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

New Zealand’s well-documented fossil and living marine fauna allows scientists to explore drivers of extinction risk that are ...

Throughout human ecological history, we have played a variety of roles within ecosystems around the world. In this so-called ...

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 ...

New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans.

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

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

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

Sports tourism is being reexamined as an industry model that drives local economies, moving beyond simple leisure travel.

Scientists are close to bringing animals back from extinction by using advances in genetics and DNA research. The process begins by collecting DNA from well-preserved remains and comparing it with the ...

Scientists are close to bringing animals back from extinction by using advances in genetics and DNA research. The process begins by collecting DNA from well-preserved remains and comparing it with the ...

Ken Donnelly analyses the catastrophic warnings that have come from inside the AI community, and the ongoing battle between acceleration and safety in the AI world.