#discovery

New hiding place for Nessie…

This week brings us another case where we thought we knew something and there’s more to find. People have been searching for Nessie (the...

Could this fossilized flea unleash deadly plague?

This flea preserved about 20 million years ago in amber may carry evidence of an ancestral strain of the bubonic plague. Photo by George...

Amazing discovery inside “living fossil”

65-million-year-old fossil of a Coelacanth Photo by Haplochromis [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Researchers studying...

Nazi gold train discovered?

Today’s story combines two powerful ideas: Nazis and treasure. Nazi villainy is legendary. They were a powerful, invasive force. They...

Bat looks like something from a horror movie

Artist rendering of the Hypsugo dolichodon A newly discovered bat is the stuff of nightmares! This article by Mongabay introduces the...

Strange new creatures

Photo by NBC News In 1995, divers discovered bizarre configurations about 6 feet in diameter off the coast of Japan’s Amami-Oshima...

WE’RE STILL HERE BUT, WHEN WILL THE EARTH REALLY END?

So, as we all expected, everyone woke up from their slumber this morning. Some are safe and sound in warm beds and some are getting ready...