Scientists have discovered a previously unknown sea cow species near Qatar, revealing that ancient marine mammals closely resembled modern dugongs and depended on seagrass ecosystems millions of years ...

A small fossil reveals that the largest freshwater fish, Otophysans, emerged in the sea, not in rivers, changing the ...

The U.S. Navy has canceled its original plans for the Constellation-class frigate program, limiting it to just the two ships ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal shark that lived 115 million years ago, long before Megalodon. Using rare fossilized vertebrae and modern imaging, researchers reconstructed this ancient apex ...

A large fossil study shows young shark and ray species vanish faster, while older species stay stable over time.

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