While sharks may have emerged before trees, it’s the latter that holds the title of the longest-living organisms. The oldest-known, still-living, individual tree is a 4,857-year-old Californian ...

A fossilized rib from a ferocious, extinct whale was discovered in a creek bank in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The rib belonged to a zygorhiza, a toothed whale that lived 34 to 38 million years ago and ...

As scientist Ariovaldo Giaretta was exploring the Serra Da Galga Geosite in Brazil, he noticed a chunk of rock that had recently rolled off the stone face. The piece looked like it had fallen from a ...

The curious minds at What If investigate Shark versus Titanoboa in an epic battle of prehistoric predators, exploring size, strength, and predatory strategy.