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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

Workers Find Four Radioactive Wasp Nests At A Nuclear Site In South Carolina

The wasps pose no threat to the general public, but there is much experts still don’t know about how the nests became radioactive.

By Ainsley Brown • Aug 5, 2025

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Workers Find Four Radioactive Wasp Nests At A Nuclear Site In South Carolina

The wasps pose no threat to the general public, but there is much experts still don’t know about how the nests became radioactive.

By Ainsley Brown • August 5, 2025

Elephant Bird: The Extinct 1,700-Pound Creature From Madagascar That Was The Largest Bird To Ever Live

Before they died out roughly 1,000 years ago, elephant birds could grow up to 10 feet tall and laid the largest eggs ever documented.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Aug 3, 2025

Elephant Bird: The Extinct 1,700-Pound Creature From Madagascar That Was The Largest Bird To Ever Live

Before they died out roughly 1,000 years ago, elephant birds could grow up to 10 feet tall and laid the largest eggs ever documented.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • August 3, 2025

Scientists In Australia Just Discovered A New Giant Stick Insect That’s 15 Inches Long And Weighs Almost As Much As A Golf Ball

In the high-altitude Australian rainforest, researchers identified a new species dubbed Acrophylla alta — and it may be the country's heaviest insect.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 1, 2025

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Scientists In Australia Just Discovered A New Giant Stick Insect That’s 15 Inches Long And Weighs Almost As Much As A Golf Ball

In the high-altitude Australian rainforest, researchers identified a new species dubbed Acrophylla alta — and it may be the country's heaviest insect.

By Austin Harvey • August 1, 2025

Aspen Trees In Yellowstone Are Flourishing For the First Time In 80 Years — Thanks To Gray Wolves

The reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 led to a decrease in the elk population, which has now allowed young aspen saplings to grow before they are eaten.

By Ainsley Brown • Jul 29, 2025

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Aspen Trees In Yellowstone Are Flourishing For the First Time In 80 Years — Thanks To Gray Wolves

The reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 led to a decrease in the elk population, which has now allowed young aspen saplings to grow before they are eaten.

By Ainsley Brown • July 29, 2025

The Astonishing History Of The World’s Oldest Fossils — And The Questions That Remain

Confirmed in 2017 to be the oldest known fossils on Earth, these prehistoric bacteria from Western Australia are 3.5 billion years old. But some believe that there are even older fossils waiting to be discovered.

By Katie Serena • Jul 27, 2025

The Astonishing History Of The World’s Oldest Fossils — And The Questions That Remain

Confirmed in 2017 to be the oldest known fossils on Earth, these prehistoric bacteria from Western Australia are 3.5 billion years old. But some believe that there are even older fossils waiting to be discovered.

By Katie Serena • July 27, 2025