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Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

17 August 2022

The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it was even bigger than previously thought

Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn't our earliest ancestor after all

17 August 2022

Saccorhytus coronarius lived around 500 million years ago and was thought to be a common ancestor of deuterostomes, making it the earliest known ancestor of humans, but it turns out to be on another branch of life

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Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few bites

Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn't our earliest ancestor after all

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