Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

NARA—The species resembling a "dragon" mummy that has long been kept in the Shosoin Repository here, a World Heritage site, ...

The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

The Jurassic fossil Juracanthocephalus reveals a key evolutionary link between rotifers and parasitic acanthocephalans, resolving debates about their origins and anatomy. A research team from the Nanj ...

Imagine stepping into a misty, ancient Irish forest, the ground trembling beneath your feet as a colossal shape emerges ...

A recent report estimated that vultures are worth $1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa. Here's why.

Their antlers shed and regrow every year ... are domesticated species descended from the ancient wild horses that are now labeled extinct. They are the most valuable animals present for humans as they ...

Ever wonder how saber-toothed cats and other extinct creatures behaved? Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as ...

Skeptics also argue that animals manipulated to mimic extinct ones likely have no future in the wild. “They have to be taught how to live and hunt and take care of themselves,” Klugman said.

Many of the most endangered were threatened by some combination of pollution, species extinction or extreme weather. According to American Rivers, the endangered rivers list highlights rivers that ...

focuses on “de-extinction,” or attempting to bring extinct animals back from oblivion. De-extinction allegedly works by extracting DNA samples from an extinct animal’s bones, sequencing ...