One fateful day 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs — which had inhabited Earth for about 165 million years — got a nasty surprise: A roughly 9-mile-wide (15 kilometers) asteroid crashed into what is ...

Only about 50 Apennine brown bears remain in the wild, and new research sheds light on a key challenge to their survival. The ...

Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine biodiversity.

Extraordinary wildlife destinations from around the world that you must add to your bucket list, including the Great ...

Even though the odds of crashing into Earth are quite low, if it does bang into the planet, a catastrophe would be unleashed.

The critically endangered whitefin swellshark, a little-known deep-sea species, faces a grim future as climate change ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god’s passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

First Minister warned he is 'out of step' with public as poll finds six in ten support a managed, legal return of the species ...

It is concerning if they die off as it means the sea – which we rely on for many things – is no longer healthy, says an ...