For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

When the asteroid ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs, it cleared ecological space on a global scale. Small survivors ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Discover the untold stories of Earth's mass extinctions through NBC's new series Surviving Earth, premiering June 4. Get a first look at the series!

This circuitous tale, that connects a massive bison bull across 140 years of American history, begins in 1886 when getting a ...

The femur bone, found on the beach at Bay Head in January, was taken to the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum for identification.

This circuitous tale, that connects a massive bison bull across 140 years of American history begins in 1886, when getting a message across Montana was a life-threatening task.

The museum underwent hardship in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the high operational costs led the city to consider ...

Slugs are sluggish but one of the more fascinating creatures in existence. Learn 10 slippery facts about these gastropods.

Deep beneath the shifting sea ice of the Arctic Ocean, a massive marine mammal moves slowly through waters that remain near freezing for most of the year. The animal, known as the Bowhead Whale, can ...

As famous as movie stars and global leaders are a bunch of animal celebs that the world grew to positively adore.

The pygmy long-fingered possum is one of two mammal species that scientists found in the remote jungle in West Papa, both of ...