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Fossils do not form by magic or by default. They are the rare outcome of a race between decay and burial, chemistry and time.Why fossilisation is usually rareIn most settings, organisms disappear without leaving any trace that is likely to...
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The fossil record is often imagined as a continuous film of life’s history. In reality, it is more like a scattered collection of still images: powerful, but fragmentary. Understanding why it is incomplete is essential to making sense of “missing...
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From the outside, a fossil dig can look like a treasure hunt. In practice, it is closer to an outdoor laboratory, where every move is planned, recorded and cross-checked so that each fossil becomes scientifically meaningful rather than just an...
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