Discoveries
Neanderthals Really Liked Seafood
A rare cache of aquatic animal remains suggests that like early humans, Neanderthals were exploiting marine resources
Remnants of 13th-Century Town Walls Unearthed in Wales
Caernarfon, where the discovery was made, was key to Edward I's conquest of the Welsh
Melting Glaciers Reveal a New Island in Antarctica
Earlier this month, Antarctica experienced its third major melt event of the summer, including record high temperatures
18th-Century Log Cabin Discovered Beneath Condemned Pennsylvania Bar
The structure can be saved, experts say, but whether it can stay in the local community remains unclear
Two Traps Where Woolly Mammoths Were Driven to Their Deaths Found in Mexico
The discovery may offer rare evidence that humans were actively hunting the great creatures
New Giant Salamander Species Is the World's Largest Amphibian
A new study has revealed that Chinese giant salamander consists not of one species, but three
Found: A Hub Where Humpback Whales Share Their Songs
A new study has found that whales from diverse locations gather at the Kermadec Islands, where they seem to transmit unique ditties
A Huge Underwater Observatory Has Vanished Without a Trace
The instrument, located off Germany’s Baltic coast, cost more than $330,000. But its data was ‘priceless,’ one expert said
Ice Age Humans Likely Played Major Role in Cave Bears’ Extinction
Researchers have long debated whether human activity or climate change precipitated the species' demise
A New Species of Leech Is Discovered Near Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian researcher describes a previously unknown species of olive-green bloodsucker that has three jaws with up to 59 teeth
This Chonky Ancient Bird Is the World’s Largest Known Parrot
Discovered in New Zealand, the bird has been dubbed ‘Squawkzilla’
Drawing Found in Thrift Store Turns Out to Be an Original Egon Schiele
The work, on display as part of an exhibit at Galerie St. Etienne, is expected to sell for between $100,000 to $200,000
This New Shark Species Looks Like a Tiny Sperm Whale
The 5.5-inch-long <em>Mollisquama mississippiensis</em>—one of only two pocket shark specimens known to science—also glows in the dark
Astronomers Make Massive Discovery on the Far Side of the Moon
The heavy core of a giant asteroid may be buried beneath the moon's South Pole-Aitken basin
Meet the Newly Described Long-Nosed Pinocchio Frog
The tree frog’s nose alternately sticks out straight or droops downward—much like a certain fictional wooden puppet
Hidden Water Lily Found Beneath Monet Painting
The artist may have covered up the artwork while experimenting with a new floral subject: wisteria
Huge 19th Century Circus Poster Found in Walls of Wisconsin Bar
It advertised an 1885 performance by the Great Anglo-American Circus
This New Plastic Can Be Endlessly Recycled
The new material, dubbed PDK, can be deconstructed down to the molecular level
Denisovan Fossil Is Identified Outside Siberia for the First Time
A jawbone discovered in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau shines new light on several mysteries that had surrounded the ancient hominins
Fossil Discovery Has Scientists Questioning: What Makes a Crab a Crab?
The newly described C. perplexa seems to have retained larval features into adulthood
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