Paleontologists have unveiled a 30,000-year-old vulture fossil in Italy, preserved in volcanic ash, showcasing microscopic ...

A 30,000-year-old vulture feather from Central Italy was preserved down to the microscopic level by volcanic rock.

A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights ...

Fossils preserving evidence of soft tissues are essential for our understanding of the evolution of life and ancient ...

A UCC-based scientist has led an international team to have made a breakthrough discovery in the preservation of fossils.

The temperatures of the pyroclastic current, while boiling, did not top 465°C and would have cooled down over a longer period of time, researchers wrote. Instead, they believe that the ...

This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue ...

The Doom of the Alban Hills’ a digital painting representing a possible scenario of the moments before the vulture carcass was entombed in the pyroclastic current.

Learn why similar mineral deposits may represent a treasure trove of fossilized soft tissue.

With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let's look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the ...