Paleontologists find first fossil monkey in North America – but how did it get here?
Seven tiny teeth tell the story of an ancient monkey that made a 100-mile ocean crossing between North and South…
Read More
Protecting a sunken ancient world
Probing the contours of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater caves: that’s how Brian Kakuk discovered the Bahamas’ oldest…
Read More
High tides: Florida’s early climate-change resettlements could guide modern sea level rise planning
Miami residents dodging sea-water spewing manhole covers take note: You’re not the first Floridians to deal with climate change. That…
Read More
Is Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades an ancient hybrid?
Some might say it takes a rare breed to survive the Alaska wilderness. The discovery of a possible new species…
Read More
World’s oldest chameleon
Editor’s note: New fossil discoveries show this specimen is an amphibian known as an albanerpetontid, not a chameleon. Even though…
Read More
Shark attacks hit all-time high in 2015
It’s the kind of record no one wants to break: the most shark attacks in a single year. But 2015 did…
Read More
What lies within
Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor…
Read More
Six new African clawed-frog species discovered
Before modern-day pregnancy tests, doctors in the early 20th century resorted to unusual methods. One was to expose a live…
Read More
Before the Pilgrims, Floridians celebrated the ‘real’ first Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our…
Read More
Beyond the temples
Most of what we know about Mayan civilization relates to kings, queens and their elaborate temples. To understand what life…
Read More