Legend has it the Eastern hellbenders slithered here straight from hell and But in the age of humans, that evolutionary asset ...

Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species survived a pair of mass extinction events — information that could fuel future research.

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

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

"Extinction and survivorship are two sides of the same coin. Through all mass extinctions, some groups manage to persist and ...

It turns out it does matter what you eat, especially to crocodylians — crocodiles, alligators and gharials — a species ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

According to the UN, the world is currently facing the largest species extinction event since the dinosaur age, meaning people all around the globe will need to band together to help protect the ...

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

Its revival has been called the “world’s first de-extinction”. Announcing the birth of three dire wolves – Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, Colossal Biosciences said these resurrected wolf ...

This was made possible by Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based company specialising in de-extinction efforts. The pups were created by harnessing ancient DNA, cloning, and gene-editing technologies, as ...