Loss of species including mammoths, saber-tooth cats and direwolves has had long-lasting impacts and could tell us how ...

The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows.

Explore 25 Beasts You're Glad Aren't Real, from Megalodon to T. Rex. Discover terrifying prehistoric predators & mythical ...

Scientists are always making fascinating discoveries, some of which are right beneath our noses. Recently, beneath Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, scientists discovered two extinct predators ...

An international team of researchers, led by Palaeontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable ...

Fossil jaws reveal giant prehistoric octopuses may have ruled ancient oceans as powerful apex predators during the Cretaceous ...

Octopuses' earliest relatives may have been gigantic predators hunting during the age of dinosaurs, according to new Hokkaido ...

A new study reveals how their disappearance "fundamentally reshaped" food webs for the species that remain today.

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island ...

Oh, to be human... Our brains are locked in fragile bone prisons, we've got bad eyesight, and we complain when we have a ...

In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of ...

The regent honeyeater is a beautiful bird at risk of extinction. So how can we protect it from native predators, such as ...