During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today's Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Unlike today's icy ...

On a lawn inside the Bronx Zoo, rows of headstones display multiple animal species, making for an eerie display during the month of October. An Instagram post from an account known as Inside History ...

In the world of biology, being declared extinct is usually a permanent sentence, but nature occasionally loves to prove us wrong. These incredible animals, often referred to as “Lazarus species,” ...

From giant sea monsters to recently vanished species, these incredible creatures once roamed our planet! Join us as we count down our picks for the most fascinating extinct animals. Our list includes ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet’s waters—leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill—are found in every ocean except the Arctic and ...