Latest articles by Patrick Pester
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.
Oldest evidence of earthquakes found in strange jumble of 3.3 billion-year-old rocks from Africa
Geologists have found that the rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt are similar to those subjected to earthquakes and landslides in New Zealand.
Courtship cut short for termites trapped in 38 million-year-old amber fossil
Amber containing a pair of termites pulled from a Russian mine reveals their mating behavior hasn't changed for tens of millions of years.
Colossus the enormous 'oddball' whale is not the biggest animal to ever live, scientists say
Researchers have re-estimated the weight of Perucetus colossus, and claim it's much lighter than a blue whale.
16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue it
A shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.
Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape
Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.
Only part of rare 280 million-year-old fossil is real — the rest is mostly paint
Researchers have found that a fossil of the lizard-like Tridentinosaurus antiquus is mostly fake.
Temperature inside Chicxulub crater after dinosaur-killing asteroid hit revealed with 'paleothermometer'
Researchers measured the temperature of the Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago, unlocking mysteries of the dinosaur-dooming mass extinction event.
Major 'magnetic anomaly' discovered deep below New Zealand's Lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua, which sits at the heart of a dormant volcano and is the setting for one of New Zealand's most famous Māori love stories, has been mapped in detail for the 1st time.
Gargantuan 'star lizard' was one of the last (and largest) dinosaurs of its kind
Scientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."
'I felt my heart skip a beat': Researcher discovers dinosaur 'chicken from hell' after buying fossil online
A "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.
Bigfoot? Sasquatch? Nope, it's probably just a black bear — unless you live in Florida
Bigfoot reports across North America have been linked to the presence of black bears, but the research can't account for sightings in Florida.
A bizarre 'snake worm' has baffled scientists for over a decade, now they know what it is
A newfound species of fungus gnat is behind Alaska's "snake worm" mystery, in which thousands of fly larvae moved together in the shape of a snake.
Columbia, Rodinia and Pangaea: A history of Earth's supercontinents
Scientists have identified three definitive supercontinents in Earth's history and predict the landmasses we live on today will come together again in the future.
