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 ...

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

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

The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows.

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 ...

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

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

Two rare fossil discoveries have reshaped views of ancient marine life: a 20ft ichthyosaur that endured severe injuries and a possible 62ft octopus that may have rivalled marine reptiles. The ...

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

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

A new study reveals how their disappearance "fundamentally reshaped" food webs for the species that remain today.