Footage shows shows the shoebill's precision strike to seemingly control the outcome. But is it real?

The “mesozoic cow” was a dinosaur with hundreds of ever-replacing teeth. Here’s how its uniquely adapted skull allowed it to graze like cattle on low vegetation.

Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur species with a very distinctive feature, a sail-like structure running down its back, the Natural History Museum in London announced on Friday. The bones ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Meet Fona herzogae: the tiny dinosaur that burrowed its way ...

Despite a lack of evidence, the possible existence of legendary creatures such as the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot has piqued human curiosity for centuries. But there’s another ancient, lesser-known ...

There was a time when the planet was crawling with enormous dinosaurs, the next, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit, and life ...

A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a flying ...