Two marsupial species presumed to be extinct have “risen from the dead” after being rediscovered on the island of New Guinea, ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

The curious minds at What If consider how ecosystems and evolution might change if the largest flying animal never went extinct.

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

A nearly complete dinosaur skeleton discovered in Patagonia is helping scientists crack the mystery of alvarezsaurs, a bizarre group of bird-like dinosaurs. The fossil of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis ...

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

Thousands of years ago, European communities used a variety of plant and animal products to create elaborate meals, according ...

Two beloved sister lions who spent their lives side-by-side at Belfast Zoo have died at the age of 22.

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The ...

6,000-year-old pottery reveals prehistoric humans cooked gourmet food with plants and fish, offering new insight into ancient ...

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.