Articles for author: Sumi Sarkar

Sumi Sarkar

Fossils & FieldworkHistory & MysteryScientist Spotlight
13 Short-faced Bear Facts Researchers Have Quietly Corrected

13 Short-faced Bear Facts Researchers Have Quietly Corrected

Everyone knows the giant short-faced bear was a 12-foot, mammoth-chasing sprinter that ruled Ice Age North America like a furry T-Rex. That image is everywhere – documentaries, museum murals, “biggest predator ever” countdowns. There’s just one problem: the scientists who’ve spent their careers measuring its bones, teeth, and isotopes say almost none of it holds ...

Sumi Sarkar

DailyMomentHistory & MysteryScientist Spotlight
13 Things the Elephant Remembers That Researchers Cannot Yet Measure

13 Things the Elephant Remembers That Researchers Cannot Yet Measure

Most people assume “elephants never forget” is just a cute saying passed around at zoos and nature documentaries. The reality is far stranger. Field biologists have spent over three decades documenting elephant recall that outperforms almost every land mammal on Earth – and yet the same scientists studying these animals up close will admit, plainly, ...