Earth science

Jingmai O’Connor: ‘I think people imagine we spend far more time digging up fossils than we actually do’

February 22, 2021

Jingmai O'Connor crossing her arms and leaning on a table while looking at fossilized remains of a bird.

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer/Jingmai O’Connor Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago’s Field Museum. Image: Jesse Goldberg [...]

Strange creatures accidentally discovered beneath Antarctica’s ice shelves

February 15, 2021

Prior research has suggested that the watery depths below the Antarctic ice shelves are too cold and nutrient poor to sustain much life. But a new study from British [...]

Scientists propose three-step method to reverse significant reforestation side effect

February 10, 2021

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Image: Farid Suhaimi/Shutterstock Reforestation efforts using a monoculture of a fast-growing tree species, while effective, [...]

Why we cannot ignore the place of viruses on the ‘Tree of Life’

February 3, 2021

By Dr Hugh Harris, APC Microbiome Ireland/University College Cork Image: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock One particular virus has come to dominate our lives. Now Dr Hugh [...]