A new study shows that thanks to cheaper DNA testing, we've reclassified more mammal species and have more biodiversity.

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Newly analyzed Arctic fossils show that marine ecosystems recovered astonishingly fast after the “great dying.” More than 30,000 teeth, bones, and other fossil fragments from a 249-million-year-old ...

A new study shows that RNA splicing, not just gene expression, holds powerful clues to why some mammals live far longer than ...

Ancient collagen preserved in the bones of extinct Australian mammals is revealing their evolutionary relationships, leading to some surprises.

In a study by Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Steve Etches published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the osteology ...

A Jamestown legislator says Bison World would be a great fit for an investment through the North Dakota Legacy Fund, which is supposed to be the state's sovereign wealth fund. "Our investment strategy ...

It might be hard to imagine, but manatees are believed to have inspired sailors’ tales of mermaids and sirens. Visit the blog ...

Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. The Internet Archive keeps the record straight by preserving government websites, news publications, historical documents, and more. If you find ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...