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

Utah researchers think they now know how existing crocodiles and alligators were able to survive the last two extinctions.

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

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

"Through all mass extinctions, some groups manage to persist ... enough if they now deal with new challenges, including certain human pressures. "Crocodiles are really flexible and adaptable ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing over a period of roughly 30 million years, but that would come to a halt ...

Scientists have predicted that Earth will undergo a mass extinction in 250 million years, with extreme heat and rising CO2 ...

Experts from Japan predict the sun will destroy all life on Earth no later than the year 1,000,002,021 as supercomputers set ...

Through all mass extinctions, some groups manage to persist ... The biggest challenges facing those species are habitat loss and human hunting, according to the research team.

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf ...

In a lecture in Rio, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at the University of London spoke about the ...