When 12-year-old Mary Anning uncovered the complete skeleton of a fish-like creature near her home on England"s southern coast in 1811, extinction was a shaky idea in science. Fossils were nothing new—everything dies and leaves remains, after all. But could an entire species really die off? Were more of these 17-foot sea monsters lurking in the depths of the English Channel?
Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
Today in History
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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A view from the top
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Next stop, Tofino
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Let s ride! It s Roller Coaster Day
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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World Poetry Day
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Manhattan
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Under Parisian skies
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What s going on in this sky?
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Happy Independence Day!
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Northern coast of Colombia
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At the shore of an inland sea
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A misty morning in Brazil
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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The otherworldly red river
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Life in the slow lane
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Pollinator Week
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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Winter solstice
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Bringing the moon to Earth