A rare ‘fatal consumption’ event from the Jurassic period has been uncovered, revealing a prehistoric predator that met a ...

For nearly 20 million years, megalodons prowled the world’s oceans. The massive creatures, which could grow up to 80 feet long and weighed about 94 tons, used their large teeth and strong jaws to ...

This dinosaur was one of the most dominant predators in prehistoric South America, shaping an environment defined by constant ...

Kākāpōs are the heaviest parrot on earth. They are also nocturnal, flightless, and feature forward-facing eyes like owls. They evolved to live on the ground, evading airbound predators like eagles.

When a Mississippi Delta couple went to spend time on the Mississippi River recently, they expected to find fossils from long-extinct animals. After all, they find them all the time. However, what ...

AN ULTRA-rare predator has been spotted in the UK decades after it was on the verge of extinction. Wildlife experts have been ...

Long before mammals dominated the land and even before the most famous dinosaurs appeared, Earth was home to a wide variety ...

European wildcats are coming home. Officials are kick-starting the reintroduction of England's lone remaining native feline species, more than a century after it disappeared from the region. GB News ...

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 ...