At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

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Researchers reveal genetic insights disproving claims that medieval Greek population in the Peloponnese went extinct.

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than 65,000 years ago? This is the question posed by ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

Could we – that is, Homo sapiens – and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than 65,000 years ago? This is the ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction PORTLAND ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction. The ...