8-armed Jurassic 'vampire' used supersuckers to trap prey, amazing 3D images reveal By Nicoletta Lanese published 24 June 22 This cephalopod is related to modern vampire squid.
Snake caught eating even bigger snake in striking new video By Harry Baker published 24 June 22 A new video captured by an 82-year-old man in Georgia shows an eastern kingsnake eating a larger and venomous timber rattlesnake, swallowing it headfirst.
Swarm of rainbow-colored starfish devour sea lion corpse on seafloor By Harry Baker published 22 June 22 A photo of colorful bat stars covering and eating the corpse of a California sea lion recently won first prize in a prestigious wildlife photography competition.
Biggest freshwater fish ever caught is a stingray that weighs nearly as much as a polar bear By Stephanie Pappas published 22 June 22 A 661 pound giant stingray caught in the Mekong River is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
Largest python ever found in Florida is 18 feet long and weighs a whopping 200 pounds By Nicoletta Lanese published 21 June 22 The python was as wide as a volleyball, at its widest point.
Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins have mysteriously washed up dead. What killed them? By Harry Baker published 17 June 22 More than 500 little penguins have washed up dead on New Zealand beaches since May, and scientists aren't exactly sure why.
Secret population of polar bears found living in seemingly impossible habitat By Harry Baker published 16 June 22 The discovery provides a glimmer of hope for the iconic white bears.
Massive bulldog-faced dinosaur was like a T. rex on steroids By Joanna Thompson published 14 June 22 A hefty abelisaurid is the fourth large, predatory dinosaur discovered in Egypt's Bahariya Formation, alongside other sizable Cretaceous carnivores.
Ancient toothless 'eel' is your earliest known ancestor By Cameron Duke published 13 June 22 A perplexing mystery fish may have finally been placed on the evolutionary tree of life as an ancestor of all four-limbed animals, also known as tetrapods.
Do pigs sweat? By Martin McGuigan published 13 June 22 Pigs have sweat glands, but regulate their body temperature in other ways.
Dinosaur 'reaper' with massive claws found in Japan By Jennifer Nalewicki published 10 June 22 An herbivorous dinosaur used its vicious-looking claws to forage for plants near the shores of Cretaceous seas.
Here's how paleontologists rate 'Jurassic World: Dominion' (Video) By Laura Geggel published 9 June 22 Two paleontologists weigh in on "Jurassic World: Dominion" with Live Science.
Crocodile-faced dinosaur may have been Europe’s largest ever predator By Ben Turner published 9 June 22 This massive monster stalked coastal lagoons and sandflats around 125 million years ago.
Dead baby shark that washed up on UK beach was likely aborted by its mother By Harry Baker published 9 June 22 A dead baby thresher shark that washed up on a beach in the U.K. might have been aborted by its mother. Analysis of the juvenile's remains revealed that it had not fully developed.
'Demon ducks of doom' laid melon-size eggs in prehistoric Australia By Joanna Thompson published 8 June 22 Melon-size eggs belonging to an extinct and flightless giant 'thunder bird' were eaten by the first Australians.
Tiny white tortoise baby is the 'first of its kind' By Harry Baker published 8 June 22 The odds of an albino giant tortoise are 1 in 100,000.
How little, furry mammals that scurried under dinosaurs' feet came to rule the world By Laura Geggel published 8 June 22 Where did mammals come from and how did they evolve into more than 5,000 living species today? A new book explains everything about the mammal lineage.
All hail the hen! Chickens were revered for centuries before they were food By Stephanie Pappas published 8 June 22 The birds were initially viewed as exotic animals.
How to watch 'Prehistoric Planet' By Fran Ruiz published 6 June 22 Here’s how to watch "Prehistoric Planet" as well as the full rundown of the new Apple TV+ series that dinosaur fans and casual audiences are raving about.
Why don't we have many giant animals anymore? By Michael Dhar published 6 June 22 The reasons for prehistory's roster of bigger animals range from dinosaur physiology to mammalian social groups.
