This is a fascinating story of the interaction of two very iconic animals in the past,” the study’s lead author told NBC News ...

The La Venta fossil site in Colombia is home to a rich fossil record, yielding a particularly diverse set of vertebrate ...

This rib bone discovered in a cave in the Spanish Pyrenees tells a story of Bronze Age violence. But who fired the shot?

Researchers have found evidence of a titanic tussle between a terror bird and a large caiman in Colombia's ancient La Venta ...

Piranhas belong to a family of bony fish characterized by highly developed dentition. They’re cousins to the pacu fish, which ...

A small child was bitten by a copperhead snake Tuesday evening in Lorena, prompting officials and wildlife experts to urge ...

Pools under villains' trapdoors are not actually their native habitat — these fish are in fact native to South America. If a ...

Tick bites sending more people to ER than years past, CDC data shows The Northeast has been hit especially hard, with 283 ER visits per 100,000 attributed to tick bites.

They’re nicknamed “toe biters” because they are known to bite between human toes. And while the bite is awfully painful, the venom is harmless to humans (unless one has an allergic reaction).

Animals can be a human’s best friend — or worst enemy. For every Free Willy, Old Yeller, Air Bud, or Beethoven, there are animal attack movies featuring everything from avian assaults (The Birds) and ...

What do black flies look like? Black flies are a small, flying insect often with a "humpbacked" appearance that bite animals including humans to suck their blood, according to MSU.