Fossil study suggests ancient crocodiles evolved to be cold-blooded only after a mass extinction
Modern crocodiles are often seen as models of cold-blooded endurance, but new research points to a much more…
The real-life ‘Hobbits’ survived on an Indonesian island for thousands of years, until a long drought may have drove them away | World News
For more than a million years, a small ancient human relative survived quietly on the volcanic island of…
Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey
The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are…
Researchers thrilled by return of creature thought extinct for years: ‘This is a milestone’
A species once feared lost forever is getting a second chance. In an amazing conservation victory, Bangladesh has…
‘One of those unforgettable discoveries’
On a remote nature reserve only accessible by boat, entomologists have rediscovered a critically endangered species thought to…
Biotech firm announces ‘pivotal step’ in effort to bring back the dodo
A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years…
A new species has been discovered – but it’s already extinct
You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies, too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous are their…
Elephants are dying from same deadly bug that infected mammoths
Elephants are plagued by the same deadly bacteria that infected mammoths, genetic experts have found. A study of…
Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology
ANCIENT PROTEINS nestled in fossils contain troves of information about long-dead creatures. However, like all ancient molecules, proteins…