Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

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

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

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

The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better protect species today threatened by extinction.

The longer we wait, the more difficult it is to reverse climate change. This is because climate change builds upon itself.

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

Petrified Forest National Park is a time capsule filled with ancient trees ... 4.6 billion years of Earth's history. There's so many past time periods, past extinction events, that we can look ...

Crocodilian ancestors persisted through two mass extinction events ... the deeper evolutionary patterns imparted by these events?" Earth has experienced five mass extinctions in its history.

A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, ...

Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct ...