Across the world, humans have told stories of creatures so strange and powerful they blur the line between myth and reality. Some may be echoes of ancient animals long extinct, while others reflect ...

This video reveals the real-life creature whose size and power echo the legend of Godzilla. Viewers explore the fossil ...

A close-up view of the Malaysian giant turtle, or Orlitia borneensis, seen on Belitung Island. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, Hardian, Andriyono, Nurjirana and Kamarudin ...

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, in boreal forests and on open savannas. Some grew as large as elephants. Illustration by Diego Barletta The largest sloth of all time was the ...

The Earth has seen some truly gigantic snakes throughout its history, and these creatures were so massive and powerful that ...