paleontology
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Schwimmer emphasized that fields like paleontology and other Earth sciences offer valuable opportunities for students to participate in hands-on research close to home.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
In the subreddit, the latest advancements in paleontology appear alongside divided reactions to dinosaur media, like Netflix’s recent Morgan Freeman-narrated docuseries, “The Dinosaurs.”
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Conducting advanced molecular research in Africa on African fossils represents an important move toward transforming and decolonizing the field of paleontology.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025
“It’s frustrating when you work in paleontology and you feel like it’s not effective science communication, and I wish I’d done a bit better.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025
It would be reasonable to suppose that Richard Owen’s petty rivalries marked the low point of nineteenth-century paleontology, but in fact worse was to come, this time from overseas.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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