Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species that evolution also involved a return trip. Dozens ...

All sorts of animals easily recognisable as groups alive today appeared in the fossil record, from echinoderms (starfish, sea ...

Modern Nautilus and Allonautilus species inhabit deeper waters than their extinct ancestors did over 500 million years ago.

Newfound fossils from China suggest that complex animals were around millions of years earlier than thought, among them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This illustration of the dodo by Frederick William Frohawk appeared in the 1907 “Extinct Birds” by Walter Rothschild. It was based ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Animal life is extraordinarily diverse and complex, having colonized almost all environments on Earth—from hostile ...