The dire wolf may be extinct, but some modern wolf species still reach astonishing sizes. This video takes a closer look at ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Scientists have successfully extracted the DNA of ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in a cave in Saudi Arabia. This is ...

Tyrannosaurus rex lived longer and took more time to reach its maximum size than previously thought, according to a new study ...

For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even ...

Learn how CT scans of fossil skulls were used to trace changes in brain regions and sensory priorities in ancient giant rats.

A new study reveals that the Tyrannosaurus rex took up to 40 years to fully grow.

The woolly rhino, Coelodonta antiquitatis, would have been an impressive sight to the ancient people who painted images of ...

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in an unusual source: the frozen remains of an ice age wolf.

Modern humans are the latest in a long line of creatures belonging to the Homo genus, although until now we knew relatively ...

Inside the stomach of an ancient wolf puppy found entombed in Siberian permafrost, scientists discovered meat from a woolly ...

Firefighters sprayed the anti-overdose medication naloxone up their noses, treated them with oxygen and even performed CPR.