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Paleobiologist Scott Lakeram analyzes 300-million-year-old coal ball fossils to reveal prehistoric plant-insect interactions frozen in time
Emma Saaty
March 6, 2025
Jack Tamisiea
March 3, 2025
December 31, 2024
Chihiro Kai
December 12, 2024
Emily Driehaus
November 22, 2024
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Naomi Greenberg
May 16, 2024
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October 20, 2023
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Emma Saaty & Jack Tamisiea
August 29, 2023
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April 28, 2023
April 5, 2023
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January 4, 2023
Meet the Scientist Studying 'Fossil Snapshots' of Ancient Insect Life
National Museum of Natural History Scientists Discover That Ancient Insects Perfected Their Plant Palates 165 Million Years Ago
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