In contrast to those who resided in Siberia, Neanderthals who lived in what's now Belgium and France shortly before the species vanished seem to have been genetically diverse and healthy ...
Scientists have developed a gene-editing technology that could one day wipe out the world's deadliest animal: the mosquito. By spreading engineered genes through wild populations, researchers may be ...
Throughout history, some extinct animals have emerged as formidable hunters that roamed the Earth with unmatched ferocity, while others have taken their place as gentle giants, embodying grace and ...
Roughly 50,000 years ago, a kangaroo unlike any alive today lived in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea.
Numbats, Western Australia's animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population ...
From bald eagles to grizzly bears, many iconic American species at risk of extinction have bounced back thanks to the ...
On West Africa’s stunningly diverse Bioko Island, rare primates are being slaughtered to feed a growing bush-meat trade. When ...
As India’s military modernisation accelerates on multiple fronts, Firstpost tracks the week’s key developments — IAF paperwork that quietly settled Pakistan’s Rafale kill claims, 40 BrahMos-armed ...
Instead of receiving automatic protections, imperiled species will need individualized protection plans once they are added ...