Scientists just discovered that this 370-million-year-old "nightmare shark" could rotate its jaws outward to feed. "Through ...

Megalodons have been portrayed as gigantic great whites, but new research suggests they were more svelte and less agile ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing ...

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...

The Harbin skull confirms Denisovan ancestry and expands their known range using protein and DNA analysis from dental calculus. What did Denisovans look like, despite their known genetic contributions ...

The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

Shark teeth, bones and shells reveal that Templeton was once a seaside paradise with palm trees, warm water and colorful fish ...

What dinosaur has 500 teeth? This prehistoric jaw was one-of-a-kind. This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth.

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — The family of 9-year-old Leah Lendel, who was attacked by a shark in Florida on June 11, is expressing heartfelt gratitude to doctors at Tampa General Hospital for performing ...

The skull, which is at least 146,000 years old, ... The artistic rendering of the head and face of a 13-year-old girl from the prehistoric human species, the Denisovans, ...