Of the more than 4,000 known tree species found only in Mesoamerica, nearly half are threatened with extinction, according a ...

A university student on a fossil-hunting field trip in Dorset made a stunning discovery: a 145-million-year-old jawbone ...

New research suggests that they smashed animal bones into tiny pieces before boiling them to extract the high-calorie grease ...

The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to resurrect an animal resembling the ...

A University of Portsmouth student has discovered a new species of prehistoric mammal dating back 145 million years to the ...

A rare Behningia mayfly nymph has been rediscovered after 22 years without sightings, revealing key secrets about healthy ...

An immersive new exhibition at the Intrepid Museum in New York City spotlights the science and technology behind the ...

Proteins degrade over time, making their history hard to study. But new research has uncovered ancient proteins in the enamel ...

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...

There are over 150,000 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Of those species, over 42,000 ...