A Sperm Whale Built for a Different Kind of Ocean
A Sperm Whale Built for a Different Kind of Ocean Modern sperm whales are already extraordinary animals. They dive into…
Science Mystery
The Fossil That Looked Like a Circular Saw Blade
The Fossil That Looked Like a Circular Saw Blade Some fossils are mysterious because they are incomplete. Others are mysterious…
A Fossil That Spent More Than a Century Hiding in Plain Sight
A Fossil That Spent More Than a Century Hiding in Plain Sight The largest scorpion ever identified was not discovered…
THE APERTURE OF THE PRIMORDIAL SEA
THE APERTURE OF THE PRIMORDIAL SEA Reconstructing Anomalocaris, the Cambrian Giant That Traded Brute Force for Speed Imagine the sun-drenched,…
THE SHADOW OVER THE CARBONIFEROUS
THE SHADOW OVER THE CARBONIFEROUS Reconstructing Meganeura, the Giant That Ruled the Ancient Skies A shadow passes over a quiet…
THE ORCA OF THE CRETACEOUS SEA
THE ORCA OF THE CRETACEOUS SEA Reconstructing Thalassotitan, the Heavyweight Predator of the Final Oceans When people imagine the final…
THE TERROR AT THE WATER’S EDGE
THE TERROR AT THE WATER’S EDGE Reconstructing Deinosuchus, the Giant That Turned the Shoreline into a Trap A dinosaur moves…
THE BATTERING RAM OF THE DEVONIAN
THE BATTERING RAM OF THE DEVONIAN Reconstructing Dunkleosteus, the Armored Titan That Shrank into a Monster Imagine the murky, shadow-filled…
THE UPSIDE-DOWN ALIEN OF THE CAMBRIAN
THE UPSIDE-DOWN ALIEN OF THE CAMBRIAN Reconstructing Hallucigenia, the Fossil That Defied Orientation Imagine the primordial floor of a Cambrian…
THE FATAL FLAW OF THE TRIASSIC
THE FATAL FLAW OF THE TRIASSIC Reconstructing Tanystropheus, the Long-Necked Rebel of the Mesozoic Imagine the sunlit coastal waters of…