This ancient, armored sea monster snatched its marine prey with a formidable bite more than 300 million years ago. Belonging to the fierce Dunkleosteus genus, it was among the planet’s first apex ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

The model focused on “palaeogeographic context,” meaning the ancient layout of coasts, islands, and seaways. It tested whether coastline orientation and coastline shape predicted extinctions over deep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An unusual fossil brain suggests that the ancestors of spiders and other arachnids may have once scuttled around the sea, rather ...

Fossils of a tiny sea creature that lived 525 million years ago have preserved something paleontologists rarely find: a brain ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s ...

New fossil discoveries are forcing scientists to redraw the boundaries of ancient oceans, suggesting that some of the most formidable marine predators did not always stay at sea. From gigantic ...

Scientists recently discovered an ancient whale species distinguished by its “very pointy” teeth and large eyes. It roamed the ocean some 26 million years ago. Image from Museums Victoria’s Research ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...