Scientists knew almost nothing about how ebony trees, used for guitars and piano keys, grow. A new study reveals the secret ...

The recent sentencing of Niraj Roshan, widely known as Ali Roshan, to 15 years in prison and a fine exceeding Rs. 20 million marks the first time a high-profile wildlife smuggler has been held ...

In political history, parties rise and fall, not merely because of the vagaries of democracy, but often because of leadership ...

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that ...

The firm has grown “primordial germ cells” (early embryonic cells) from Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, ...

Image credits: Random_Username9105 How certain creatures go extinct varies, but the main reason for it is a change in their environment/habitat loss, experts say. "First, it's important to recognize ...

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Historically, steppe mammoths were thought to have evolved into the woolly mammoth in Eurasia around 700,000 years ago, and the Columbian mammoth in central and southern North America around 300,000 ...

Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide-scale changes in landscapes—including ...

She admitted that it's become exhausting trying to teach her students in the way that's expected of her from administrators.

“The persistent effects of colonialism have long been the elephant in the room when it comes to the ongoing climate and ...