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A sketch of the giant octopus

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Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators

During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters

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An ancient radiolarian

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Hidden fossils reveal secrets of oceans before major mass extinction

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Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

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Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence

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Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction

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Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken

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New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs

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Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem

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Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

Extraordinary fossils of 518-million-year-old jawless fish, among the earliest known vertebrates, appear to show that these animals had two pairs of eyes

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T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

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6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025

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Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds

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Ancient tracks may record stampede of turtles disturbed by earthquake

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