A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new research. The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better ...

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best ...

It turns out it does matter what you eat, especially to crocodylians — crocodiles, alligators and gharials — a species ...

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation says, along the California coast, 4.5 million monarchs overwintered in the ...

For scientists and conservationists, knowing how species survive planetary crises can lead to more effective protection of vulnerable species.

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...