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The dinosaur models were huge tourist attractions.

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.

Anne Ewbank November 6, 2017

A green turtle.

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

Evidence never lies.

Natasha Frost November 6, 2017

An artist's impression of a herd of mammoths. Is one considering leaving the herd?

Why Teenage Male Mammoths Tended to Die in Really Silly Ways

Natasha Frost November 3, 2017

Shrew mummy skulls.

The Reclaiming of the Shrew

A biologist solves the mystery of two dozen missing animal mummies.

Sarah Laskow November 2, 2017

<em>Cratena peregrina</em> grows up to two inches in length and prefers to live on the rocky sea bottom.

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

"Shelley" is an artificial intelligence bot who writes stories inspired by a subreddit of aspiring horror writers.

31 days of halloween

An Artificial Intelligence Bot Writes Stories of the Macabre

"Shelley" conjures tales of disembodied mouths, surprise male pregnancies, and a house full of dolls.

Natasha Frost October 30, 2017

Edvard Munch's <em>Love and Pain</em> (1895), often referred to as <em>Vampire</em>. Munch is reported to have said it depicts a woman kissing a man's neck—nothing more.

31 days of halloween

The Myth of a Medical Explanation for Vampirism

The problem is that real people suffer from these conditions.

Kelsey Kennedy October 30, 2017

An aerial view of FAST

Pingtang County, China

The Eye of Heaven

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.

Entrance to the Cueva de las Lechuzas.

Las Palmas, Peru

Cueva de Las Lechuzas

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.

The cranium of the unknown victim.

This Skull May Have Belonged to the Earliest Known Tsunami Victim

Sediments tell of a disaster in Papua New Guinea 6,000 years ago.

Natasha Frost October 26, 2017

Watch Very Old Jellyfish Glide Beneath the Arctic Ice

Life under the ice is long and slow.

Natasha Frost October 25, 2017

"Earth as the Life-giver."

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

A cross-section of an ancient tree fossil shows a much more complicated structure than the rings we know today.

Ancient Trees Were Bafflingly Complicated, and Scientists Don't Really Know Why

Tree rings are so much simpler.

Natasha Frost October 24, 2017

Machaeropterus eckelberryi

Found: A Bird That Could Be Distinguished Only by Its Song

It looked almost identical to another species.

Sarah Laskow October 24, 2017

Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, after a magnitude-9.2 earthquake in 1964. The earthquake was caused by the Aleutian Megathrust, a subduction zone.

Simulating What Could Happen When the 'Really Big One' Hits the Pacific Northwest

When the Cascadia subduction zone slips, the effects will vary based on where and how.

Kelsey Kennedy October 23, 2017

Lugworms can measure up to nine inches in length in the United Kingdom, while their American cousins are sometimes as much as 13 inches long.

Would You Kindly Spy on the Sex Life of the Humble Lugworm?

British researchers need more information about what gets this marine worm in the mood.

Natasha Frost October 23, 2017

Merlin Satellite.

Helston, England

Goonhilly Earth Station

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.