A Lake Disaster Without Flames or Lava
A Lake Disaster Without Flames or Lava In August 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a large cloud of carbon…
Science Mystery
A Desert Covered with Lines, Animals, and Geometry
A Desert Covered with Lines, Animals, and Geometry The Nazca Lines and geoglyphs of Palpa stretch across the arid coastal…
Monuments Shaped into Silence
Monuments Shaped into Silence Southern Costa Rica contains archaeological sites where large stone spheres sit within pre-Columbian settlement landscapes. The…
Ancient Material Science Hiding Inside Ruins
Ancient Material Science Hiding Inside Ruins Roman concrete has survived in structures exposed to time, weather, and seawater. Researchers have…
A Seabird Erased by Repeated Exploitation
A Seabird Erased by Repeated Exploitation The great auk was a large flightless seabird of the North Atlantic. Its upright…
A Rhino Hidden in Fragmented Forest
A Rhino Hidden in Fragmented Forest The Sumatran rhino is the smallest living rhino species and the only Asian rhino…
A Parrot That Survived Inside a Shrinking Margin
A Parrot That Survived Inside a Shrinking Margin The kakapo is a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot found only in New…
A Crab-Like Animal from a Hidden Ecosystem
A Crab-Like Animal from a Hidden Ecosystem In 2005, researchers exploring hydrothermal vents observed a pale crustacean with hairy limbs….
A Body Designed for Rare Opportunities
A Body Designed for Rare Opportunities The black swallower lives in deep water where meals may be unpredictable. Its solution…
A Monster Name Hiding a Stranger Lifestyle
A Monster Name Hiding a Stranger Lifestyle The vampire squid has one of the most dramatic names in marine biology….