Scientists say the "unique" fossil find shows they were in fact blooming 10 million years before dinosaurs were wiped out.

In contrast to those who resided in Siberia, Neanderthals who lived in what's now Belgium and France shortly before the ...

Throughout human ecological history, we have played a variety of roles within ecosystems around the world. In this so-called ...

The Mangshan pit viper, a rare and highly venomous snake confined to a handful of mountain forests in China’s Hunan and ...

Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, swimming above a reef. Cocos Island, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica. Greg Lecoeur, ...

New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans.

Salmonids’ decline serves as a warning that wider ecological deterioration is occurring,’ Angling Council of Ireland says ...

What is a mass extinction – and how many of them have there been? Will Newton takes a look the 'big five' extinction events ...

Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on a journey through time as we explore the science behind this cataclysmic ...

With their killer instinct and feline prowess, the big-cat family represents some of the world's most impressive animals. All ...