Asia and Africa are home to some of the most dangerous animals on Earth, each shaped by very different ecosystems. This video compares five Asian animals and five African animals based on size, ...

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

We tend to think of animals as short-lived, especially when we compare their lifespans to human lifespans. But some species ...

A newly identified shrew from the Ethiopian highlands weighs just 3 grams, making it one of the smallest mammals ever ...

Imagine this: A snake-like creature, as long as a bus, glides through the sea–on the hunt. Sounds like a nightmare? Fortunately, it remains just that, as this animal is long extinct. Fossils of the ...

As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...

Over time, Crocodylus porosus achieved one of the widest ranges among reptiles. Before extinction in Seychelles, the species ...

Each of these books can, in its own way, teach readers how to think about Earth's history, and how to apply lessons from the past to our future.

The truth is actually weirder: it goes back specifically to 1916 – and, legend has it, nearly cost Woodrow Wilson his presidency. And, in New Jersey, sharks were on the attack. “SHARK KILLS BATHER OFF ...

One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland coast. The next minute, you’re fighting for your life. That’s a plausible series of events for people unlucky enough to be stung ...

Bressay may be hidden in plain sight just across from Lerwick but it’s easily the most rewarding seven-minute ferry ride you’ll ever take ...

Here, they saw up to 15 gloomy octopuses getting on with their lives. These individuals weren’t just living close to each ...