Scientists are always making fascinating discoveries, some of which are right beneath our noses. Recently, beneath Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, scientists discovered two extinct predators ...
An international team of researchers, led by Palaeontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable ...
Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
Leviathan melvillei was one of the most terrifying marine predators to ever exist, dominating the oceans millions of years ...
Octopuses’ earliest relatives that lived 100 million years ago may have been "gigantic" predators that hunted alongside dinosaurs, according to new research. Although scientists previously believed ...
The Cretan wildcat, known locally as the furogatos, is the island’s only wild cat and the largest carnivore on Crete, Greece.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...
A new exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum shines a light on Jurassic marine life and asks what their extinction could teach us about protecting the oceans now.