Leviathan melvillei was one of the most terrifying marine predators to ever exist, dominating the oceans millions of years ...

Ancient DNA reveals that cave lions were a distinct evolutionary lineage that split from modern lions more than a million ...

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 ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

One of the most unusual animals in the world was the thylacine, which was a marsupial with a dog-shaped body and the stripes ...

Octopuses’ earliest relatives that lived 100 million years ago may have been "gigantic" predators that hunted alongside dinosaurs, according to new research. Although scientists previously believed ...

The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in ...

A stretch of windswept Patagonia has produced a fossil that offers a rare look at one of the largest crocodile relatives ...