Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They were first described more than 150 years ago, ...

The winners of the 2026 World Press Photo contest have been announced, highlighting diverse stories from around the world.

João Almeida was used to finding dead lions in his work as a wildlife veterinarian in Mozambique. Some had been strangled by ...

Southern Africa is widely recognized for its rich fossil record, preserving evidence of ancient life, including dinosaurs.

As long as 220,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought—people quarried rocks for their tools in places they ...

Scientists have now documented killer whales hunting great white sharks across three separate oceans, using surgical ...