New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

Scientists are always making fascinating discoveries, some of which are right beneath our noses. Recently, beneath Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, scientists discovered two extinct predators ...

An international team of researchers, led by Palaeontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable ...

An international team of researchers, led by paleontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable ...

The rarity of preserved cephalopod fossils, due to their soft bodies, has created a bias in reconstructions of ancient marine ...

Oh, to be human... Our brains are locked in fragile bone prisons, we've got bad eyesight, and we complain when we have a ...

A new study shows how the extinction of giant animals 10,000 years ago reshaped food webs, with lasting impacts on ecosystems ...

Fossil jaws reveal giant prehistoric octopuses may have ruled ancient oceans as powerful apex predators during the Cretaceous ...

Loss of species including mammoths, saber-tooth cats and direwolves has had long-lasting impacts and could tell us how ...

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island ...

New research suggests giant octopuses up to 19 metres long may have ruled ancient oceans 100 million years ago, challenging ...