Each year honors an animal based on the Chinese zodiac. The circle of 12 animals — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig — measure the cycles of time.

No, sauropods don’t roam the Congo, but that didn’t stop the idea from gaining traction in cryptozoology circles. This alleged dinosaur, often called Mokele-Mbembe or “one who stops the flow of rivers ...

Researchers describe the region as “the most attractive land for prehistoric settlement anywhere in the continent.” Today, this land largely makes up the coastal shelf that is currently under ...

How exactly these extinct creatures had sex, meanwhile, has proved something of a mystery – but now an expert sheds light on this most prehistoric of intercourse. American paleontologist Riley ...

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When we think of prehistoric predators, one of the most iconic creatures that comes to mind is the saber-toothed tiger, scientifically known as Smilodon. Often depicted in popular media and ...

But upon closer examination by experts, they found that it wasn’t just the head of any kind of wolf, but that of a prehistoric predator which lived 40,000 years ago during the Ice Age. “This is a ...

Thawing ice has unveiled remains of a long-lost forest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, indicating the profound changes that have influenced the area – and perhaps what might lie ahead ...

This prehistoric forest thrived hundreds of feet above the modern timberline in the mid-Holocene period until volcanic activity triggered cooler temperatures, which ultimately encased the trees in an ...

"The tree that survived Hiroshima," "prehistoric tree," "living fossil ... These hen eggs are also rarely fertilized, unless the rooster has crossed paths with the hen in the barnyard. The ginkgo is ...

The rooster's back, and he's ready for action! With cars scattered across the property and a Corolla ready to be towed, this video takes you into the heart of towing chaos. Add a dash of police ...

The 2000s marked a golden age for animated movies. While twentieth-century animation is primarily associated with Disney’s classic hand-drawn era, the 2000s offered films that broke new ground ...