Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ever recorded, the winner wasn’t T. rex. It was something far older, ...

The fossilized backbones of what appeared to be woolly mammoths have turned out to come from an entirely different and ...

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...

Brachiosaurus was among the largest animals ever to walk on land, towering above entire prehistoric landscapes. Its unusual ...

Crocodiles and alligators are usually the apex predators in whatever environment they live in. Their massive jaws and armored ...

Discover the monster snake that makes all modern snakes seem small by comparison. Learn about Titanoboa, the biggest snake to roam the Earth!

Apart from fossils, some animal species also testify to how big their predecessors were before evolution. Although many of ...

Estimating how big Gigantopithecus really grew and what limited its size.

Scientists found ancient bone chemistry that reveals animal health, diet, disease, and environments from millions of years ago.

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...