Earth once had 26-foot giants 400 million years ago, and they were unlike anything alive today |
For over a century, it was assumed that science had a handle on the big categories of life…
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…
Feral cat eradication on Christmas Island clashes with Malay culture
Waves spray and heave against the pocked cliffs of this remote coastline. You can trace 60 million 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…