Scientists from several countries have determined that mosasaurs, Cretaceous-era marine reptiles, once thrived in freshwater ...

And it was huge. The ancestor of today’s 20-foot great white shark was thought to be about 26 feet long, the authors of a ...

Short ancient humans in Indonesia called Homo floresiensis disappeared possibly due to severe drought that gripped their ...

You think you know Stonehenge. The iconic rock towers standing against a green field and a gray English sky are one of the most impressive sights in human history. But that’s just the tip of the ...

A giant marine predator, once believed to roam only the seas, may have also inhabited ancient rivers 66 million years ago.

In early December 2025, the CITES Conference of the Parties, made up of representatives from 184 countries, voted to initiate or expand protection against trade for many species. The votes included ...

Discover the extraordinary prehistoric giants – from mega-sloths to monster sharks – that once made today’s animals look ...

New research reveals a prehistoric shark 115 million years older than Megalodon, rewriting the timeline of shark ancestry.

Photojournalist Ami Vitale followed Przewalski’s horses—once declared extinct in the wild—on a 2,000-mile journey back to ...

The discovery of a series of huge Neolithic pits have been confirmed at the Stonehenge World Heritage Site after initial research a few years ago. The massive pits at Durrington Walls in Wiltshire are ...

Groundbreaking research has unveiled remarkable details about a vast circle of Neolithic pits surrounding Durrington Walls, confirming them as Britain's largest known prehistoric structure. The ...