The Tremembé Formation itself is the only fossil-rich unit in Brazil from the Late Oligocene that preserves mammal remains. Over the past decades, it has yielded a rich mosaic of life: bats, ...

One animal's predator is often animal's prey, but not with these species. Many of them are too tough to be taken down, though some have stranger tactics.

Across the world, humans have told stories of creatures so strange and powerful they blur the line between myth and reality.

In Gujarat’s Kutch district, researchers have identified a colossal snake from the Middle Eocene: Vasuki indicus, estimated ...

Follow a paleontologist on an Arctic adventure to uncover the hidden lives of walrus and the threats they face as climate change shrinks the sea ice.

If you're planning a trip to Redwood National Forest, these are the animal species you're most likely to encounter ...

The rare species of prehistoric predator was found in southern England. A new species of ancient "sword dragon" marine reptile has been discovered in a set of fossils found in England, according to ...

Police bodycam video shows the moment a dog led a deputy sheriff to a woman reported missing in Okaloosa County, Fla.

State Environmental Conservation Officers Shane Manns and Paul Pasciak with a seized bear cub in the back of a truck in June. Officials said the cub was being unlawfully kept in a dog crate in Fulton ...

“My life may be crappy, but at least I’m not on TV.” That’s one explanation for the mass appeal of “To Catch a Predator” put forth by a subject in “Predators,” a new documentary about the mid-aughts ...

The Isle of Skye holds the key to ancient species. From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our ...

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