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Category: Biology
The World’s Most Dangerous Volcano Is Refilling with Fresh Magma Under the Ocean
Seven millennia ago, the Earth’s crust off the coast of southern Japan underwent a transformation so violent it redefined the…
Scientists Discover a Darker Side to the Supposedly Gentle Bonobo
The dense canopy of the African rainforest has long been the backdrop for a tale of two cousins. On one…
This All-Female Fish Species Has Been Cloning Itself for 100,000 Years
In the sun-drenched waters near Tampico, Mexico, a small, unassuming fish is quietly breaking every rule in the book of…
Meet the Giant Mammal Relative That Was Hunting Long Before the First Dinosaur
Deep within the sun-scorched stretches of South Africa’s Karoo Basin, a discovery has emerged that rewrites the history of Earth’s…
Giant Armadillos the Size of Lions Once Prowled the Lush Forests of Ancient Texas
The sun-drenched surface of the Texas Hill Country holds many secrets, but some of the most profound are submerged in…
Scientists Finally Know Why Turtles Walked Away From the End of the World Unscathed
Sixty-six million years ago, the world ended in fire and shadow. A massive asteroid struck the Earth, marking the boundary…
Egypt Just Rewrote the Human Origin Story With a 17 Million Year Old Secret
The golden sands of northern Egypt have long been a repository for the secrets of ancient civilizations, but a recent…
This 35 Million Year Old Creature Looks Like Living Lace Frozen in Time
Imagine a world 35 million years ago, a time known as the Eocene epoch, where the forests of Europe were…
Scientists Found the Ignition Switch for the Cellular Clock of Immortality
Deep within the microscopic landscape of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a silent biological clock is ticking. For decades, geneticists have…
These African Fish Are Reading Your Eyes to Predict Your Next Move
In the crystal-clear depths of Lake Tanganyika, one of East Africa’s most ancient and diverse aquatic environments, a silent communication…
Scientists Finally Discover Why Entire Termite Cities Suddenly Turn Into Ghost Towns
In the hidden, damp corridors beneath the soil of Japan, a silent drama unfolds within the empires of the Japanese…
Warming Alaskan Rivers Are Turning Invasive Pike Into Supercharged Killing Machines
Deep in the winding currents of the Deshka River, a tributary of the vast Susitna River system in Southcentral Alaska,…
The Rare Skull Found Hiding Inside a 94-Million-Year-Old Mystery Block
On the rugged, wind-swept shores of Aphae Island, South Korea, the ground holds secrets millions of years old. For decades,…
This Human Sized Dinosaur Was a Master of Using the Sun to Hatch Its Babies
Millions of years before the first bird took to the skies, a creature roughly the size of a human teenager…
Scientists Found a Massive Predator’s Tooth Embedded in a Plesiosaur’s Neck
The Cretaceous Period was not a place for the faint of heart, especially within the churning depths of the Western…
Neanderthals Were Master Hunters Who Systematically Targeted the Largest Mammals on Earth
The shores of Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany do not look today as they did during the last interglacial period. Where…
Meet the 15 Foot Armored Titan That Hunted Our Famous Ancestor Lucy
Imagine a landscape over three million years ago in what is now the Afar region of Ethiopia. The air is…
This Prehistoric Monkey Traded Fruit for Salad and Changed Evolution Forever
The story of the South American rainforest is one of constant reinvention, a green world that has spent millions of…
Scientists Discover a 5-Ton Giant That Predates T. Rex by Millions of Years
Deep in the arid, sun-scorched stretches of the San Juan Basin in New Mexico, the desert floor recently surrendered a…
Scientists Finally Found the Missing Link That Explains How Fish Evolved Into Humans
Beneath the rolling hills of southern China, locked within layers of ancient sediment, lay a secret that has eluded scientists…
This Poodle Sized Ancient Crocodile Relative Grew Out of Its Four Legged Childhood
Imagine a world before the dawn of the great dinosaurs, a landscape of lush evergreen conifers and winding riverbeds that…