Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

Shri rapax had bigger claws and potentially a stronger bite than its Hollywood relative. But paleontologists still don’t know ...

An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food. Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady ...

This month marks the 100th anniversary of what many called the “trial of the century.” The Scopes “Monkey” trial centered ...

What do an orphan from Lucerne and a geologist from Western Switzerland have in common? A fascination with mysterious creatures – and the field of cryptozoology.

The Stone Zoo is welcoming a new member to their primate family. Officials announced the birth of an eastern black-and-white ...

There’s a new member of the family at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The zoo is celebrating the birth of an eastern black-and-white colobus monkey. The baby was born to a 17-year-old mother ...

The Scopes trial has long been depicted as a clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism. But it was also a chapter in the eugenic racism that had become a creed of social elites in the ...

Preserved in tan stone, the fossil of Mirasaura included much of the ancient reptile’s skeleton and a feather-like fan that ...

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away ...

WWF-India survey involving college students identify and map all active heronries across the district. Only 30 of the 36 ...