Move over dinosaurs! After the end of the Cretaceous period, when the dinosaurs went extinct, prehistoric mammals began to develop and emerge. During the Eocene Epoch, which spanned 56-34 million ...

In the new study, “We explored how elephants and their living and extinct relatives evolved to be cancer-resistant,” Lynch says. “We have past research looking at TP53, a well-known tumor suppressor. ...

Aug. 31 (UPI) --Archaeologists in Israel announced Wednesday that they have uncovered a piece of ancient animal history -- a large tusk that belonged to an extinct elephant that used to roam the ...

In the new study, "We explored how elephants and their living and extinct relatives evolved to be cancer-resistant," Lynch says. "We have past research looking at TP53, a well-known tumor suppressor.

In the new study, "We explored how elephants and their living and extinct relatives evolved to be cancer-resistant," Lynch says. "We have past research looking at TP53, a well-known tumor suppressor.

Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds – the largest birds ever to have lived – have captured public interest for hundreds of years. Little is known about them due to large gaps in the skeletal fossil ...

Gomphotheres, an extinct relative of the modern elephant, ... The large creatures weighed up to 4 tonnes and could reach 3 meters (9.8 feet), ...

Elephants are the largest land animals worldwide, used in tourism in several countries, and are often gentle to humans despite their gigantic sizes. However, the elephant population has fallen greatly ...

Elephas maximus sumatranus, showing its slightly larger ears. It also has an extra rib, compared to other Asian elephants and constitutes a distinct genetic ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They might be the odd couple of the bird world. Scientists on Thursday identified the closest relative of New Zealand's famed kiwi, a shy chicken-sized flightless bird, as ...