These 10 incredible animals once roamed Earth’s oceans, skies, and forests—but now they’re gone forever, victims of extinction caused by nature, human impact, and time itself. [extinct animals] [lost ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

For David Burnham, paleontology isn’t just a science — it’s storytelling, and the stories are written in ancient creatures’ ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North ...

You can read more about why giant prehistoric animals got smaller on BBC Future ... a pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice that does not require open surgery to implant. There is a difference ...