Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than ...

There are many lesser-known facts about Ohio, and one of the more unfortunate is a rare animal species that went extinct ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

This rare marsupial's comeback story shows how protecting individual species helps maintain healthy ecosystems for both ...

Paleo-inspired robots reveal how extinct species moved, testing biomechanics to uncover the forces that shaped evolution.

There is much concern about the accelerated pace of extinctions globally, so when a species is rediscovered, it gives hope to ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the ...

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

Scientists have successfully created genetically modified mice with woolly mammoth traits, a significant step in ...