The Verge Review of Animals: the red-lipped batfish
I know it’s unusual and maybe even unkind to force you to consider the aesthetic appeal of a fish’s mouth, but please, consider this one. The red-lipped…
The largest tree in Colombia has grown pillars to support its branches since it is so large in diameter.
No, that’s not a little mountain, but a big tree. What’s the biggest tree in the world? General Sherman is certainly at the top of contenders, but then look…
Gorillas Seen Dismantling Poachers’ Traps in the Wild After One of Them is Killed
Just days after a poacher’s trap killed a young mountain gorilla in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park in 2012, scientists spotted something remarkable: two young gorillas worked together…
Archeologists Discover “Sistine Chapel of the Ancients” With Thousands of Ice Age Rock Paintings
Deep within the dense Amazon rainforest in modern-day Colombia, an 8-mile-long “canvas” filled with ice age drawings of giant sloths, mastodons and other extinct beasts has been…
The world’s oldest tree, known as “Great-Grandfather,” is 5,484 years old
Chilean scientists have identified a four-metre-thick Patagonian cypress known as the Great-Grandfather to be the world’s oldest living tree, beating the current record-holder by over 600 years….
Sea Sheep? This Adorable Sea Slug Eats So Much Algae It Can Photosynthesize
It’s a sheep! It’s a cow! No, it’s Costasiella kuroshimae (or ‘Leaf Sheep’ for short). This adorable little sea slug, whose beady eyes and cute feelers make it look like…
The Gem-Like Turquoise Ice Found on Lake Baikal
Russian photographer Alexey Trofimov calls Lake Baikal “the gem that does not need to be cut.” It’s the oldest, largest, deepest, and clearest freshwater lake in the…
The largest tree in Colombia is so large that it has developed pillars to support its branches.
No, that’s not a little mountain, but a big tree. Image credit: Eréndira Rodríguez What’s the biggest tree in the world? General Sherman is certainly at the top of contenders,…
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Scientists Discover 400-Year-Old Greenland Shark Likely Born Around 1620
Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, according to scientists. Researchers used radiocarbon dating of eye proteins to determine the ages of 28 Greenland…