For decades, scientists have debated whether humans or climate change were responsible for the extinction of many large mammals, birds, and reptiles...

In 2017Researchers have suggested that the Wrangel Island mammoths were victims of genetic collapse, an accumulation of lethal mutations that would...

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the...

The Y chromosome, which contains the male-determining gene in humans and other mammals, is degenerating in the human species and may cease to exist...

The fossil record of our ape ancestors in Africa is almost nonexistent for a period of about 8 or 9 million years. The fossil record of our ape...

Common foods including white rice and eggs are linked to higher levels of "forever chemicals" in the body, new research from scientists at the Geisel...

Our selective engagement with nature stops humans from seeing animals clearly – and that’s not good for them or for us

In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist? A glance at recorded...

  Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from the University...

A deadly strain of bird flu is continuing it’s advance in Antarctica as scientists warn it’s only a matter of time before the virus arrives in...