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

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon's calls, ...

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

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

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

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

While the wolves have stirred scientific debate, Colossal remains undeterred. The company says Khaleesi, Romulus, and Remus ...

An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic ...

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

Our canine companions have lived beside us in all shapes and sizes, but plenty of breeds have disappeared along the way ...

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