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Scientists Film a Colossal Squid in its Natural Habitat!
One hundred years after its discovery, scientists have captured the elusive colossal squid on film in its natural habitat. The juvenile squid was found around 2,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean near the South Sandwich Islands. Measuring about one foot long, it drif...
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A Baby Woolly Mammoth!
Above: The recovery of the baby mammoth!
The frozen remains of a baby woolly mammoth were disc...
Hardhat Giraffes
Scientists in China have discovered a previously unknown extinct cousin of giraffes with a very unique set of headgear. The fossil was first discovered in 1996 in China’s Shenzhen desert, but only now that the skull’s been examined with a CT scan has it been found that the fossil’s inner ear is nearly identical to the Giraffoid family.
Volcanoes: The Cradle of Life
Volcanoes are gigantic furnaces of fire and lava, hailed in human mythologies as dangerous and awe-inspiring places. However, a new study shows that volcanoes may have another role: a cradle of life.
Finger Rocks on Mars
Check out this incredible rock formation on the surface of Mars! What you're seeing here is a strange but not unknown phenomenon that was photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover. It appears as though these rocks are sticking straight out of the ground, growing upward not unlike a tree.
The Origins of the Black Death
Scientists may have discovered the origins of the Black Death, the fourteenth century pandemic which killed over 25 million people. While the plague wreaked havoc in Europe, its origins have long been linked to Asian grasslands, where a warming climate spurred large movements of rodents who were vectors for the disease. While the exact beginnings of the plague have remained mysterious over the centuries, a new study offers a possible look at origins of the disease.
Their Swords Came from Stars
Early in the history of civilization, bronze was king. The metal was malleable, strong, and most importantly had a low enough melting point to be easily reachable. However, certain iron artifacts have still been discovered that date back to the Bronze Age. Where did this metal come from? The answer is in the stars above.
Twin Planets Discovered around a Single Star
33 light years from Earth, two rocky planets have been discovered orbiting a single dwarf star. A team at MIT has presented its new findings of this system, but they couldn't have done it alone.
The Black Hole at the Center of our Galaxy
Above: Sagittarius A, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way (EHT, 2022)
Astronomers have...
Ichthyosaurs in the Mountains
Above: An artist's depiction of a a group of Ichthyosaurs.
Thousands of feet above sea level in t...
Planting Seeds on the Moon!
Above: A photography from the study showing the sprouted plants in moon soil.
In an incredible a...
The 830,000,000 Year Old Salt Zombie
Above: An image from the study showing the suspected microorganism in halite.
Geologists have un...
A Friend in Fungus
Above: Schizophyllum commune or split-gill mushrooms, one of the species used in the study.
When ...
A Concert for Pigs!
Think about your favorite song. How does it make you feel? Excited? Calm? Happy? We tend to think...
A Rainbow Beneath the Waves
Perhaps you remember the children's book, The Rainbow Fish… well a brand new species has been ide...
Underwater Dinosaurs
Above: A skeletal cast of Spinosaurus on display
Through finding and studying fossils we have lea...
The Ancient Hot Air Balloons of the Ocean
520 million years ago, the world's first superpredator, Anomalocaris, appeared in the Cambrian oc...
How to find a Dinosaur Tooth
If you're looking to find an authentic dinosaur fossil, your first thought might be to check a hi...
Mammoths from the Fridge
Above: An artist's rendition of the Woolly Mammoth!Plenty of us have some old leftovers lingering...
The Cretaceous Era Airplane
Above: A reconstruction of the Quetzalcoatlus skeleton. This animal stood about as tall as a gir...
Eye in the Sky
Above: A rendering of the Webb telescope as it will appear in orbit! (NASA)This January, the Jam...
Ancient Stardust!
4.6 billion years ago, our solar system was nothing but a cloud of gas and heat. Amazingly, the t...
Which Came First: The Dino or the Egg?
The dinosaur egg is an iconic image of our modern idea of the Mesozoic. In southern China, an exq...
Life Returns to the River!
In 1957, the Thames river which runs through London was declared "biologically dead." Pollutants ...
Martian Fossils or Chemical Reactions?
With the Perseverance Mars rover, NASA is searching for something incredible: microscopic fossils...
Cities Below the Dirt
Above: The ancient Mayan structure "Aguada Fénix" in a 3D LIDAR scan. Source: Takeshi Inomata
One...
A Dinosaur's Weapon
Above: The Stegouros elengassen with its iconic tail!A new 74 million year old species of dinosa...
Fishing into the Past
For as long as anyone can remember, small wooden stakes have stood at the tidal zone of the Comox...
Let Them Fight!
The Hell Creek formation is a source of some of the most iconic dinosaurs we know, like Tyrannosa...
A Prehistoric Super Scorpion!
Above: Terropterus xiushanensis on the hunt! Source: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontolog...
Call me on the Whalephone
Human culture is built on our ability to communicate with each other; the languages we share shap...
The Astronomer's Mirror
Above: A 16th century portrait of John DeeJohn Dee, the polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I, bri...
An 18th Century Beast!
Above: An illustration of the "Beast of Gévaudan" stuffed and displayed at Versailles.In 1764, t...
Vampires of New England
Above: Vampire hunters from a 19th century engraving. Source: National GeographicIn the late 19th...
Radioactive Deep Time
When we think of radioactive science, it's hard not to focus on its impact on modern advancements...
A Community of Trees
Dr. Suzanne Simard has spent her life studying trees and what she's learned about the forest puts...
Thylacine Remastered!
Above: A colorized frame from 1933 footage of a Thylacine. Source: NFSAIn an amazing effort by fi...
