The new Huayuan biota provides a 'unique window' into the Sinsk mass extinction event.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinook salmon migrate up the Columbia River in Oregon Chinook salmon migrate up the Columbia River in Oregon. (Dave Alan/Getty ...

The real big bird returns. A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that once towered over people. The company, Colossal ...

The term “de-extinction” often conjures images of Jurassic Park-style genetic manipulation, complete with ethical dilemmas and ecological chaos. But the reality of functional de-extinction—the ...

Announcer: Major Insight is a production of Miami University. This is where we showcase successful students, their promising new research, and its relevance in our world. To understand what’s really ...

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ rocketed, and ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...