Triops are so old that they are considered living fossils and will eat anything possible, including earthworms.

Long before dinosaurs, Earth’s forests were ruled by a many-legged giant. Here’s why this millipede’s size still challenges ...

Paleontologists uncovered a startling sight within a chunk of fossilized tree resin from northern Spain: a ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

New fossil discoveries reveal that colossal kangaroos from Australia’s Ice Age could still bounce across the landscape, despite their size.

Four million years ago, the landscape of Northern Greece was the territory of a huge snake, a true biological titan.

More than 66 million years ago, Mexico was home to numerous species of dinosaurs, some of them as terrifying as T. rex.

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...