Anterior view of Bathynomus raksasa, a new species of giant isopod. Buglike marine creatures that skitter across the sea bottom can grow to be as big as puppies, and a newly described species is one of the largest ever seen.…
Only one-third of the circle has been excavated so far, so archaeologists created this projection to give a better sense of its size. The portion that has been excavated is shown at far left. Archaeologists estimate the circle to be…
Here are some of the “Tadibe” woolly mammoth’s recovered bones. Notice the ribs, both halves of the pelvis and one of the hind limbs. A man following a reindeer herd in northwestern Siberia made the discovery of a lifetime when…
Shares Comments (0) Take a look at these fantastic creatures of the night Nocturnal animals are fascinating creatures. They roam our planet after dusk with particular adaptations, such as enhanced sight, smell or other senses that help them get around…
Little Grey and Little White were caught near Russia when they were about 1 year old; they are now 12, and this will be the first time in more than 10 years they will experience the sea. After a 30-hour…
In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at a mysterious animal from a family that’s been around for millions of years. It’s the biggest land animal alive today: the elephant. How big can elephants get,…
A Close Relative Fossils of the extinct hominid known as Australopithecus sediba were accidentally discovered by the 9-year-old son of a scientist in the remains of a cave in South Africa in 2008, findings detailed by researchers last year. The…
Update 2:50 pm EDT: Everything went as planned, with SpaceX and NASA reporting a successful splashdown. The astronauts radioed in from inside the capsule that they were feeling good. A recovery team has begun the process of extracting the crew…
You really don’t want to know where that beetle has been. Being swallowed alive by a frog is a death sentence for most insects, but one beetle species shrugs off being digested and instead finds freedom by sneaking out through…
Hunting dogs use more than their noses to find their way back to their owners hundreds or even thousands of feet away, researchers have found. Turns out, these four-legged navigators may sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it as a…
Similar to present-day diurnal birds of prey (right), the talons on the hind toe and the second toe of Primoptynx poliotauros (left) are noticeably larger than the talons on the third and fourth toe. In modern owls (center) all four…
A female anglerfish. Hey, pretty lady. When it comes to dating in the abyssal depths of the ocean, appearance doesn’t matter much. That’s fortunate for anglerfish, which resemble nightmarish fanged potatoes with a little reading lamp on top. And those…