Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

In the first and only reconstruction of ocean pH ever carried out, new research from the University of St Andrews and the ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

A 70-year-old man from Massachusetts was one of several people killed in a tragic Fourth of July firework accidents, as ...

Felton Davis offered thousands of strangers a close-up view of the Moon and planets orbiting New York City. Now he’s passing the telescope on.

Jellyfish are among Earth’s most ancient and resilient inhabitants, silently drifting through our oceans for over 650 million years. While dinosaurs, trilobites, and countless other species have ...

Zion National Park debuts a new exhibit exploring the End Triassic Extinction, based on research conducted within the park’s rock layers.

Earth's history is marked by devastating mass extinctions, each one reshaping life as we know it. Now, experts warn that humanity may be triggering the next catastrophic event. The rate of species ...