The artificial egg technology could one day be scaled up to genetically engineer living birds to resemble New Zealand’s ...
For animator and academic Dr. Jason Kennedy, palaeoart isn't just a hobby. Creating 3D images of prehistoric animals sits at the intersection of science and art, combining fossil analysis, comparisons ...
The crocodile’s death roll may seem savage, but scientists say it’s actually an elegant evolutionary solution to a major ...
In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans that ...
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Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X‑ray study of South African fossils was a decider
Palaeontologists have got a clearer picture of where turtles fit in the animal kingdom, thanks to analysis of a southern ...
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking ...
Pinning down the most titanic of the large sauropod dinosaurs is not an easy task, since the odds were generally against the ...
When a 10-kilometer asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, the planet was plunged into darkness—and about 75% of species vanished, including marine life. Now, a new study reveals that the ...
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“All subspecies hang on in only 5% of their historical range.” This 5.5 tonne giant is Asia’s largest land animal – but it could face extinction
This magnificent mammal is smaller than its African cousins but it’s still the largest land-based animal in Asia. Can you ...
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