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A Cow’s Tooth Found At Stonehenge Is Revealing More About How The Ancient Monument Was Built

The 5,000-year-old cow molar adds credence to the theory that cattle helped drag Stonehenge's megaliths over 100 miles to the site from a quarry in Wales.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 25, 2025

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A Cow’s Tooth Found At Stonehenge Is Revealing More About How The Ancient Monument Was Built

The 5,000-year-old cow molar adds credence to the theory that cattle helped drag Stonehenge's megaliths over 100 miles to the site from a quarry in Wales.

By Ainsley Brown • August 25, 2025

Fossils Discovered In Museum Drawer Revealed To Be 25-Million-Year-Old Giant Wombat

The paleontologist who first discovered the fossil died before he could study it. Now, one of his former students has picked up where he left off.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 22, 2025

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Fossils Discovered In Museum Drawer Revealed To Be 25-Million-Year-Old Giant Wombat

The paleontologist who first discovered the fossil died before he could study it. Now, one of his former students has picked up where he left off.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 22, 2025

Rare Orange Shark With White Eyes Spotted Off The Coast Of Costa Rica

Despite having both xanthism and albinism, this Caribbean nurse shark survived well into adulthood, raising new questions about the conditions and the species' adaptability.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 21, 2025

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Rare Orange Shark With White Eyes Spotted Off The Coast Of Costa Rica

Despite having both xanthism and albinism, this Caribbean nurse shark survived well into adulthood, raising new questions about the conditions and the species' adaptability.

By Austin Harvey • August 21, 2025

A Volunteer Aiding Texas’ Flood Disaster Discovered 15 Tracks Left By A 35-Foot-Long Dinosaur

Each measuring about 18 to 20 inches long, the tracks are believed to have been made approximately 110 million years ago by an Acrocanthosaurus, a 35-foot-long carnivore.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 19, 2025

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A Volunteer Aiding Texas’ Flood Disaster Discovered 15 Tracks Left By A 35-Foot-Long Dinosaur

Each measuring about 18 to 20 inches long, the tracks are believed to have been made approximately 110 million years ago by an Acrocanthosaurus, a 35-foot-long carnivore.

By Ainsley Brown • August 19, 2025

The Astonishing Lives Of Greenland Sharks, Earth’s Longest-Living Vertebrates

Greenland sharks can measure more than 20 feet long, swim less than two miles per hour, and live up to 500 years.

By Katie Serena • Aug 17, 2025

The Astonishing Lives Of Greenland Sharks, Earth’s Longest-Living Vertebrates

Greenland sharks can measure more than 20 feet long, swim less than two miles per hour, and live up to 500 years.

By Katie Serena • August 17, 2025

The Grisly Story Of The Tsavo Lions, The ‘Man-Eaters’ That Slaughtered Dozens Of Railway Workers In Kenya

In March 1898, two lions began killing and feasting upon construction workers who were building a railway bridge in Kenya's Tsavo region, resulting in up to 135 deaths before these fearsome beasts were finally killed nine months later.

By Daniel Rennie • Aug 10, 2025

The Grisly Story Of The Tsavo Lions, The ‘Man-Eaters’ That Slaughtered Dozens Of Railway Workers In Kenya

In March 1898, two lions began killing and feasting upon construction workers who were building a railway bridge in Kenya's Tsavo region, resulting in up to 135 deaths before these fearsome beasts were finally killed nine months later.

By Daniel Rennie • August 10, 2025

A Texas Millionaire Was Hunting A Cape Buffalo In South Africa — Then It Gored Him To Death

As many as 200 deaths per year are attributed to Cape buffaloes, which have earned the nickname "black death."

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 8, 2025

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A Texas Millionaire Was Hunting A Cape Buffalo In South Africa — Then It Gored Him To Death

As many as 200 deaths per year are attributed to Cape buffaloes, which have earned the nickname "black death."

By Ainsley Brown • August 8, 2025

Experts Identify A New Species Of Manta Ray — And It Can Grow As Wide As A Standard Two-Car Garage

Prior to this discovery, scientists only acknowledged two other manta ray species, the giant oceanic manta ray and the reef manta.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 8, 2025

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Experts Identify A New Species Of Manta Ray — And It Can Grow As Wide As A Standard Two-Car Garage

Prior to this discovery, scientists only acknowledged two other manta ray species, the giant oceanic manta ray and the reef manta.

By Ainsley Brown • August 8, 2025

Scientists Just Documented A ‘Big-Butt Starfish’ On The Atlantic Seafloor Off The Coast Of Argentina

Believed to belong to the genus Hippasteria, this pinkish-orange creature was found clinging to a rock at a depth of 3,280 feet — and despite its nickname, the cleft area between two of the creature's legs is not its posterior.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 7, 2025

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Scientists Just Documented A ‘Big-Butt Starfish’ On The Atlantic Seafloor Off The Coast Of Argentina

Believed to belong to the genus Hippasteria, this pinkish-orange creature was found clinging to a rock at a depth of 3,280 feet — and despite its nickname, the cleft area between two of the creature's legs is not its posterior.

By Ainsley Brown • August 7, 2025

Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 6, 2025

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Scientists Discover An Ancient Blue Whale Fossil Larger Than Any That’s Ever Been Found

Not only is this the largest blue whale fossil ever uncovered, but it also indicates that the species lived 1.5 million years earlier than we thought.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 6, 2025