Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

An international research team led by Curtin University has used prehistoric feces to better understand how molecular ...

Paleontologists have identified a previously unknown species of prehistoric cat that lived more than 15 million years ago and likely had a powerful bite. The new medium-sized feline species, which has ...

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...