Latest articles by Patrick Pester
Have giant humans ever existed?
Some humans have always stood head and shoulders above their peers, but there's nothing mythological about these real-life human giants.
Leatherback turtle dives deeper than a Navy sub, smashing world record in the process
A Western Pacific leatherback migrating from her nesting grounds in the Solomon Islands dove to a whopping 4,409 feet, conservationists say.
Pink dolphins spotted with baby from completely different species in 'mystery' encounter
Researchers snapped a photo of a baby Irrawaddy dolphin in a group of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins swimming off the coast of Cambodia.
Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snow
The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland's ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.
Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike
'Teen Rex' is about to go on display for the first time and appear in a new T. rex documentary, thanks to a discovery made by three young boys.
'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years
Wolf 907F recently gave birth to her 10th litter of pups, which researchers say is likely a Yellowstone National Park record.
If you thought T. rex had tiny arms, wait until you see this apex predator's ridiculously tiny appendages
Newly discovered dinosaur — the apex predator of its environment — had a weirdly flat skull compared to its contemporaries, along with ridiculously small arms.
'Archaeological sensation': Winemaker discovers hundreds of mammoth bones while renovating his cellar
Researchers have excavated over 300 bones from at least three mammoths in an Austrian wine cellar, potentially suggesting they were butchered by humans.
32 optical illusions and why they trick your brain
Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 32 mind-bending examples that prove you can't always trust what your eyes are telling you.
65 million-year-old cow relative looked like a chinchilla and weighed only a pound
Militocodon lydae, a mammal that looked like a chinchilla but is more closely related cows, roamed what is now Colorado after the nonavian dinosaurs went extinct.
Massive heat wave and a supercell thunderstorm caused deadly, baseball-size hailstones to rain down on Spain
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child.
Enormous dinosaur dubbed Shiva 'The Destroyer' is one of the biggest ever discovered
Researchers discovered the remains of a huge dinosaur named Bustingorrytitan shiva last year and have now released artistic reconstructions of the Cretaceous giant.
Are we in a 6th mass extinction?
If we continue on our current trajectory, the sixth mass extinction is inevitable and the times we're living through now will be part of that geological period.
Is the Javan tiger back from extinction? New study ignites controversy.
Geneticists have critiqued a study suggesting extinct Javan tigers are still alive, but the search is just beginning.
Why did Europe's hunter-gatherers disappear?
There are many mysteries surrounding Europe's hunter-gatherers, but farming played a role in their demise.
What is the smallest animal on Earth?
The prize for the smallest animal goes to a group of microscopic species.
The longest-living animals on Earth
The longest-living animals can survive for centuries and millennia, even pausing the aging process altogether. Here are the longest-living animals in the world.
'Gambling with your life': Experts weigh in on dangers of the Wim Hof method
"What Wim Hof did is about the most dangerous thing you can do when you go into cold water."
Hidden chunk of Earth's crust that seeded birth of 'Scandinavia' discovered through ancient river crystals
Finland's river crystals hold clues about the formation of 'Scandinavia's' oldest bedrock 3.75 billion years ago.
Giant 'toe biter' water bugs discovered in Cyprus for the 1st time
Scientists believe toe-biting giant water bugs have arrived in Cyprus from the mainland, but they're not sure why or how.
Like 'walking through the woods of millions of years ago': Ancient ecosystem brimming with dinosaur tracks discovered in Alaska
Fossilized footprints, tree stumps and feces discovered in Alaskan mountain foothills is a glimpse into life on Earth 100 million years ago.
Triassic 'tank' unearthed in Texas was a croc cousin that lived 215 million years ago
Fossil discovered in 1989 found to be new species of aetosaur — a massive armored crocodile cousin that lived during the late Triassic.
Scientists reveal largest map of the universe's active supermassive black holes ever created
A massive new 3D map of space includes more than 1 million supermassive black hole-powered quasars, which are among the brightest objects in the universe.
