The remains of a very young wolf pup were found in Canada, and the animal is thought to be roughly 57,000 years old. The pup was frozen in a layer of permafrost and >>
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You’ll never guess what’s hiding beneath Greenland’s ice sheet
Scientists have discovered a massive lake bed hiding deep beneath Greenland’s thick sheet of ice. The lake would have covered 2,700 square miles, though it’s hard to tell how old the lake truly >>
New measurements reveal the true size of the massive megalodon shark
New research into the ancient megalodon shark species has revealed the most accurate estimates of its size to date. The creatures could grow to 59 feet in length, according to researchers. The sharks >>
This is how cold the last ice age really was
A new study has revealed what global temperatures were like during the most recent ice age. The research suggests that temperatures were roughly 11 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than they are today, and that >>
Ancient sea monster choked on his own dinner, and both of them died
Scientists have discovered evidence of two ancient aquatic reptiles locked in a death struggle as one tried to eat the other. The larger of the two, an ichthyosaur, apparently choked on its prey >>
A distant star explosion may have triggered mass extinction on Earth
A distant star explosion could have been responsible for a massive extinction event on Earth. A new paper suggests that a star some 65 light-years from Earth may have exploded into a supernova >>
This massive ancient lizard had a neck that defies explanation
Researchers have pieced together the bones and the life of an ancient species of lizard that had an incredibly long neck. Tanystropheus hydroides had a neck that took up almost half its body >>
Researchers find ancient ‘Hell Ant’ frozen in time, locked in battle
Researchers have discovered an insect that lived nearly 100 million years ago encased in amber. The so-called “Hell Ant” had vertical jaws that it used to pin its prey against its horn-covered head. >>
