Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient world was a bizarre place, populated by peculiar creatures that defied imagination, from the depths of the ocean to ...

In the dark seas of the ancient world, few creatures were as interesting as the plesiosaur: a long-necked marine reptile with four large flippers. These fearsome predators dominated the oceans in the ...

A research group may have unraveled the mystery behind the locomotion of the ancient marine reptile, the plesiosaur, by recreating a bio-inspired control system that accounts for motion adjustment.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Among the most fascinating and unusual ...