In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

Long before dinosaurs ruled the land, the oceans were already terrifying. Helicoprion and its relatives evolved a jaw unlike anything seen before or since. A spiraling blade of teeth sat inside the ...

Ancient climate cooling reshaped carnivoran bodies, with fossils revealing how habitats drove species diversity worldwide.

Discover the world’s most stunning wild dogs, and learn about their beauty, behaviour and conservation challenges ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, ...

The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, round ears. In fact, all ...

New research led by the University of Washington suggests that two different climate transitions millions of years ago fueled ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea ...

This video offers a detailed timeline of prehistoric sharks, tracing their evolution across hundreds of millions of years. It highlights how early forms developed into powerful marine predators long ...

A postmortem examination has revealed that Cassius, an 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) captive crocodile that died last year in Australia at the age of about 120, succumbed to sepsis. Sealed, "dormant" ...