Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Humans have been around on Earth for thousands of years, but there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out of ...

In many countries, women are having fewer babies than their previous generations. As birth rates fall, how long will it take ...

Research data suggests humans may have nearly gone extinct almost 1 million years ago, but scientists aren't sure why.

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

EXCLUSIVE: A British vet and a dedicated team of rangers and pilots tagged these elephants for the first time in a bid to ...

Hobbits hunting tiny elephants. Cavemen hunting each other. Science can tell us a lot about our past — namely, that it took plenty of trial and error to get modern humans. Here's what we know about ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...

This is all a windup to this: “Jurassic World Rebirth” tries very hard to evoke that same moment of awe. But in the story, ...

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.

Due to climate change and habitat loss, over 500 bird species are at risk of extinction within 100 years. The study ...