Some animals seem to defy the laws of nature, and scientists are still puzzled by how they survive. From creatures with ...

In just the last decade, the U.S. has officially declared five species extinct, marking a tragic loss for biodiversity. Once ...

Let’s embark on a journey to explore the top 10 animals and wildlife that call the Appalachian ... Appalachian wilderness is the elusive eastern cougar. Although declared extinct, sightings persist, ...

Let’s embark on a journey to explore the top 10 animals and wildlife that call the Appalachian ... Appalachian wilderness is the elusive eastern cougar. Although declared extinct, sightings persist, ...

The purpose: to capture for posterity species that someday might be extinct ... nearly 10,000 animals in the Ark. He plans to keep going to 15,000, which could take another 10-15 years.

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, ...

Today, climate change, pollution and habitat loss are shaping this evolution of color on Earth. For example, some fish are ...

Kyiv customs officers found in an international parcel the teeth of extinct mammoths that lived 305,000 to 130,000 years ago.

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in ...

We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

Increased conservation efforts and habitat preservation have helped the population rebound. Protection under the Endangered Species Act and banning of DDT have contributed to its recovery in North ...

Bastetodon was classified as a species of the extinct group of carnivorous mammals called hyenodonts, which evolved long ...