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

"Through all mass extinctions, some groups manage to persist and diversify. What can we learn by studying the deeper evolutionary patterns imparted by these events?" Some 215 million years ago.

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...

A growing amount of evidence is pointing to the idea that around 232 million years ago, it started to rain, and for the most ...

But only one of these impeccable dinosaur groups survived the mass extinction event 66 million years ago. These survivors eventually became our modern-day birds. To investigate the power cascade ...

But only one of these impeccable dinosaur groups survived the mass extinction event 66 million years ago. These survivors eventually became our modern-day birds. To investigate the power cascade ...

Apr. 1, 2025 — More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has ... New Species Revealed After 25 ...

Chinese scientists have discovered that fragile swamp forests in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region suddenly collapsed ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

It’s wonderful to imagine kangaroos almost four times the size of big reds hopping around ancient Australia, but this lot ...