Riley Black
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Latest publication
- Sep 18, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Smithsonian Magazine
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- Jul 27, 2026
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Five Ways the World of the Dinosaurs Looked Different From Ours, Beyond the Presence of the 'Terrible Lizards' (opens the original)
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Imagine waking up in another time. A time of incredible dinosaurs. From the pages of 19th-century novels to the screens playing summer blockbusters, countless stories have entertained the scenario. They almost always envision the great reptiles within thick and humid jungles, where tiny mammals shriek and scurry away from sharp-toothed shadows. But the forests and swamps where most dinosaurs roamed didn’t resemble modern habitats. And the mammals of the time were not all so meek. Between the Tri
Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big (opens the original)
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For more than one hundred million years, giant sharks have flicked their massive tails throughout Earth’s oceans. Some of these immense fishes have been filter-feeders, such as today’s whale, basking and megamouth sharks. But enormous predators with razor-sharp teeth have cut their way through our planet’s waters, too, from today’s celebrated great white shark to the extinct megalodon. Huge sharks with an appetite for blubber did not evolve just once. Over and over again, since at least the midd
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