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Fossil research shows that an enormous "kraken-like" octopus stalked the seas during the Cretaceous period, competing with large apex predators.

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal ...

At least 10 animals rescued last month from an alleged hoarding case — including a lone surviving cat — have gone to new homes. Pitt County Animal Services Director Kimmie Mitchell said this week that ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonised almost all environments on Earth – from hostile hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to the skies across our continents. But all this ...

It’s undeniable now, a straight gangster move in this Wild, Wild West era of college sports. The Big Ten has stolen the SEC mojo. Better teams, better players, better stories. Better present — and ...

Dinosaurs 'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs Aquatic Animals Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off ...

The first weekend of March Madness had a little bit of everything, including a Big Ten rager for the ages. There were buzzer beaters, bracket busters and more annoying commercials than ever, most of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. We’re losing species at an alarming rate. Could freezing the genetic material of the world’s most endangered animals help save them? Biotech ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

A Dallas-based startup says it has produced three “de-extinct” dire wolf pups using gene-editing technology — and the dodo and woolly mammoth are next. But the gap between the company’s marketing and ...