rhinos, Zoology
What’s Warming the Cold-Blooded Iguana?
AddThis Sharing Buttons above Now that dinosaurs no longer roam the Earth, scientists use modern animals to understand how their ancient ancestors reproduced, walked, and even how they regulated their body temperature. While researchers continuePosted by in Blood, featured, Iguanas, paleontology, squamates, Thermal Exchange, Worth A Thousand Words
The Open Access Dinosaurs of 2015
The use of open access publishing in dinosaur paleontology has seen great growth over the past few years, particularly for newly named critters. As is apparently my custom, I’ve put together a list of theRead All About it: PLOS ONE in the News
This December, the Press team is reflecting on some of the PLOS ONE articles covered in the news in 2015. Over the past year ~2,000 PLOS ONE publications were covered in over 6,000 news stories.Posted by in ants, article-level metrics, dinosaurs, ecology, featured, Featured Image, fossils, fun, Images, media, media coverage, Media Roundup, paleontology, PLOS One, polar bears
Upcoming AMA: Fossil Lizard from Wyoming’s Tropical Wonderland
On December 30, paleontologist Jack Conrad will be taking part in a PLOS-sponsored redditscience AMA for his recent PLOS ONE paper on a “Jesus lizard” from ancient Wyoming. Dr. Conrad will be live and taking your questions from 1Posted by in AMA, Babibasiliscus, Climate, climate change, featured, Jesus lizard, paleontology, plant biology, Reddit, RedditAMA, RedditScience