Scientists doing a routine analysis of confiscated wildlife in India started noticing a pattern in their data — and soon discovered a “cryptic” new species, already among “the most heavily trafficked ...

Scientists have unearthed a remarkable fossil of a gorgonopsian, a saber-toothed predator they believe to be the oldest ever discovered.

Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog ...