Every mass extinction in Earth’s history had something in common: the environment changed faster than life could adapt. That idea has been around in various forms for decades, but it had never been ...

Life on Earth took a long evolutionary journey that eventually created us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet. But there was no grand plan or design, only happenstance, ...

Life on Earth underwent a long evolutionary journey that eventually gave rise to us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet. But there was no grand plan or design, only ...

Rescuing animals from extinction and exploring snake evolution Dive into the world of endangered species as we showcase the animals we are working to save from the brink of extinction. Then, unravel ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

Lava flows down a hill under an evening sky. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction was caused by volcanic eruptions in what is now the Siberian Traps, releasing 100,000 billion metric tons of carbon ...