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….
A Face That Looks Almost Impossible
A Face That Looks Almost Impossible The barreleye fish carries one of the strangest heads in the ocean. A transparent…
A Body Plan with No Familiar Shortcut
A Body Plan with No Familiar Shortcut Opabinia regalis is one of the Burgess Shale’s most iconic animals. It had…
A Fossil So Strange That Orientation Became a Mystery
A Fossil So Strange That Orientation Became a Mystery Hallucigenia is a small Cambrian animal with a large reputation. Its…
A River Predator Built on an Enormous Scale
A River Predator Built on an Enormous Scale Deinosuchus lived during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs dominated the land. Along…
An Explosion Without a Crater
An Explosion Without a Crater On June 30, 1908, a powerful explosion tore through the atmosphere above a remote region…