Presumed extinct for more than 50 years, the wonderful takahē is still very much alive. As this Instagram post shows, it is a ...

Along a two-kilometre stretch of Port Phillip Bay an abundance of prehistoric fossils can be found. Next month, more than 1000 will go on display.

The push to revive extinct animals is accelerating, but scientists disagree about whether gene-edited species count as true ...

A biotech company says CRISPR could revive extinct animals like the dodo and mammoth - but many scientists remain skeptical.

This 12,000-acre Florida state park near Copeland is one of the state’s most surprising wilderness areas, filled with rare orchids, towering cypress forests, and incredible wildlife.

Hilton Manila Newport World Resorts invites families to a roaring Easter celebration with Dinoland Easter Sunday: Hop, Hunt, Roar—a day of prehistoric ...

There is an air of the spectral to Fiona Pardington’s recent photographs of birds. While they are actual specimens, captured ...

Wondering about the most dangerous birds on Earth? We've compiled this list of the Top 20 scariest birds — some that have ...

The new species, named after the electro funk band Chromeo, helps explain the larger story of why only one small group of dinosaurs survived the extinction. A fossil rarely reveals an animal’s entire ...

The dodo is one of the most famous extinct animals in history, but the real reason it disappeared is often misunderstood. Living on an isolated island without predators allowed the species to evolve ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Patrick Robinson, a biologist and director of the UC Santa Cruz Año Nuevo Natural Reserve, said that about 47 elephant seals ...