'Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss

The heath-star moss has spread quickly through the UK and Europe A new species of "killer fungus" has been discovered in ...

Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool

Dogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000 years ago. A new analysis reveals the lineage of one 1800s ‘woolly dog’ from the Pacific Northwest.

Return of the Moa: The audacious science of bringing back a 3-meter bird

There was a time, not so long ago in geological terms, when the forests of New Zealand shook under the weight of something enormous. The moa, flightless, featherless on its neck, standing taller than ...

In 2013, recreational cavers entered a South African chute and uncovered a human relative mystery

Two recreational cavers, Rick Hunter and Steven Tucker, managed to squeeze through a tight entrance into the Rising Star Cave System in South Africa back in 2013. They did not set out looking for ...