Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

While fossil trackways are widely used to estimate the speed of extinct animals, especially dinosaurs, new research suggests ...

Paleontologists at the University of Kansas have identified a new species of ancient mammal that lived about 60 million years ...

Prehistoric Body Theater brings ancient creatures to life through dance in the U.S. premiere of "Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone ...

And while some mammals, birds, small reptiles, fish, and amphibians survived, diversity among the remaining life-forms dropped precipitously. In total, this mass extinction event claimed three ...

On July 30, 2003, a team of Spanish and French scientists reversed time. They brought an animal back from extinction, if only to watch it become extinct again. The animal they revived was a kind ...

In the rugged peaks of eastern France's Vercors mountains, a bold effort is underway to bring a nearly extinct species back ...

Two wolf pups frozen for 14,000 years in Siberia reveal surprising Ice Age diets and clues about early canine evolution.