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The ROV that captured footage of the wreck of <em>SS Itata</em>, 650 feet down.
disasters

Found: The Wreck of Chile's 'Titanic'

After decades of searching, the site where 400 lost their lives has been identified.
Vittoria Traverso November 13, 2017
A ferocious tiny dancer.
science

Male Mangrove Crabs Have a Taunting Victory Dance

These moves put the "man" in "mangrove crab."
Natasha Frost November 13, 2017
A candid shot of your camel cricket roommate.
science

You Probably Share Your Home With at Least 100 Kinds of Bugs

And cleaning more often won't change a darned thing.
Natasha Frost November 10, 2017
An artist's rendering of <em>Siamogale melilutra</em>, a giant prehistoric otter with a surprisingly powerful bite.
science

Meet the Rottweiler-Sized Prehistoric Otter With Teeth That Could Crunch Bone

Can an apex predator be cuddly?
Natasha Frost November 9, 2017
The sundial celebrating Marcus Novius Tubula's electoral victory.
sundials

Found: A Celebratory Roman Sundial, Two Millennia Old

A tribune of the people is still celebrating his electoral victory.
Natasha Frost November 8, 2017
art

Watch a Jacobean Painting Emerge From 200 Years of Grime in Seconds

A mysterious 1618 lady, revealed.
Natasha Frost November 7, 2017
engineering

Watch a Wind Turbine Blade Take a Slow, Ungainly Road Trip

Real-life blade running.
Cara Giaimo November 6, 2017
A green turtle.
science

Forensic Science Is Being Used to Crack the Secret Code of Turtle Foraging

Evidence never lies.
Natasha Frost November 6, 2017
news

What Happens When a Queen Bee Decides to Ride a Motorcycle

A street in Sydney, Australia, ended up hosting a cloud of worker bees three stories high.
Cara Giaimo November 3, 2017
An artist's impression of a herd of mammoths. Is one considering leaving the herd?
science

Why Teenage Male Mammoths Tended to Die in Really Silly Ways

YOLO
Natasha Frost November 3, 2017
Mount Wilson Observatory on November 1, the 100th birthday of its 100-inch telescope.
telescopes

Celebrating a 100-Inch Telescope's 100th Birthday

What do you give a scope that has everything?
Cara Giaimo November 3, 2017
Not the $10,000 dram.
bars

The $10,000 Whisky Dram That Turned Out to Be Worthless

A refund was involved.
Natasha Frost November 2, 2017
The Grand Gallery.
pyramids

Found: A Large 'Void' Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza

The tools of particle physics hint that there's still more to discover about one of the world's most famous monuments.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2017
The discovery of gas giant NGTS-1b orbiting around a red dwarf star defies accepted theories about planet formation.
news

Found: A Giant Planet Orbiting a Tiny Star

NGTS-1b defies what we thought we knew about how planets form.
Vittoria Traverso November 1, 2017
Turnip Prize entrants from 2013, including "Melancholy," "Pilot Light," and "Hair of the Dog"
art

Entries for the Turnip Prize Are Now Open

The annual contest celebrates very low-effort art.
Cara Giaimo November 1, 2017
<em>Cratena peregrina</em> grows up to two inches in length and prefers to live on the rocky sea bottom.
science

The Luminescent Underwater Slug Pirates of the Mediterranean Sea

Crafty nudibranchs get two meals in one.
Natasha Frost November 1, 2017
Lilias Adie's face, reconstructed from century-old images of her skull.
31 days of halloween

Meet a Scottish 'Witch' Who Died 300 Years Ago

Digital reconstruction gives a face to a sad tale.
Natasha Frost October 31, 2017
The orange stem belongs to the original mushroom; the grey head to the bodysnatching parasite.
parks

Found: A Rare Bodysnatching Fungus

The Powdercap Strangler is no joke.
Sarah Laskow October 31, 2017