When University of Pisa paleontologists first found a prehistoric whale's skeleton 13 years ago among rocks in southern ...

Prehistoric animals once roamed — and ruled — planet Earth. Some of them, like the giant sloth or the woolly rhino, were generally gentle. Others, like the saber-toothed tiger and the dire ...

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

Fossils are providing more and more clues about how dinosaurs attracted one another and reproduced, which contributed to their remarkable ability to populate much of the Earth ...

While the region offered a great diversity of fauna, Middle Paleolithic humans favored hunting the ancestor of cows, ...

The discovery highlights the importance of luck in scientific exploration and adds to our understanding of prehistoric life on the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. | Published Feb. 20 | Read More | A ...

Polar bears are one of the largest surviving prehistoric animals. Their existence is deeply connected to the health of polar ecosystems.

Kaedan O’Brien, a professor of anthropology at SUNY Oneonta, received the 2025 Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology Prize from University of Tübingen in Germany for his study of prehistoric animal ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As part of the Buffalo Science Museum's 12 Months of Science Initiative, March is designated as 'Rockin' ...