A fascinating discovery in South Africa has sparked renewed debate about whether ancient myths were inspired by real, now-extinct animals. Archaeologists have uncovered a 200-year-old rock painting ...

A groundbreaking study has surfaced that questions the origins of a mysterious piece of rock art in South Africa’s Karoo Basin. This artwork, created by the San people between 1821 and 1835, depicts ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...