Repeated Evolution of Flightlessness in Dryolimnas Rails

Medicine & Technology Jun 07, 2019

Rising sea levels have wiped flightless white-throated rails of the face of the Earth. Some millennia later, the same species have found a way back.

Flightless Bird Manages to "Come Back" From Extinction

May 14, 2019

Scientists have announced that a flightless bird that has become extinct around 136,000 years ago has managed to return.

First Mammal Become Extinct Victim of Climate Change

May 09, 2019

Rising sea levels destroyed the mammal’s habit, essentially eradicating the species.

Bengal Tigers May Vanish From Their Habitat

Apr 25, 2019

Sundarbans crossing the countries of Bangladesh and India considered as one of the strongholds of Bengal tigers might just totally vanish.

Scientists Discovered 400-Million-Year-Old Extinct Gigantic Worm In Canadian Museum

Feb 22, 2017

scientists found 400 million years old fossil of an extinct worm from Royal Ontario Museum. The specimen had been kept for more than a decade. The extinct gigantic species had more than one-centimeter long jaw that made the immense predator during the period.

Myanmar Bird Fools Scientists Who Thought That It Was Extinct

Mar 08, 2015

A bird that scientists believed to have gone extinct decades ago has been rediscovered in Myanmar, after a team of scientists used a recording of its distinctive call to track it down.

Reptile Preceding Dinosaurs Discovered

Jan 24, 2015

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of reptile after putting together the remains of a new crocodile-like species that lived long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

How Ancient Kangaroos Walked Off the Face of the Earth and Hopped into Future Generations

Oct 29, 2014

An island nation, entirely secluded from the spread of traditional species found worldwide, Australia is home to a unique form of mammals known for their maternal instincts, classified as “marsupials”. The term may encompass many species, however, when the notable pouches of marsupials are often thought of, the species most easily recognized is the jumping species of kangaroos. But new research published this week in the journal PLOS ONE reveals that kangaroo species may not have always had that famous skip in their step.

Mammoth Fossil Trapped In Reservoir—Archaeologists Try to Unearth Rare Skeleton

Oct 28, 2014

Researchers from Idaho State University pray that a new discovery uncovered near American Falls Reservoir in their home state of Idaho may only be part of a whole, yet to be seen. Earlier this month, in the course of surveying an excavation site while working for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the university alongside avid fossil hunters uncovered a portion of a Columbian era mammoth skull complete with tusks. And the team believes the entire rare skeleton may also be buried in the reservoir.