A Fossil That Returned Alive
A Fossil That Returned Alive Coelacanths were known from fossils long before a living individual shocked science in 1938. The…
The Animal Who Became the Ending
The Animal Who Became the Ending Lonesome George was discovered on Pinta Island in 1971. He became the last known…
A Subspecies Represented by Two Animals
A Subspecies Represented by Two Animals The northern white rhino is not completely extinct. Two known individuals remain: Najin and…
A Species Trapped Inside a Shrinking Margin
A Species Trapped Inside a Shrinking Margin The vaquita is the world’s smallest living cetacean and the most endangered marine…
A Ghost with Four Enormous Ribbons
A Ghost with Four Enormous Ribbons The giant phantom jelly does not need teeth or speed to create unease. Its…
A Shark with a Slingshot Mouth
A Shark with a Slingshot Mouth The goblin shark is one of the most visually unsettling living sharks. Its long…
A Predator Assembled from Confusion
A Predator Assembled from Confusion Anomalocaris became famous not only because it was a major Cambrian predator, but because its…
A Predator Built Like a Weapon
A Predator Built Like a Weapon Long before dinosaurs appeared, a heavily armored fish moved through Devonian seas. Dunkleosteus carried…
The Star That Refused to Behave: The Mystery of Tabby’s Star
The Star That Refused to Behave: The Mystery of Tabby’s Star Most stars do not become global mysteries. They brighten…
Monuments in the Deep: The Geological Wonder of the Yonaguni Monument
Monuments in the Deep: The Geological Wonder of the Yonaguni Monument Off the coast of Yonaguni Island in Japan, divers…