Science

The unique plesiosaur defies the fossil rulebook—just ask the “paleogrannies” who prepared it for study.

Patterns in 1,000-year-old stalagmite formation connect the fall of empires, kingdoms, and industries to long and deadly dry periods.

When a sledgehammer isn't really an option.

Scores of ancient paintings and other works will soon succumb to the sea—but a passionate team is determined to preserve this 'bubble of memory.'

But they didn’t eat our ancestors—probably.

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Lake Superior's Slate Islands are home to what's likely the world's largest shatter cone, evidence of an explosive event 450 million years ago.

For centuries, hundreds of shrines have preserved crucial information about the marine mammals' diversity and distribution.

To get the whole story, you'll need a particle accelerator.

The recent discovery of the world's northernmost "island" recalls the groundbreaking work of the international Polarfahrt team more than 90 years ago.

We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again.

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Whether you call them gaps, rings, or fairy circles, these unexpected formations in seagrass beds are keeping scientists guessing.