Discover 10 crazy prehistoric animals that once ruled the world millions of years ago - and they're not dinosaurs ...

The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming through the world's oceans today. Blue whales can reach lengths of 100 feet, but one of their smaller relatives isn't too far behind. Right whales, ...

While sharks may have emerged before trees, it’s the latter that holds the title of the longest-living organisms. The oldest-known, still-living, individual tree is a 4,857-year-old Californian ...

The West Texas desert has a surprising feature: a prehistoric ocean reef. There is a surprising natural wonder in the middle of the vast West Texas desert: a prehistoric ocean reef built from the ...

The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 million years ago. This period was preceded by the Triassic Period and ...

Despite an extreme environment characterized by high pressure, high temperature, strong acidity and low oxygen levels resembling living conditions in prehistoric times, hydrothermal vents harbor a ...

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...