In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

A tiny ancient reptile just revealed the moment breathing as we know it began — and it changed life on Earth forever.

Researchers have presented evidence for ancient colossal octopuses — what they believe are the largest invertebrates ever ...

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet.

Giant 19-meter-long kraken-like octopuses may have been the apex predators in the Late Cretaceous-era oceans, according to ...

Despite its small size, the specimen preserves a fully formed Weberian apparatus, the chain of bones that links a fish’s swim ...

New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 165 million years and even now, we’re still uncovering new secrets about these ...

New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

A giant 'kraken' octopus may have ruled the ocean during the Late Cretaceous period around 100 million years ago, new ...

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been an octopus.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is excited to host renowned paleontologist Dr. Matt Wedel for a free public ...