In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Some creatures are built for life on their own. Others find themselves isolated by bad luck or circumstance. Around the world, you’ll find a handful of animals living with no company at all ...

An animal that appears to be half-zebra and half-donkey, the quagga was native to Southern Africa. The last quagga female died at the Amsterdam Zoo in 1883. These animals were unfortunately hunted to ...

Screenshot from Cave Art 101 | National Geographic Source: YouTube Channel: National Geographic While not strictly cave art, ancient rock paintings from southern Africa have provided crucial ...

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.

A University of Portsmouth student has discovered a new species of prehistoric mammal dating back 145 million years to the ...

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...