Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had ...

When you picture the jungle, your mind might jump to roaring tigers, monkeys swinging wildly from tree to tree, or bright parrots flitting between branches. But high above, in the dense green canopy, ...

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.

Zealandia, the world’s first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary, is taking a long view on conservation—and creating one of New ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Large wild mammals – from elephants to antelopes – are already struggling to cope with global warming. Now new research shows that even the small creatures adapted to harsh, arid landscapes may be ...

Humans have a predilection for doomsday predictions. Witness the much-hyped technological terror of the Y2K, or year 2000, bug, which failed to crash critical systems ...

Lindelani Makuya receives funding from CNRS. She works for the CNRS. Antoine Stier is affiliated with the CNRS and the University of Turku Carsten Schradin receives funding from the CNRS, CNRS SE-Life ...

How many mammal species live on Earth? It sounds like a simple question, but the answer keeps changing as scientists revise classifications and uncover hidden diversity. The Mammal Diversity Database ...

Revealing the largest land mammal to have ever walked the Earth and its adaptations. Cuba is already on the brink. Maduro’s ouster brings it closer to collapse. TSA is leaving this airport. What ...