The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...

However, living, breathing dire wolves born in a groundbreaking scientific achievement. Colossal Biosciences has announced ...

Volcanoes don't just destroy; they also preserve. How is it that this vulture feather has survived for 30,000 years in ...

Earth was once ruled by giant reptiles. Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of tyrant lizards, crushed bones. Spinosaurus hunted in rivers. Triceratops used horns for defense. Stegosaurus had plates and a ...

Changes in Earth's orbit have helped pace climatic change for millennia. Scientists are now trying to understand whether - and how - these changes remodeled the landscapes our ancient ancestors ...

Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African ...

Critically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now largely dependent on ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. Conservationists in Africa are trying to change that. CAPE TOWN ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. Conservationists in Africa are trying to ...