Supernova Ashes Found in Tiny Magnetic Fossils

Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 07:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Supernova ash has been discovered in fossils that were created by bacteria on Earth, a new study finds. This finding suggests that a supernova might have played a role in an extinction event on Earth, researchers said.

Read the whole article on Live Science

More from Live Science

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net