In a study published in The Anatomical Record, researchers have identified a new species of large-bodied gorgonopsian from the middle Permian. The discovery pushed back the known origins of when these ...

Snakes that gain poisons from eating toads seem to know when they’re toxic by keeping track of what they last ate ...

In the third episode of our Dead World video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines tiny prehistoric predators with baffling claws, weird wings, and bony skulls ...

With an incredible sail and heavy bones that might have acted as ballast, Spinosaurus seems primed for snatching fish. The ...

A fossil found in Alabama captures a sudden, violent encounter between two massive marine predators. A broken tooth, still ...

Carpenter bees are on a specific mission this time of year ...

A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate.

Marine ecosystems are increasingly exposed to a complex mixture of emerging contaminants, including micro- and nanoplastics, plastic additives, PFAS (per- ...