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Paleontologists In Thailand Just Revealed The Nagatitan, An 88-Foot Behemoth That’s The Largest Dinosaur Ever Found In Southeast Asia

Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis roamed Thailand 113 million years ago — measuring 88 feet long and weighing nearly 30 tons.

By Cara Johnson • May 26, 2026

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Paleontologists In Thailand Just Revealed The Nagatitan, An 88-Foot Behemoth That’s The Largest Dinosaur Ever Found In Southeast Asia

Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis roamed Thailand 113 million years ago — measuring 88 feet long and weighing nearly 30 tons.

By Cara Johnson • May 26, 2026

Archaeologists In Australia Discover An Ancient Dingo That Had Been Ceremonially Buried And Tended To By Aboriginals For Centuries

For 500 years, generation after generation of the local Barkindji people would ritualistically "feed" the dingo by regularly placing offerings of mussel shells on its grave.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2026

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Archaeologists In Australia Discover An Ancient Dingo That Had Been Ceremonially Buried And Tended To By Aboriginals For Centuries

For 500 years, generation after generation of the local Barkindji people would ritualistically "feed" the dingo by regularly placing offerings of mussel shells on its grave.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 20, 2026

Hang Son Doong, The Cave In Vietnam That’s So Massive A Boeing 747 Could Fly Through It

A Vietnamese man named Ho Khanh first stumbled upon Hang Son Doong in the 1990s, and when British cavers explored it nearly 20 years later, they discovered that it was the largest cave in the world.

By Erin Kelly • May 15, 2026

Hang Son Doong, The Cave In Vietnam That’s So Massive A Boeing 747 Could Fly Through It

A Vietnamese man named Ho Khanh first stumbled upon Hang Son Doong in the 1990s, and when British cavers explored it nearly 20 years later, they discovered that it was the largest cave in the world.

By Erin Kelly • May 15, 2026

The SS United States Was Once History’s Fastest Ocean Liner. It’s About To Become The World’s Largest Artificial Reef

The SS United States once broke speed records, but it will soon have a new home on the seafloor off the coast of Florida.

By Braden Bjella • May 14, 2026

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The SS United States Was Once History’s Fastest Ocean Liner. It’s About To Become The World’s Largest Artificial Reef

The SS United States once broke speed records, but it will soon have a new home on the seafloor off the coast of Florida.

By Braden Bjella • May 14, 2026

Why The Coconut Crab Is The Crustacean Of Your Worst Nightmares

Also known as the robber crab and terrestrial hermit crab, the Indo-Pacific coconut crab is the largest arthropod on Earth.

By Mark Oliver • May 5, 2026

Why The Coconut Crab Is The Crustacean Of Your Worst Nightmares

Also known as the robber crab and terrestrial hermit crab, the Indo-Pacific coconut crab is the largest arthropod on Earth.

By Mark Oliver • May 5, 2026

Power Line Construction In Germany Turns Up A 7,000-Year-Old Pit Filled With Beaver Remains

While preparing for power line construction in Alsleben, excavators happened upon a pit littered with orange teeth — which turned out to be a "garbage heap" of beaver carcasses dating back to the Stone Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2026

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Power Line Construction In Germany Turns Up A 7,000-Year-Old Pit Filled With Beaver Remains

While preparing for power line construction in Alsleben, excavators happened upon a pit littered with orange teeth — which turned out to be a "garbage heap" of beaver carcasses dating back to the Stone Age.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 4, 2026

Inside The Myth Of Selkies, The Seal-Human Shapeshifters Of Celtic Lore

According to Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies are seals who can become human by shedding their "sealskin" on land.

By Andrew Milne • May 2, 2026

Inside The Myth Of Selkies, The Seal-Human Shapeshifters Of Celtic Lore

According to Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies are seals who can become human by shedding their "sealskin" on land.

By Andrew Milne • May 2, 2026

A Millionaire Trophy Hunter Was Just Gored To Death By An Elephant While On A $40,000 Hunting Trip In Central Africa

Those who were close to Ernie Dosio — known for having a collection of stuffed trophies from elephant to lion to zebra — said they were at least happy that he died doing what he loved.

By Cara Johnson • Apr 28, 2026

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A Millionaire Trophy Hunter Was Just Gored To Death By An Elephant While On A $40,000 Hunting Trip In Central Africa

Those who were close to Ernie Dosio — known for having a collection of stuffed trophies from elephant to lion to zebra — said they were at least happy that he died doing what he loved.

By Cara Johnson • April 28, 2026

Rob Hall, The Mountain Climbing Guide Who Died In The Everest Disaster Of 1996

Rob Hall died on May 11, 1996, during his fifth time summiting Mount Everest when he and his group of climbers got trapped in a deadly storm.

By Katie Serena • Apr 24, 2026

Rob Hall, The Mountain Climbing Guide Who Died In The Everest Disaster Of 1996

Rob Hall died on May 11, 1996, during his fifth time summiting Mount Everest when he and his group of climbers got trapped in a deadly storm.

By Katie Serena • April 24, 2026

‘It Was Just Bones All Over The Floor’: Dozens Of Ice Age Fossils Found Inside A Cave In Texas

The prehistoric fossils of a giant tortoise and a lion-sized armadillo that were found in an underground stream are unlike anything that's ever been uncovered in Central Texas before.

By Cara Johnson • Apr 2, 2026

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‘It Was Just Bones All Over The Floor’: Dozens Of Ice Age Fossils Found Inside A Cave In Texas

The prehistoric fossils of a giant tortoise and a lion-sized armadillo that were found in an underground stream are unlike anything that's ever been uncovered in Central Texas before.

By Cara Johnson • April 2, 2026

The Armero Tragedy: The Colombian Natural Disaster That Killed 25,000 People

The Armero tragedy occurred in November 1985, when the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted and buried the nearby town of Armero in devastating mudflows.

By Genevieve Carlton • Mar 20, 2026

The Armero Tragedy: The Colombian Natural Disaster That Killed 25,000 People

The Armero tragedy occurred in November 1985, when the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted and buried the nearby town of Armero in devastating mudflows.

By Genevieve Carlton • March 20, 2026

The Short, Sad Life Of Dina Sanichar, The Feral Boy Who May Have Inspired ‘The Jungle Book’

After being raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Dina Sanichar was never able to speak or fully rejoin human society before dying at about 35 in 1895.

By Tim Brinkhof • Mar 18, 2026

The Short, Sad Life Of Dina Sanichar, The Feral Boy Who May Have Inspired ‘The Jungle Book’

After being raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Dina Sanichar was never able to speak or fully rejoin human society before dying at about 35 in 1895.

By Tim Brinkhof • March 18, 2026