The Dinosaur That Broke the Rules
The Dinosaur That Broke the Rules Most people imagine predatory dinosaurs as land animals: Then there is Spinosaurus: Spinosaurus is…
Science Mystery
The Sea Monster That Was Real
The Sea Monster That Was Real For centuries, sailors told stories of giant tentacled creatures rising from the sea: The…
The Shark That Made the Ocean Feel Too Small
The Shark That Made the Ocean Feel Too Small Long before humans crossed oceans, before ships, submarines, or sonar, Earth’s…
The survivor nobody would bet on
The survivor nobody would bet on When people imagine the end of the dinosaurs, they picture giants falling. But the…
A fossil that looked like a mistake
A fossil that looked like a mistake When scientists first looked at the jaw of Tanyka amnicola, it seemed almost…
The impossible-sounding fossil clue
The impossible-sounding fossil clue For decades, many scientists assumed dinosaur fossils were basically stone. The original biological material was thought…
Before dinosaurs, before fish, before almost everything familiar
Before dinosaurs, before fish, before almost everything familiar A fossil discovery in northwestern Canada may change how scientists understand the…
The ocean just reminded us how little we know
The ocean just reminded us how little we know Scientists working with the Ocean Census have announced more than 1,000…
A Tiny Creature from a Huge Unknown World
A Tiny Creature from a Huge Unknown World Deep under the Galápagos Islands, nearly 6,000 feet below the surface, scientists…
A Giant with a Strange Mix of Features
A new dinosaur from Argentina is making scientists rethink part of the sauropod story. Its name is Bicharracosaurus dionidei. It…