When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...

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A 50,000-year-old fossil of Simosthenurus occidentalis, a giant short-faced kangaroo, has been uncovered in Nightshade Cave, Victoria.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is thrilled to announce the upcoming exhibition The Swiftest Recovery: ...

Watch: A new dinosaur that lived around 95 million years ago is discovered by scientists in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.

Daniel Ksepka, the curator of a new display at the Bruce Museum, said he focused on Alaska because it is ‘on the front line’ ...

Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...

One highlight is Massachusetts Right Whale Day, celebrated Thursday, packed with hands-on exhibits, environmental art, and a ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ...