Nearby stellar explosions may have influenced two major mass extinctions on Earth. A recent study explores this link between supernovae and species disappearances. Researchers from Keele ...

As human beings have grown wealthier, they have come to care about environmental stewardship and gained the resources to act on their newfound compassion for wildlife.

A fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs to live in North America was discovered in a national park in Texas.

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Titanosaurs were among the largest land animals to ever exist. Now, paleontologists attribute their success to unique adaptations that combined traits of both reptiles and mammals. Let’s discover how ...

Ruby Reynolds and her father were on the beach when they discovered Ichthyotitan severnensis - the largest-ever marine ...

Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray ...

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

For scientists and conservationists, knowing how species survive planetary crises can lead to more effective protection of vulnerable species.

"When we're thinking about de-extinction, we're not imagining that we're going to recreate something that's genetically identical to something that used to be alive," she told CBC News.

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

During the first period of the Mesozoic Era (Triassic Period), many new types of animals evolved to fill the available ecological niches created by a mass extinction event that took place at the ...