A Lake Beneath a Continent of Ice
A Lake Beneath a Continent of Ice Antarctica hides landscapes. Mountains rise beneath ice sheets, valleys cut through bedrock, and…
A Crimson Shape Beyond the ROV Lights
A Crimson Shape Beyond the ROV Lights Deep-sea exploration often begins with darkness. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) descends through…
A Monster Made From Uncertainty
A Monster Made From Uncertainty The Tully monster is not terrifying because it was large. It was usually around 30…
The Animal That Makes Flight Look Impossible
The Animal That Makes Flight Look Impossible Flight is expensive. An animal must lift its body against gravity, generate enough…
The Predator Waiting Beyond the Dinosaur Trail
The Predator Waiting Beyond the Dinosaur Trail Dinosaurs dominate the way most people imagine the Cretaceous Period. Tyrannosaurs stalk the…
A Crater Hidden Beneath the Ice
A Crater Hidden Beneath the Ice Greenland’s ice sheet looks quiet from above. Vast white surfaces stretch toward the horizon,…
Stone Spirals Rising Through the Hills
Stone Spirals Rising Through the Hills In the late nineteenth century, scientists examining fossil-rich land in Nebraska encountered structures that…
The Skeleton That Changed the Human Story
The Skeleton That Changed the Human Story In 2003, researchers excavating Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores…
The Fossil Claw That Suggested a Monster
The Fossil Claw That Suggested a Monster A single fossil can change the scale of an extinct animal. In the…
The Dinosaur That Keeps Changing Shape
The Dinosaur That Keeps Changing Shape Few dinosaurs have been reconstructed as dramatically as Spinosaurus. For decades, it was often…