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Mystery ape discovered inside Chinese tomb
Jun 22, 2018The remains of an extinct species of ape have been found inside a 2,300-year-old burial chamber.
Mass extinction triggered age of the dinosaurs
Apr 16, 2018A new study has revealed that a devastating event may have been responsible for the dinosaurs' dominance.
CT scans reveal baby thylacines for first time
VIDEO Feb 22, 2018Scientists have used modern scanning techniques to discover what thylacine infants really looked like.
Giant extinct bat unearthed in New Zealand
Jan 11, 2018The giant burrowing bat not only flew, but also scurried around on the forest floor looking for food.
'Extinct' mammal found alive in Australia
Dec 16, 2017The crest-tailed mulgara - a small carnivorous marsupial - was thought to have died out a century ago.
Dino-killing asteroid hit worst possible place
Nov 9, 2017The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
New orangutan species discovered in Sumatra
VIDEO Nov 2, 2017Scientists studying apes in northern Sumatra have identified a small population of an entirely new species.
'Vampire' kangaroos lived longer than thought
Oct 15, 2017An extinct species of fanged kangaroo survived five million years longer than previously believed.
'Doomsday' has been postponed until October
Sep 25, 2017The man behind this month's doomsday prophecy has pushed the apocalypse back another few weeks.
The snow leopard is no longer 'endangered'
Sep 15, 2017The species, which has long teetered on the edge of extinction, is finally starting to make a comeback.
Extinct giant tortoise could make a comeback
Sep 14, 2017A new breeding program is aiming to bring back a species of giant tortoise that died out 150 years ago.
Extinct toothless dwarf dolphin unveiled
Aug 23, 2017Scientists have identified an extinct species of mini-dolphin that lived over 30 million years ago.
Extinction asteroid caused an 18-month winter
Aug 23, 2017Scientists have revealed the immense destructiveness of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Giant black swan once roamed New Zealand
Jul 26, 2017Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
Scientists have recreated an extinct virus
Jul 11, 2017Scientists at the University of Alberta have managed to recreate a relative of the deadly smallpox virus.
Intense volcanism gave rise to the dinosaurs
Jun 20, 2017A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
Ancient fossil bird found trapped in amber
Jun 9, 2017The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era.
Extinction asteroid hit 'worst possible place'
VIDEO May 15, 2017Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
DNA of prehistoric humans found in caves
Apr 28, 2017Scientists have found a way to identify extinct species of human by analyzing the sediment inside caves.
Permian mass extinction 'could happen again'
Mar 25, 2017A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
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