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science12 days ago•40 min saved

Student Paleontologists Name New 309-Million-Year-Old Amphibian After Their Mothers

Two student interns at the Field Museum in Chicago have officially described a new species of early amphibian, Jeanerpeton mazonensis, dating back 309 million years. The species, found in Mazon Creek fossil deposits, was named in honor of the students' mothers, both of whom are named Jean. This discovery separates the creature from a previously grouped 'waste bin taxon' and highlights the exceptional preservation of soft tissue details in Carboniferous-era fossils.

via Good News Network|

#amphibians #field-museum #fossil-discovery

science7 months ago•7 min saved

Moss Becomes Key Evidence in Burr Oak Grave Robbery Case

A 2009 Burr Oak Cemetery scandal over desecrated graves led investigators to rely on tiny moss fragments found with the remains to time the reburials; a 2015 conviction followed, and a 2026 paper in Forensic Sciences Research explains how moss metabolism and chlorophyll degradation showed the moss was buried for less than six months, placing the crime within the workers’ timeframe and strengthening the evidence against them.

via Ars Technica|

#burr-oak-cemetery #field-museum #forensic-science

crime2 years ago•5 min saved

Field Museum Testimony Reveals Perceived Threat in Ed Burke Trial

Former Alderman Edward Burke is on trial for alleged extortion, and jurors heard testimony from a Field Museum worker who described a phone call with Burke as a perceived threat. The call took place after the museum considered a fee increase and failed to secure an internship for the daughter of a former alderman. The worker testified that Burke warned her the proposal would go nowhere if he called the president of the Park Board. The trial was briefly halted when one of the judge's therapy dogs became sick after a juror gave it a bag of treats.

via Chicago Sun-Times|

#corruption #crime #edward-burke