The dodo bird thrived for millennia in Southeast Asia, then on Mauritius island where they had no natural predators and ...

Wondering which animals are in the Ice Age movie? Keep reading to learn what these animals are called in real life.

The idea of reviving extinct creatures has transitioned from science fiction to an emerging scientific reality. With ...

But something huge must have historically existed to develop the instinct that makes 15-pound carp flee for their lives.

Biologists have confirmed the existence of a 200-million-year-old species of egg-laying mammal that has been assumed to be extinct.

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Mass extinctions clearly upend the status quo. Now, our ocean floors are dominated by clams burrowed into sand and mud, the ...

If the cave art painting really captures a dicynodont, it predates formal paleontology. They've been extinct for about 250 ...

May 20, 2025 — A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal ...

Ancient fossils from Alaska reveal birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about ...