Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

A unique cache of plant fossils from volcanic deposits in New Mexico contradicts the common narrative that flowering plants ...

Scientists say the "unique" fossil find shows they were in fact blooming 10 million years before dinosaurs were wiped out.

Earth’s history has been shaped by five mass extinctions—catastrophic periods when life changed so dramatically that entire ...

In contrast to those who resided in Siberia, Neanderthals who lived in what's now Belgium and France shortly before the ...

With a bulging head that looks like it swallowed a gavel, there's no mistaking the animal: It’s a hammerhead shark. Across the globe, there are more than nine hammerhead species, many of which are ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine eagle has exceptionally low genetic diversity, making the critically endangered species fragile and more likely to face extinction when confronted by disease, ...

Perusing the list of college athletic conferences that are no longer in existence ranges from the esoteric to the indelible. Some recall some fond memories of the Metro Conference. Southwest ...

When Dolly the sheep – the first cloned mammal – was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science ...