There is no such thing as a fish.’ For centuries, people used the word “fish” to describe almost anything that lived ...

Some 80 million years ago, the late Cretaceous oceans were patrolled by 17-meter mosasaurs, long-necked plesiosaurs, and ...

A fossil snake discovered in India may have reached nearly 50 feet long, offering new clues about giant predators in ancient ...

Cephalopods such as octopuses are known to feel pain, but there is a lack of suitable analgesics for use in these animals.

A rare fossil fish scan reveals brain features and adaptations tied to the transition from aquatic to land animals.

The massive invertebrates may have been top predators, according to an analysis of their fossilized jaws. The work suggests ...

A tiny desert fish rebounded after an emergency release — but missing genetic samples complicate the recovery story.

In front of us was a dinosaur skeleton the size of a large dog. It was obviously a dinosaur, as it had the reinforced pelvis, ...

A GIANT 62ft octopus likened to the mythical kraken that swallowed up ships actually roamed the seas in the dinosaur era, new ...

Two fossils found in Thailand are named as long-missing pieces of a "shark-toothed" dinosaur after being identified partly by ...