Dire wolves, long confined to tar pits and fantasy epics, are suddenly being talked about as living, breathing animals again.

If you've seen any of the "Ice Age" animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don't know the real ice age.

A fossilized rib from a ferocious, extinct whale was discovered in a creek bank in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The rib belonged to a zygorhiza, a toothed whale that lived 34 to 38 million years ago and ...

In January 2025, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife collared a wolf in the state. Credit: Malia Byrtus/California Wolf Project Around 14 years ago, a lone gray wolf crossed the border from ...

A string of mild winters and scarce deer may have taken their toll on northern Minnesota’s wolves. The wolf population in and around Voyageurs National Park dropped to roughly 100 this year, its ...

Unlike in the advanced labs under the watchful eye of Jurassic Park scientists on the fictional Isla Nublar, much of paleontology isn’t so glamorous. From days spent in remote desert landscapes to ...

Watch the Season 3 First Look Clip for Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, a five-part natural history event series distributed by Apple TV and narrated by Tom Hiddleston. Don't miss a look at this new clip ...