A former RAF pilot who now makes unmanned helicopters said he has "never had a job as exciting as this". Certo Aerospace, ...

The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...

In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They've evolved at least five times in ...

Paleontologists excavating in Russia’s Yakutia region uncovered the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat. The cub was only about 3 weeks old when it died around 35,000 years ago.

World’s First Mummified Saber-Toothed Cat Found—and It Has Surprisingly Soft Fur. The Ice Age cub was discovered with its whiskers, paw pads and skin intact.

Sabre-toothed predators – best know from the infamous Smilodon – evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new study, published today in Current Biology reveals why: these teeth ...

It was not until 2010 that scientists were able to put a face to the name of the spade-toothed whale when a mother and calf washed up onto New Zealand’s Opape Beach, flesh intact.

A new scientific study announced that a 35,000-year-old mummified saber-toothed cub was discovered northeast of Yakutia, Russia, in 2020.

Scientists have studied the frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten for the first time and found “significant differences” compared to a modern-day lion cub.

In addition to New Zealand, spade-toothed whale remains have also been found in Chile. The whale found on July 4 has been moved to cold storage to preserve the remains until the involved agencies ...

At the Smithsonian | August 20, 2024 ‘Fearsome’ Saber-Toothed Cats Needed Their Baby Teeth and Mommies, Too. According to new research, two sets of sabers and unusual lower jaw anatomy show ...

Scientists have identified a mystery leviathan found washed up on a New Zealand beach earlier this month as an elusive spade-toothed whale. The species is reportedly so rare no-one’s ever seen ...