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One of the largest <em>T. rex</em> skeletons ever found, "Scotty" was apparently at home in a swampy Saskatchewan.
dinosaurs

T. Rex Thrived in a Swampy Home, According to Amber 'Time Capsule'

Fragments of fossilized tree resin suggest the iconic dinosaur ruled an ecosystem similar to the Everglades.
Jack Tamisiea August 26, 2021
The snow-capped Andes, on the far western horizon, seen from the remote Centro Astronómico Macón site in Argentina.
observatories

Meet the People Who Staff Argentina's Highest Observatory

Team members at the remote desert site brave challenging conditions to make the most of its clear, dark skies.
Juan Relmucao August 25, 2021
forests

Podcast: American Chestnut Foundation

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 19, 2021
models

Podcast: Mississippi River Basin Model

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 17, 2021
Several adaptations make the wings of some butterflies, such as this <em>Cithaerias esmeralda</em>, clear.
science

Unlocking the Secrets of 'Invisible' Animals

From glasswing butterflies to vanishing octopuses, evolution is a mad scientist.
Luna Shyr August 16, 2021
A longtime resident of the Dorset countryside, the geoglyph known as the Cerne Abbas Giant has a new estimated age, thanks to novel research.
science

How Do You Date an Ancient Giant? Try Snails and Lasers

The famous Cerne Abbas Giant gets a new birthday thanks to a novel approach for estimating the geoglyph's age.
Keridwen Cornelius August 16, 2021
science

Podcast: Forbes Pigment Collection

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 16, 2021
In France, Plaincourault Chapel features a peculiar depiction of the Garden of Eden's Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
science

Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic Mushroom in the Garden of Eden?

Controversy over what's depicted in the image, and what it may say about early Christians, has raged for decades.
Emma Betuel August 5, 2021
Pelling in the kitchen with asparagus, the veggie that inspired his work on spinal cord injuries.
science

The Biophysicist Transforming Asparagus Into Medical Implants

A horror movie proved an unlikely source of inspiration.
Cari Shane August 4, 2021
In a false-color satellite image, the winding Büyük Menderes is a dark ribbon snaking through the Turkish countryside, with many oxbow lakes—created when the river changed course—visible.
science

The Curious Past and Uncertain Future of the Original 'Meander'

In southwestern Turkey, the winding Büyük Menderes River shaped human history. Now, it's humans who will carve its future course.
Gemma Tarlach August 4, 2021
Receivers on the vessel's aft deck, shown here between deployments, survived rough seas—not one device was lost during the expedition.
volcanoes

The ‘Swell’ Job of Sorting Out New Zealand’s Unusual Earthquake Patterns

Researchers braved storms and monstrous underwater mountains to learn why one region’s earth-shaking is so peculiar.
Gemma Tarlach August 2, 2021
In high alpine terrain, sun and dry air can turn snow straight into water vapor.
science

In Hot, Dry Weather, Snow Can Disappear Straight Into the Atmosphere

A different process than evaporation, sublimation turns snow and ice directly into a gas.
Steven R. Fassnacht August 2, 2021
Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site
Poolesville, Maryland

Planetary Radio Emissions Discovery Site

Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.
Nearly a quarter-mile into Spain's Atxurra Cave, Paleolithic people carved scores of animals on a wall eight feet above the cave floor. It's now known as the Ledge of Horses.
caves

Archaeologists Are Seeing Cave Art in a New Light

Prehistoric people may have created 'proto-cinema,' with galloping bison and tail-swishing horses.
Bridget Alex July 29, 2021
Many animals ensnared in trash don't have long to live, but this one appears to have adapted.
science

How Could a Crocodile Spend Years Cinched By a Tire?

One in Indonesia has been carrying a rubber ring since at least 2016. Here’s how the litter might be affecting the animal’s life.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 9, 2022
Captured by a Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite in June 2021, the Aegean Sea takes on a satiny appearance thanks to a combination of strong winds and the optical phenomenon of sun glint.
science

Sun Glint, Bane of Scientists, Has a Silver Lining

This beautiful, satiny optical phenomenon can wreck satellite imaging, but it can also reveal hidden aspects of our planet.
Gemma Tarlach July 16, 2021
A cottage on the Barlow Respiratory Hospital grounds in 2021.
abandoned

Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium

Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.
Elizabeth Svoboda July 15, 2021
Einstein's summer house in Caputh.
Schwielowsee, Germany

Einstein's Summer House

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.