Leedsichthys also sported 40,000 needle-like teeth. Yet for its prodigious size and toothiness, it was a gentle giant, like ...

Towering over ten feet tall and weighing more than half a ton, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the earth—a gentle giant that mysteriously disappeared.

By far the largest ever found of its kind, the spiny fossil predator "would have made enough scampi to feed an army," one ...

When most people think of prehistoric animals, they imagine towering dinosaurs and enormous beasts dominating ancient Earth.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Native Plant Nursery has only one function: to grow hyperlocal native ...

Researchers have discovered enormous prehistoric hunting traps near the border of Slovenia and Italy. These stone megastructures were likely built at least as far back as the Late Bronze Age, and were ...

All moth species have a subtle beauty about them, but some are absolute marvels when it comes to their sizes and design. Some of the world’s largest moths have wingspans wider than a human hand, with ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown network of massive sites in the heart of Europe that could explain the emergence of the continent’s Bronze Age megaforts – the largest prehistoric ...

A new study published in the journal Parasitology analyzed prehistoric Stonehenge feces from Durrington Walls, a Neolithic settlement just 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) from Stonehenge and found that it ...

Scientists have discovered the first insect-bearing amber from the Mesozoic era ever found in South America, offering new insights into this region’s humid forest ecosystem that thrived near the ...

There are three species of bears in North America. Among them, the American black bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common and the most widely distributed. Black bears have historically been found ...

One of the world's largest importers of kangaroo meat intends to formally ban its trade and sale, according to Irish farm news outlet Agriland. Belgium is the second-largest importer of kangaroo meat, ...