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Pollen may help solve the mystery of why a pre-Columbian city in Mexico was abandoned 30 Jul 2013 | 09:35 pm
My research focuses on the Holocene geological time period, the last 10,000 years of Earth history. An accurate picture of past climate can help us understand the relationship between past environment...
Engaging the next generation of geoscientists 28 Jun 2013 | 03:47 am
Most Earth scientists have vivid memories of their first geological field trip, but how many can say their first experience was as a high school student on a trip led by 15 professors, professional sc...
Fossil bridging with the Girl Scouts 28 Jun 2013 | 01:48 am
What Bay Area event brings together 5,000 eager girls, 50 exhibitors and a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge? Girl Scout Bridging! On Saturday, May 11, Lisa White, UCMP Director of Education and Publ...
Marshall shows terrestrial mammal extinction due to Red Queen with new work published in Science 26 Jun 2013 | 04:25 am
By studying 19 groups of Cenozoic mammals Charles Marshall and Tiago Quental tested and confirmed the Red Queen hypothesis. Red Queen is the hypothesis that states that groups must continue to adapt a...
Warmer climates can lead to big lizards 7 Jun 2013 | 04:11 am
Pat Holroyd and co-authors describe a new species of giant lizard in the latest issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Reports from Regatta: T.W. Stanton, prominent contributor to the USGS Invertebrate Collection 6 Jun 2013 | 10:36 pm
The USGS Invertebrate Collection represents the efforts of many paleontologists spanning several decades. Timothy William Stanton's work stands out.
Small discoveries from the Caldecott Tunnel Project 6 Jun 2013 | 08:32 pm
Some of the most interesting fossils a paleontologist can find in the field are not necessarily the biggest.
Werning blogs at PLOS about the fossils of the Sierra Nevada 4 Jun 2013 | 10:07 pm
In her latest post over at the Public Library of Science blog The Integrative Paleontologists Sarah Werning writes about about what the fossil history of California can teach us about climate change.
UCMP students honored with 2013 Paleontological Society Student Grants Awards 1 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am
Three UCMP grad students receive research grants from The Paleontological Society.
Barnosky presents statement on global environmental problems to Governor Brown 31 May 2013 | 02:12 am
On May 23 Tony Barnosky and colleagues presented to the governor of California a 30-page statement describing global environmental problems and appropriate responses to them.
