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Oldest Antarctic "Sea Monster" Found

Swam Warm Antarctic Seas 85 Million Years Ago

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Digging Up Sea Monsters

Follow the blog from the Spitsbergen Expedition as they unearth "sea monsters″ from the Upper Jurassic Period 150 million years ago.
Photo Gallery: Sea Monsters

Get a glimpse of what prehistoric sea creatures may have looked like millions of years ago.
Flying Monsters 3D

Could flying monsters have existed? With cutting-edge 3-D filming technology and CGI, Flying Monsters 3D recreates spectacular pterosaurs and brings these giant flying creatures to life.
Bizarre Dinosaurs

A bizarre gallery of Mesozoic monsters prompts John Updike to ask: What has evolution wrought?
Prehistoric World

Discover and explore prehistoric times with galleries, time lines, quizzes, and more.

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Bats Can Recognize Voices

Vampire bats can identify other bats by their voices—just like people, a new study says.
African Frog Spreads Death

A frog historically used in human pregnancy tests likely spread a deadly amphibian fungus around the world, says a new study.

Jane Goodall

Over the course of 50 years Jane has witnessed the lives of three generations of chimpanzees.
Explorer Moment

Ed Viesturs shares an early morning view from Everest.

Gannets Pictures

Champion divers but clumsy landers, doting parents but hostile neighbors—northern gannets abound in contradictions.
Estonia's Ural Owls

Photographer Sven Začek provides an intimate view of this large raptor.