A mass extinction created the ecological conditions that set the stage for a dramatic shift in marine life.

Quick Take By the 1880s and 1890s, fewer than 1,000 bison remained in the wild, a stark warning about unchecked exploitation.

From the Black Death to the 1918 influenza and beyond, history reveals how viruses have pushed humanity to the brink multiple times.

During these waves of mass extinction, most vertebrate survivors were confined to refugia, or isolated biodiversity hotspots ...

Two female Amur falcons were spotted in Point Calimere in Tamil Nadu, a region in Southern India, confirmed by the Bombay ...

Almost 13,000 years ago, North America underwent drastic changes at a rapid rate. Mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, ...

A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...

When scientists finally measured the most powerful bite ever recorded, the winner wasn’t T. rex. It was something far older, ...

National Bird Day was first established in 2002 by the Avian Welfare Coalition to promote the welfare of birds both in the ...

A December 2025 study reveals flash floods in North Sumatra likely killed up to 10.5% of the Tapanuli orangutan population.

Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

From every point of view, they have faced an extremely difficult couple of years, and the setback they have suffered is ...