Most animal species last a few million years before going extinct but there are always exceptions called living fossils. Some of these animals have been around for hundreds of millions of years! Let’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Life on Earth began over four billion years ago, not long ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

Ever wonder how saber-toothed cats and other extinct creatures behaved? Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far ...

Millions of years after the last dinosaur roamed the earth, a new generation of killer animals rose to power. The Eocene, between 56-34 million years ago, was ruled not by killer reptiles but by a new ...

There’s unique, and then there’s the pangolin. These incredible creatures resemble something from prehistoric times with their protective suit of armor. However, it isn’t just how they look that sets ...

Paleontologist Thais Pansani stands in front the reconstructed skeleton of a giant ground sloth at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on July 11. The Associated ...

Based on fossil finds, archaeologists are now piecing together how ancient humans thrived in a land dominated by dangerous large animals. A study published in the journal Science Advances has unveiled ...

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