For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

Researchers from the University of Oregon have solved a longstanding biological mystery: octopuses utilize a specific ...

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A local fossil hunter in Denmark has discovered 66 million-year-old fish vomit, the Museum of East Zealand said. Peter ...

How do animals raise their young? Some don't care for their offspring at all, and some families all pitch in.

Atlanta's newest VR experience takes families on a trip through time, to a world of prehistoric creatures and dinosaurs, at ...

Discover Chicago's best indoor animal experiences for kids, with aquariums, zoos and up-close educational fun! 🐠🐾 ...

About 76 million years ago, a juvenile of one of the largest flying creatures in Earth's history, called Cryodrakon boreas, ...

Roughly 201 million years ago, drastic changes extinguished many forms of life and led to conditions that allowed the ...

There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is ...

How exactly these extinct creatures had sex has proved something of a mystery - but now an expert sheds light on this most prehistoric of intercourse.