Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

"Great job!" Officials enlist surprising helper to ensure survival of protected species: 'It's all like a big game for her' ...

Prototaxites, the first giant organism to live on land, have long been thought to have been some sort of plant, fungus or algae. Now, a new research paper ...

According to the BBC's Discover Wildlife website, these 10 animals were once presumed extinct. The third creature on this ...

A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

In 2013, an international team of scientists created southern gastric-brooding frog embryos through nuclear transfer. Southern gastric-brooding frogs (Rheobatrachus silus) were aquatic frogs endemic ...

THERE are rats the size of cats in this UK city and mountains of rubbish along the streets. Residents have complained that the area "stinks" and you can't turn a corner without tripping over heaps ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...

Rosie knows the Lighthouse Reef Atoll like the back of her fin. She calls this atoll home and is a matriarch of the thriving population of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) living there. Her ...

Male chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park use distinct “auditory gestures” to attract females. However, ...

The olive perchlet is a five to six centimetre fish and plays a key role in the ecosystem by eating tiny water insects, but the species was thought to have been wiped out from Victoria and South ...

Grim pictures show rubbish piled high on the streets of Birmingham the day before binmen stage an all-out strike. Members of trade union Unite have staged a series of one-day walkouts since ...