Prehistoric Life

Fresh vegetables wrapped in glossy green banana leaves at a Thai supermarket display

Banana Leaves Are Replacing Plastic in Thai Supermarkets

Fresh vegetables wrapped in bright green banana leaves at a Thai supermarket

The Ancient Wrap Quietly Replacing Plastic in Thailand

Large common octopus swimming in open water with vivid orange suckers visible against deep blue

The Octopus With Three Hearts Stops One to Swim

Velvet worm firing adhesive slime strands at a brown cricket on mossy forest floor

Velvet Worms: 500-Million-Year-Old Slime Hunters

Velvet worm shooting adhesive slime threads at a cricket on mossy log

Velvet Worms: The 500-Million-Year-Old Slime Hunters

Eastern hellbender salamander gaping on mossy submerged rock in clear Appalachian stream

Hellbenders: The Ancient Giant Salamanders of America

Tupuxuara leonardii pterosaur skeleton soaring over a dramatic desert canyon at golden hour

Tupuxuara leonardii: The Crested Sky Giant of the Cretaceous

Large fossilized Viking Age coprolite displayed on acrylic supports at York excavation site

The Viking Poop That Rewrote History in York