Lost fossils reveal that some of the first ocean predators went global astonishingly fast after Earth’s worst extinction.

Forgotten fossils from the Kimberley show how marine amphibians rebounded and spread across the globe after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Far too many animals from Earth’s second-most remote continent have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years. Here’s one such example. In the year 1930, a striking photograph was taken. To this day, it ...

Forget polar bears. Thegiant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) was the true heavyweight of North America’s ancient wilderness. Standing an astonishing 3.3 meters tall on its hind legs, this extinct ...

Kākāpōs are the heaviest parrot on earth. They are also nocturnal, flightless, and feature forward-facing eyes like owls. They evolved to live on the ground, evading airbound predators like eagles.

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the ...

Megalodon may not be the picky eaters, as past examinations envisioned them to be. A new study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters discusses how the voracious beast was eating varying ...

A couple in the United Kingdom checked a trail camera and found a video of a locally extinct predator, a “bouncy little fella.” Screengrab from @a.patch.wilder’s Instagram video As darkness settled ...

One reason for the decline in extinction rates is the growing momentum of conservation efforts. Multiple species have been ...