The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...

Between 66 million and 215 million years ago, long-necked reptiles called plesiosaurs inhabited the world’s oceans. By ...

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California ...

Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...

FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita ...

Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and ...

Around 50,000 years ago, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna. Mammoths roamed the tundra, while towering ...