Some animals seem to defy the laws of nature, and scientists are still puzzled by how they survive. From creatures with ...

It’s already baffling how many incredible and strange creatures can be found on planet Earth, with there being well over 8 ...

How Thomas Jefferson’s quest to prove America’s wildlife was bigger and badder and better than anywhere else led him to face ...

The scientific breakthroughs she hopes to make may not only revive extinct species but also save animals at the brink today, she said. Still, as she takes on this job, Shapiro still dwells on some ...

A species of grasshopper native to Appalachia, believed to be extinct, was spotted last year in Augusta County. It’s among several rare and never before seen plants and animals that were discovered in ...

Zoologist Andrew Rapp spent four hours hunched over looking through brush and scouring the short grass on the side of the ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

The purpose: to capture for posterity species that someday might be extinct. To reflect the project ... Don’t screw this up. It may be this animal’s only chance to have its story told ...

Projections of our future under climate change paint a picture of extreme weather and acidified oceans, a world many of today ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...