A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

This lobe-finned fish, which dates back over 400 million years, survived the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Coelacanths possess a unique circulatory system and ...

The researchers said dinosaurs probably emerged approximately 245-230 million years ago, when these equatorial ... the aftermath of Earth’s biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

It’s been 89 years since Arctic grayling have been self-sustaining in Michigan’s waters. That could soon change. A project to reintroduce the fish has been underway since 2016 and is about to ...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...

For over 100 years, the South American tapir was thought extinct in the Atlantic Forest. With its last recorded sighting in 1914, conservationists feared the species had vanished forever—until now.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction worldwide, according to a new research published on ...

In February 1995, a small research organization known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need ...