Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study.

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A 250,000-year-old footprint preserved in ash, and the effect of a polluted atmosphere on health and the economy, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

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The discovery provides the first evidence that volcanic ash can preserve soft tissues in exquisite detail, challenging previous assumptions about fossilization in such environments. The fossil ...

A 250,000-year-old footprint preserved in ash, and the effect of a polluted atmosphere on health and the economy, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive. Here, authors reveal the anatomy of the ...