A Subspecies Represented by Two Animals
A Subspecies Represented by Two Animals The northern white rhino is not completely extinct. Two known individuals remain: Najin and…
A Species Trapped Inside a Shrinking Margin
A Species Trapped Inside a Shrinking Margin The vaquita is the world’s smallest living cetacean and the most endangered marine…
A Ghost with Four Enormous Ribbons
A Ghost with Four Enormous Ribbons The giant phantom jelly does not need teeth or speed to create unease. Its…
A Shark with a Slingshot Mouth
A Shark with a Slingshot Mouth The goblin shark is one of the most visually unsettling living sharks. Its long…
A Predator Assembled from Confusion
A Predator Assembled from Confusion Anomalocaris became famous not only because it was a major Cambrian predator, but because its…
A Predator Built Like a Weapon
A Predator Built Like a Weapon Long before dinosaurs appeared, a heavily armored fish moved through Devonian seas. Dunkleosteus carried…
The Star That Refused to Behave: The Mystery of Tabby’s Star
The Star That Refused to Behave: The Mystery of Tabby’s Star Most stars do not become global mysteries. They brighten…
Monuments in the Deep: The Geological Wonder of the Yonaguni Monument
Monuments in the Deep: The Geological Wonder of the Yonaguni Monument Off the coast of Yonaguni Island in Japan, divers…
The Ghost Beneath the Surface: The Grim Reality of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
The Ghost Beneath the Surface: The Grim Reality of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is…
The Ghost Beneath the Surface: The Grim Reality of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
The Ghost Beneath the Surface: The Grim Reality of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is…