Deep in the rainforests of Papua, Indonesia, two marsupial species that scientists believed had been extinct for roughly ...

A new study shows how the loss of large animals thousands of years ago still shapes ecosystems today and may affect their ...

True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

Fossil records dating back 25 million years that show evidence of platypuses, including those classified under Obdurodon ...

About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more than 2 feet long from nose to ...

Researchers have rediscovered a strange animal living on a isolated island near Papua. They thought the creature vanished ...

When we think of the Mesozoic Era, we usually imagine massive reptiles and prehistoric jungles, but some of the most fascinating species from that time are actually still walking, swimming, and ...

A prehistoric predator changed its diet and body size during a major warming event 56 million years ago, revealing how climate change can reshape animal behavior, food chains, and survival strategies.

A latest study utilizing advanced spatial modeling has revealed that neither climate change nor direct competition with early modern humans can fully explain the disappearance of Neanderthals from ...

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the ...