The basin revealed several specimens with their skin remarkably intact. Lystrosaurus was spotted in a couple sequences in Jurassic World Dominion (including a deleted one in which it chomps the head off an Oviraptor). While the silver screen may be the last place we'll ever see such an animal alive and well, mummified specimens discovered in South Africa have revealed … [Read more...] about Mammal Ancestors’ Flattened Mummies Discovered 250 Million Years After Extinction Event
America’s Subterranean “Lost Sea” Is So Vast It’s Never Been Fully Explored
Divers have tried to find the end of the lake, but their attempts failed. America's "Lost Sea" can be found deep beneath an unassuming corner of Tennessee: the largest non-subglacial underground lake in the US, and perhaps the second largest in the world. This massive body of underground water is found in the Craighead Caverns and is so vast that no one knows how big it … [Read more...] about America’s Subterranean “Lost Sea” Is So Vast It’s Never Been Fully Explored
“Man of the Hole”: The Last Known Member Of An Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Has Died
The Man of the Hole resisted all attempts at contact after his tribe was wiped out in a series of attacks dating back 50 years. The death of the so-called "Man of the Hole," assumed to be the last inhabitant of the Tanaru Indigenous Territory in Brazil, completes a long genocide. The man, whose exact name will never be revealed, was the sole survivor of a series of killings … [Read more...] about “Man of the Hole”: The Last Known Member Of An Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Has Died
First Female Viking Found in The Swedish Mountains
On his way to camping in Kalffällen, a mountain hiker in Jämtland, central Sweden, made an unexpected surprise. Archaeologists in Sweden were ecstatic by the discovery. Eskil Nyström, a mountain hiker, discovered a brooch a year ago. While building and fastening his tent, Nyströn noticed something weird poking up from the ground. "My first assumption was that I had … [Read more...] about First Female Viking Found in The Swedish Mountains
Photographer Captures Rare View of British Columbia’s Spirit Bears
Jenny Stevens, a wildlife photographer, learned about the spirit bear, also known as the Kermode bear. But she wouldn't get an opportunity to take pictures of this unusual species until a few years later. Although black bears make up the majority of Kermode bears, there is a small group of white bears known as spirit bears. It's interesting to note that this subspecies of … [Read more...] about Photographer Captures Rare View of British Columbia’s Spirit Bears