Before scientists shed light on what they were, teeth that washed up on ocean shores were often mistaken for dragon teeth. It ...

From Maine coons to Siberian tigers, these are the big boys and girls of the animal kingdom put into perspective.

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Whales are the largest living animals that have ever existed on this Earth. A blue whale growing to a whopping 110 feet in length, outweighing even the dinosaurs. But curiously their story begins from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

Revealing the largest flying animal that ever lived on Earth and how it achieved flight. Ten years before Rob and Michele ...

The Quetzalcoatlus northropi was the largest flying animal that ever lived. The huge pterosaur existed during the Late ...

Have you ever wondered what the biggest land animal in history looked like, or which creature ruled the oceans as the largest of them all? Prehistoric giants often come to mind, but the story goes ...