Recent genetic studies have revised the understanding of woolly mammoth extinction. These ancient DNA analyses suggest ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Scientists are one step closer to solving the mystery of humanity's last great extinction: why the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even bivalves looked different during the time of the dinosaurs, as these fossils of an ultra-fortified oyster, left, and armored ...

The last wild Round Island hurricane palm, a rare tree native to Mauritius, snapped during a windstorm in mid-September, marking its extinction. Once thriving on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, the ...

About 66 million years ago—perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May—an asteroid smashed into our planet. The fallout was immediate and severe. Evidence shows that about 70% of species went extinct in ...