Cool Finds
A Case of Mistaken Sea Monster Identity
Re-analysis of Kansas fossils show they come from a newborn Tylosaurus, which were born without their tell-tale toothy snouts
To Mourn Beloved, 17-Year-Old Cat, Artist Made Genre-Spanning, Star-Studded Tribute Album
Pharrell, Bono, Laurie Anderson, Michael Stipe, The National and others penned songs for Souris, artist Sophie Calle's animal companion
Rare Viking Ship Burial Found in Norway
Ground-penetrating radar detected the remains of a 66-foot long boat along with the traces other burial mounds and five longhouses
This Humongous Fungus Is as Massive as Three Blue Whales
A new estimate suggests this mushroom is 2,500 Years Old and Weighs 440 tons
You Thought Modern Life Was Bad. This Neanderthal Child Was Eaten By a Giant Bird
It's not known if the bird killed the child or scavenged its remains, but finger bones found in Poland show they went through a bird's digestive tract
Oldest Known Macroscopic Skeletal Organism Was Masquerading as Fossilized Feces
Some researchers initially dismissed the remains of Palaeopascichnus lineari as teeny turds from a bygone era
How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
Sans Forgetica is the Typeface You Won't Forget
This “memory-boosting” font is stylized with a left-leaning slant and gaps in each letter meant to encourage your eyes to linger longer
Ancient Precursor to Pumpkin Spice Latte? Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Human Use of Nutmeg
Shards of ancient ceramics on Pulau Ay reveal nutmeg's early history
Residue of Opium Poppy Found in Bronze Age Juglet
Whether the opium was consumed or used as oil for perfume or for anointing remains unclear
Astronomers Find What May Be First Exomoon—And It's an Absolute Unit
Astronomers suspect that there's Neptune-sized celestial body trailing an exoplanet about 8,000 light years
This Art Exhibition Is Guaranteed to Make You Weep
Tania Bruguera's new show at London's Tate Modern includes a room spritzed with an organic compound to stimulate "forced empathy"
World's Largest Forest Antelope Photographed in Uganda for First Time
The lowland bongo and other mammal species were recorded during the first camera trap survey of Semuliki National Park
Moths Love Sipping the Salty Tears of Sleeping Birds
A researcher in the Amazon happened up on the rare sight in the dead of night while looking for reptiles and amphibians
People Braved Australia's Western Desert Roughly 45,000 Years Ago
Newly dated artifacts from a rock shelter show humans were in the inhospitable Little Sandy Desert at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
New Fossil Dubbed 'Giant Thunderclap at Dawn' Shows How Big Dinos Went From Two Legs to Four
A new species discovered in South Africa shows how dinosaurs went from bipedal beasts to four-legged giants like brontosaurus
Ancient Comics Line This Roman-Era Tomb in Jordan
Some of the nearly 260 figures depicted in the paintings are given speech captions reminiscent of modern comics
Historian Identifies Subject of Van Gogh's "Gardener"
The portrait is likely of a day laborer that worked on the grounds of the asylum where the troubled artist stayed near the end of his life
Giant Panda Mating Calls Say a Lot About Them
Panda love grunts are packed with information, like size of the potential mate and more, but long distance calls are less reliable
Maldivian Government Destroys World's First Intertidal Art Gallery
Before President Abdulla Yasmeen lost the country's election, his government ordered the demolition of the conservation-minded underwater sculpture garden
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