A clay pit in Germany has uncovered the remains of a second ape species, which is now considered to be the smallest to have ever lived.

The bonobo is endangered, with about 20,000 individuals alive in the wild, and are the most understudied great ape as they ...

From fearsome land mammals to deadly sea creatures, we rank the most terrifying animals that once roamed Earth.

Cape Town’s famed penguins which attract huge numbers of tourists could be extinct in little over a decade, conservationists ...

It is impossible to imagine human history without traditions or holidays of some sort. However, they're not immune to change.

From a 4-metric-ton sloth to a 15-meter snake, not forgetting the mammoth, a prehistoric megafauna with imposing bodies has been recreated at the Natural History Museum.

The Triassic-Jurassic Extinction, 201.6 million years ago, has been considered by some to have been a fairly slow-burn event, driven by rising temperatures and ocean acidification. A new study says it ...

The species is classified as “critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as its global ...

The story centers Owen and Claire who reach an unused Jurassic park to save the animals from extinction after a volcano ...

Each of these ancient fossils, even if just a small part of a skeleton, represents an identifiable character in the story of humankind.

A beloved gorilla who has lived at the Toronto Zoo for five decades died on Tuesday after experiencing “significant health issues” within the last week, staff confirmed Wednesday.

Torrents of data from cell atlases, brain organoids and other methods are finally delivering answers to an age-old question.