The scientists were extremely concerned. Scientists sound alarm after witnessing disturbing change in near-extinct species: ...

A US-based biotech company has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more ...

They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring ...

A rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten ...

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish ...

Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being ...

A new study, led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, and ...

Listen to the final song of the last male Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird, recorded just before the species disappeared forever.