You’ve heard of Titanoboa, right? That giant snake from prehistoric times that could swallow a crocodile whole? Well, ...

A newly discovered ancestor of the crocodile is thought to have been the apex predator in North America before dinosaurs emerged on the continent, and its name sounds like a serial killer.

Paleontologists unearthed fossils in the Grand Canyon dating back more than 500 million years that offer a new look into a time when complex life emerged on Earth.

Field Museum displays new fossils found just outside Chicago In May, scientists excavated the fossils at Mazon Creek, which is about an hour’s drive southwest of the city.