Fossils dating back 180 mln years found in SW China

STORY: Fossils dating back 180 mln years found in SW China DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fossils 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG FENG, Expert of Chongqing Bureau of Geology and Minerals Exploration STORYLINE: Dozens of paleontological fossils dating back some 180 million years have been found at a construction site in Yunyang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The fossils are of different sizes and unique shapes. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG FENG, Chongqing Bureau of Geology and Minerals Exploration "This kind of stones are known as shell limestone, which is made of a dense accumulation of bivalve fossils. Analysis shows that the fossils belong to the early Jurassic period. The findings are of great significance to the study of the history and environment of Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Basin at that time." Local officials said a science popularization station will be set up near the site. Xinhua News

Biologist develops red tide-monitoring system using pearl oysters

Biologist develops red tide-monitoring system using pearl oysters

Kiyohito Nagai, head of pearl jewelry maker K. Mikimoto & Co.'s research institute, holds a pearl oyster at his lab in Shima, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 25, 2015. He has developed a red tide-monitoring system that uses sensors attached to bivalve shellfish to detect their biological reactions, with the results relayed to the smartphones of staff researchers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Biologist develops shellfish-tied system to monitor red tide

Biologist develops shellfish-tied system to monitor red tide

Kiyohito Nagai, head of pearl jewelry maker K. Mikimoto & Co.'s research institute, holds a sensor-equipped pearl oyster at his lab in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2015. He has developed a red tide-monitoring system that uses sensors attached to bivalve shellfish to detect their biological reactions, with the results relayed to the smartphones of staff researchers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo