First Nations people started trading 'trepang', or sea cucumber, in the 1700s, and now these tiny marine animals may help ...

Was the Kraken a sea monster in Greek mythology? If not, where did it come from and what was its ancient Greek counterpart?

Long before the first dinosaur hatched, Earth's ancient life was already thriving. There were bizarre sea creatures and lumbering plant-eaters that ruled prehistoric landscapes for hundreds of ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Explore the mysteries of the ocean as we uncover the 10 biggest and most fearsome sea monsters in history! From the ancient ...

Monument Rocks Chalk Pyramids in Kansas offer one of the best fossil hunting experiences in the Midwest. Explore ancient sea ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

Geologists working on surveying land in Mississippi stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator considered a "sea dragon" of the time.

The ocean is a place of mystery and wonder, filled with creatures both majestic and terrifying. While the Great White Shark is often considered the apex predator of the seas, there once existed a ...

Trilobites Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales From an Ancient Sea Monster The mix of features offers new clues to how plesiosaurs navigated prehistoric oceans.

Ancient sea monster unearthed in rural North Dakota A 444 million-year-old fossil was discovered in a gravel pit Steele County and is now at Mayville State University.