A Whale with the Wrong Kind of Smile
A Whale with the Wrong Kind of Smile Modern sperm whales are already difficult to imagine at full scale. Adult…
Geometry in the Darkness: The Seafloor Mystery of Paleodictyon
Geometry in the Darkness: The Seafloor Mystery of Paleodictyon The deep ocean is filled with shapes created by life. Worms…
The Dragon That Did Not Need Wings: Megalania
The Dragon That Did Not Need Wings: Megalania Australia’s prehistoric landscapes contained animals that would feel almost fictional today. Giant…
The Giant from the Coal Forest: Arthropleura
The Giant from the Coal Forest: Arthropleura More than 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared, something enormous moved…
The Danger Beneath the Surface: Deinosuchus
The Danger Beneath the Surface: Deinosuchus When people imagine the most dangerous predators of the dinosaur age, they usually picture…
The Ancient Fish with a “Circular Saw” Mouth
The Ancient Fish with a “Circular Saw” Mouth Long before dinosaurs ruled the Earth, a strange predator cruised the prehistoric…
The signal hidden inside a printout
The signal hidden inside a printout On August 15, 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio detected something unusual. The telescope…
The object that did not look important at first
The object that did not look important at first In 1901, divers recovering artefacts from an ancient shipwreck near the…
A monster snake hiding inside a coal mine
A monster snake hiding inside a coal mine The fossil was not discovered in a jungle. It was found inside…
The prehistoric fish that became an icon
The prehistoric fish that became an icon For decades, Dunkleosteus terrelli has been one of the most intimidating creatures in…