Andean condors are the biggest raptors in the world — and are vital to their ecosystem ...
More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out ...
Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.
Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in the frozen remains of an ice age wolf.
Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost.
Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...
The image of kangaroos hopping their way across the Australian outback is iconic – and it turns out it might have been an ...
Oceania is home to a curious and formidable creature, the cassowary. The dinosaur-like giant has earned the title of the ...
THE discovery of a faded hand outline on a cave wall in Indonesia may represent the world’s oldest known rock art, rewriting ...
A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish evolution.
Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...