A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to survive the cold during the ice age. A team of paleontologists and ...

Ice Age is set millions of years after the dinosaurs became extinct and tells the stories of the animals that tried to survive during that time.

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is set millions of years after the dinosaurs became extinct and tells the stories of the animals ...

If you’ve seen any of the “Ice Age” animated Disney movies, we have some bad news: You don’t know the real ice age.

Recent breakthroughs in the study of ancient DNA are providing unprecedented insights into the ecosystems and human history ...

While environmental factors contributed to their demise, increased contact with humans certainly did not help. In 1768, just 27 after their first discovery, Steller's sea cow were declared extinct.

The nature documentary series uses new research and photorealistic CGI to bring the huge, bizarre animals of the Ice Age back ...

Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

In recent years, curious finds by quarry workers in gravel pits near Grunthal have led to some remarkable discoveries about ...