Truly giant animals are often mentioned as species that roamed the Earth in the time of dinosaurs, and while these creatures ...

Today, if you look across the land of North America, the biggest animal you are going to see is the bison. When you see it in ...

Great white sharks inspire more terror in people than almost any other creature on Earth! Everyone knows the famous line ...

The deep sea is full of strange creatures from the appropriately named goblin shark to the gulper eel, which wouldn't be out of place in an "Alien" movie. But even these bizarre ocean species might ...

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

Roughly 88% percent of American households enjoy canned tuna, but few realize the true size of the animal behind the meal. Tuna are among the ocean’s most powerful fish, capable of growing to ...

The mention of giant underwater creatures usually brings to mind mythological monsters. The great kraken, ancient leviathans, and if that fossil of a creature with 45 arms is a real-life Cthulhu. As a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sports Illustrated article written by Josef J. Fénykövi about tracking his famous elephant that now stands in the Rotunda of the National Museum ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...