How Did Some Animals Survive the Asteroid that Killed the Dinosaurs?

When a 6-mile-wide asteroid struck Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period some 66 million years ago, it wiped out the majority…

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur: The Story of the Discovery of the Largest Known Dinosaur

The BBC Earth documentary special visits Ontario-based company, Research Casting International (RCI), who become enlisted to reconstruct a life-size skeleton of the newly-discovered…

Biggest question surrounding Avro Arrow remains “what if?

Fifty-five years ago today, on March 25, 1958, the infamous Avro Arrow made its very first test flight. The plane was the crown…

THE MAD GASSER OF MATTOON

In early September 1944, a strange series of events occurred in the small Central Illinois town of Mattoon. According to eyewitnesses, numerous sightings,…

What is the story behind the Loveland Frog?

When it comes to cryptids, I’m a fairly middle-of the road fan. Show me a Mothman or a Chupacabra and I’m interested. Show…

Changes in Human Hunting Practices May Explain Human Brain Development

Two researchers from the archaeological department at Israel’s Tel Aviv University have come up with an all-inclusive theory to explain the physiological and…

Deinonychus Facts: Extinct Animals of the World

A 3D rendering of a Deinonychus. Deinonychus is an extinct dinosaur that belonged to the genus Carnivorousdromaeosaurid coelurosaurian dinosaurs. They lived during the…

Velociraptor Facts: Extinct Animals of the World

A 3D rendering of a velociraptor. The Velociraptor is an extinct member of the dinosaur genera that lived around 75 to 71 million…

Brachiosaurus Facts: Extinct Animals of the World

A 3D rendering depicts a herd of Brachiosauruses. Brachiosaurus is one of the most ancient animals. It is among dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus…

Tyrannosaurus Rex Facts: Extinct Animals of the World

A 3D rendering of the grandiosity of a tyrannosaurus rex. Tyrannosaurus, meaning “tyrant lizard”, is a large theropod which inhabited the present day…

What Is The Largest Living Animal?

A blue whale in the ocean off of Sri Lanka. Blue whales are the largest of all the animals that ever existed on…

Slender Man’s Origins and History Explained

Urban legends don’t always translate well to the big screen, but Sony is betting on the rich, albeit brief, history of the contemporary…