New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

Prehistoric times were pretty strange, to put it lightly, and the same could be said of the species from that period. Here ...

On Thursday, February 6, the cathedral joined forces with the University of Southampton to create an evening of science and art underneath the ...

On Thursday, the Aquarium of the Pacific released its first Marine Species Report Card, detailing the population trends of 30 ...

From the blue whale to the African elephant, let’s take a look at the largest mammals on the planet and find out what makes ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

He and other researchers suspect that the scars were carved by giant ground sloths that roamed the region until they went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. “This is an archaeological and ...

Life-sized Titanoboa replicas are displayed in various museums around the globe. These exhibits educate the public about this prehistoric giant. Additionally, they highlight the importance of ...

A crocodile-like creature bit the neck of a flying dinosaur some 76 million years ago – and scientists have proof. Archaeologists found the fossilized neck bone of the young pterosaur in Canada ...