All of us in upstate New York should be aware of the presence of invasive plant species, the impact that they can have on our ...

I learned the genes for large tusks are beginning to lose their dominance in the elephant population, helping to counteract ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...

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Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of ...

The newly identified giant isopod has a head that looks eerily like the Sith Lord's iconic helmet from the "Star Wars" franchise.

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

Here’s how it works. Researchers have identified a giant new dinosaur species after uncovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in World War II. The newly named species, Tameryraptor markgrafi ...

So big, in fact, scientists reference the largest types as "supergiants." Biologists have identified a new such species, ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a ‘giant’ species of Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world’s deadliest. Nicknamed ‘Big Boy’, the species was originally found by Kane ...