A new book offers an unsettling account of human exceptionalism and shows that the unique ways we gamble with risks and move out of our comfort zones may yet be our downfall.

Lions, known as the 'king of the animal kingdom,' have diverse subspecies exhibiting unique traits and adaptations. From the ...

Two rhinos munch serenely on grass as the sun rises over Mount Kenya, oblivious to the massive global endeavour to prevent ...

Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...

All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible ...

For the briefest moment earlier this year, the Eurasian lynx — extinct in the U.K. for thousands of years — returned to the ...

Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...

In just the last decade, the U.S. has officially declared five species extinct, marking a tragic loss for biodiversity. Once ...

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

Fossilized teeth from two ancient megafauna suggest they roamed Brazil 3,500 years ago. The find “opens the door to rewrite South American history.” ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

The Aesculapian snake has been "accidentally" re-introduced to the UK for the first time in around 300,000 years.