For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that ...

In a rocky impact crater high in Canada's Arctic, scientists have uncovered a hornless rhinoceros that is rewriting the map of ancient Earth. The newly described species, Epiatheracerium itjilik, ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Palaeophis colossaeus, a 12-meter-long ancient sea snake that once ruled prehistoric ...

To understand how global warming could influence future climate, scientists look to the Paleogene Period that began 66 ...

Rain gauges did not exist millions of years ago. Instead, researchers turn to indirect clues left behind in rocks, soils, and ...

A n ancient species of snake has been found in England, and it is – and this is a scientific term – “bizarre”. We’re not ...

In western India, strata of old rocks are providing a glimpse of what may have been a world of heat, a world of creeping continents, and one of giant .

A prehistoric-themed procession featuring an illuminated Basilosaurus puppet will close the Night Visions festival on January 31, with residents invited to create their own lanterns.

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of nearly 100 feet and weighing more than 300 ...