Scientists are looking into the cells of creatures like whales and mole rats to see if they have lessons for humans.

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

There will be no cows at Europe's largest agricultural show in Paris this year for the first time ever after an outbreak of ...

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Evidence that modern humans and an older hominin species used the same cave, probably during overlapping periods, has been ...

For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings—similar to tree rings—inside fossilized leg bones of ...

Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the Earth. Standing taller and heavier than any human, it dominated prehistoric forests. But size became a liability when environments shifted. Diet ...

On Jan. 15, 2009, all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 escaped serious injury when pilot Chesley Sullenberger gently ...

After a century-long absence, Colorado has a plan to restore wolverines in their natural habitat. On Thursday, Jan. 15, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission heard a presentation on the final ...

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From towering flightless birds to massive species capable of flight, the largest birds on Earth are truly remarkable animals.

One of Africa’s last remaining “Super Tuskers” has passed away. Officials from the Amboseli National Park reported that Craig, a longtime resident of the protected area in southern Kenya, died of ...