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

Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

The Sphinx and Pyramids of Egypt consist of a congeries of animal ... This salt is also found in the sun-flower, tobacco, and other plants. The suits of lime occur in solution in almost all ...

“Banana” flavoring is based on an extinct type of banana Ever wondered ... in history to cellphones than to the Great ...

But the humble daffodil isn't just pretty - the flowers are a source of galantamine, an important Alzheimer’s treatment that scientists are not yet able to synthesise. There's also the ...

With spring on the way, the RHS has partnered with Plant Heritage in a bid to track down and protect certain strains of the flower. Gwen Hines, CEO of Plant Heritage, said: "Springtime daffodils ...

The public is being urged to search for lost varieties of daffodils that are feared to be extinct in their gardens ... and gardeners to log where the flower is blooming in the area alongside ...

The rare ghost orchid, unseen in the UK since 2009 and thought extinct, has been rediscovered in a British woodland by botanist Richard Bate. This remarkable find highlights the flower's ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, but the entire lineage was wiped out about 25 million years ago.