FOSSIL HUNTRESS

We soak up the breathtaking views after a long morning's paddle. The east and south sides of our route are bound by the imposing white p...

Hatshepsut, whose name means, "Foremost of Noble Ladies, was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the time o...

Dragonflies, from the order Odonata, have been around for over 250 million years. The most conspicuous difference in their evolution over ti...

Over vast expanses of time, powerful tectonic forces have massaged the western edge of the continent, smashing together a seemingly endless ...

We may one day have wooly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius), extinct since the Pleistocene, roaming around zoos and colder climes. At least i...

Orchidaceae get their name from the Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), which literally means "testicle", a nod to the naughty nub shape of thei...

Looking down at the pebbly sand, you see just the wee top of this lovely fossil brachiopod poking out. Glee, delight and wonder follow as ...

Look at how this protective mamma bear holds her cub in her arms to give him a bit of a wash.  Her gentle maternal care is truly touching. ...

More than 100 groups of mammals have been found in the Miocene (37 – 20 mya) John Day Formation near Kimberly, Oregon. I'm planning a fi...

Many First Nations sites were inhabited continually for centuries. The discarded shells and scraps of bone from their food formed enormous m...