Two new species of 'giant' dwarf crocodiles have been discovered by researchers at the University of Iowa. They could have grown up to 12 feet in length and preyed on ancient humans.

Although the white dwarf is no longer undergoing nuclear fusion like a normal star, its lingering heat means it’s still a blistering 49,500 degrees Fahrenheit (25,000 Celsius).

Astronomers have discovered an unusual pair: a white dwarf, called WDJ0914+1914, with a giant Neptune-like planet in its orbit. It is the first time such a large planet has been found in such a ...

That structure means that scientists studying white dwarfs typically see just hydrogen or just helium, or perhaps a mix of helium and carbon. But that isn't what Hollands and his colleagues saw at ...

Light and energy twist and turn in an explosive relationship between a stellar corpse known as a white dwarf and a variable red giant star called R Aquarii (R Aqr) orbiting each other out in space ...

There a giant planet like Jupiter orbits a white dwarf, a dim, dense star that once resembled the sun. In 2010, that star passed in front of a much more distant star.

It once was home to a dwarf elephant relative, giant rats and a giant stork, as well as a dwarf human species - Homo floresiensis, nicknamed the "Hobbit," standing just 3-1/2 feet tall (106 cm) tall.

WASHINGTON - A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. In the West Indies, a giant rat-like rodent tipped the scales at more than 400 pounds (180 ...