When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

From the smallest and fiercest hunters to mighty beasts of land and sea, here are seven predators that routinely take on ...

A literal sea change disrupted the balance of aquatic predators during the middle Cretaceous. Before that period, during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, fierce aquatic reptilian predators ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have reconstructed a 130-million-year-old marine ecosystem from Colombia and found ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. More than 180 million years ago, ichthyosaurs ruled the early ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

Model of the ichthyosaur Eurhinosaurus longirostris, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France), showing the different measurements used in the study. A team from the University of ...

Capybaras are well-known for holding the title of world’s biggest rodents. Lesser-known qualities of these massive rodents include a gentle nature and social interactions across species. Capybaras ...

Marine iguanas were described as “imps of darkness” by naturalist Charles Darwin. Learn more in our expert guide by the ...

A dense Arctic bonebed shows marine life and ocean food webs recovered far faster than scientists once believed after mass ...