For millions of years, colossal ice age beasts dominated the planet. But then, in a geological blink, they were gone. In just a 40,000‑year span, ending around 10,000 years ago, the world lost many of ...

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Correction (December 18th 2024): A previous version of this article incorrectly listed David Attenborough as a founder of the Earthshot Prize. This has been corrected. The long-nosed saiga antelope, a ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

New research suggests that the severity of ancient megafauna extinctions continues to influence food webs in some parts of the world today. The study, published in PNAS, analysed predator-prey ...

“Extinction is still forever,” Paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence from Otago University in New Zealand reacted to the ‘de-extinction’ of the Game of Thrones-famous dire wolf. Texas-based Colossal ...