The skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...

When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...

Fossilized teeth from two ancient megafauna suggest they roamed Brazil 3,500 years ago. The find “opens the door to rewrite South American history.” ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.

During the Pleistocene Epoch, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna—large animals that dominated the continent’s landscapes. These creatures, some of which are now extinct ...

We’ve been having the wrong conversation about aging in America. Let me be clear ... we spent a lot of time jawing about the age and capabilities of our political leaders.

Wolverine. Image via Zefram, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons So it is our utmost pleasure to welcome you to the ...