Deinosuchus had a wide snout like an alligator’s. But unlike alligators, it thrived in salty waters. It lived between 82 and ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when “climate upheaval” turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said yesterday after ...

President Donald Trump says Russia has made a "pretty big concession" to end the war in Ukraine by stopping short of taking ...

Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

Researchers in Brazil found a fossilized hell ant in a rock, suggesting the insect was more widespread than previously ...

A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

Previously, the oldest known ants came from amber in France and Myanmar, dating back about 100 million years. This new specimen pushes that date back by 13 million years. More importantly, it’s the ...