A group of Canadian fossils is identified as a new genus of the elasmosaurus "sea monster" that existed tens of millions of ...

When scientists crawled into Mammoth Cave —a.k.a. the largest known cave system on the planet— they weren’t expecting company ...

To survive the deep ocean, sea creatures need all kinds of adaptations that give them alien-like appearances, like huge eyes ...

A "very odd" sea creature fossil from Vancouver Island has been officially identified as a new species, Traskasaura sandrae.

Beneath the muddy creek beds of Mississippi, scientists recently discovered the fossil of a terrifying prehistoric monster.

In Texas, the alligator snapping turtle is a threatened species, which means they face high risk of extinction and are ...

Evidence of this explosion is present throughout the Burgess Shale, leading to its establishment as a world heritage site by ...

A fossil-hunting father-daughter team from Vancouver Island has been recognized in the naming of a new genus of giant ...

Various video games feature extinct animals, predominantly dinosaurs, with creative interpretations mixing fact and fiction.

Elasmosaurs were large sea creatures with extremely long ... who is an expert on prehistoric marine animals dating back to the age of dinosaurs and an educator at Marshall University in West ...

Millions of species have vanished throughout Earth’s violent history, yet these 15 ancient animals defied the odds and survived catastrophic events that wiped out nearly everything else. From deep-sea ...

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...