Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

THE secrets of the woolly rhino’s demise has finally been revealed after stunned scientists found DNA in a place they weren’t ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

The history of the Earth spans about 4.5 billion years, during which countless creatures have appeared and gone extinct thanks to evolution. The only evidence we have that they existed is their ...

"From the frozen tundra of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetics labs of Harvard University, a group of young scientists--under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

The curious minds at What If explore the top five extinct creatures still imagined today, revealing how their legacies continue to inspire fear and fascination.

Scientists discovered 200-year-old rock art in South Africa depicting a tusked creature, possibly linked to the ancient horned serpent of San legend. The painting, dated before the first scientific ...