Unfortunately, animals go extinct every single year, often due to human activity. As we move towards a more sustainable ...

Today, elephants dominate the mammal world in size. As the largest terrestrial mammal on Earth, elephants have fascinated ...

A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird.

California condors – known scientifically as Gymnogyps californianus – are imposing vultures. They’re the largest bird ...

The now-extinct species of mammoth lived from the Middle Pleistocene era until its extinction 4,000 years ago.

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the ...

Allergic rhinitis may have triggered a prolonged decline in birth rates amongst woolly mammoths - which is thought to have ...

Coelacanth fossils like these are useful because two known coelacanth species are still alive today. They are likened to ...

Modern North American porcupines are at least twice the size of their southern cousins and have stronger jaws. But how long ...

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study.

Scientists discovered the grumpy dwarfgoby in the Red Sea, a tiny fish with a fierce look. Its red color helps it blend into ...

Megalodon, the giant shark species that disappeared around 3.6 million years ago, was the most ferocious creature that ever lived. What do we know about it?