Patrick Pester

If we continue on our current trajectory, the sixth mass extinction is inevitable and the times we're living through now will be part of that geological period.

Geneticists have critiqued a study suggesting extinct Javan tigers are still alive, but the search is just beginning.

There are many mysteries surrounding Europe's hunter-gatherers, but farming played a role in their demise.

The prize for the smallest animal goes to a group of microscopic species.

The longest-living animals can survive for centuries and millennia, even pausing the aging process altogether. Here are the longest-living animals in the world.

"What Wim Hof did is about the most dangerous thing you can do when you go into cold water."

Finland's river crystals hold clues about the formation of 'Scandinavia's' oldest bedrock 3.75 billion years ago.

Scientists believe toe-biting giant water bugs have arrived in Cyprus from the mainland, but they're not sure why or how.

Fossilized footprints, tree stumps and feces discovered in Alaskan mountain foothills is a glimpse into life on Earth 100 million years ago.

Fossil discovered in 1989 found to be new species of aetosaur — a massive armored crocodile cousin that lived during the late Triassic.

A massive new 3D map of space includes more than 1 million supermassive black hole-powered quasars, which are among the brightest objects in the universe.

Geologists have found that the rocks of the Barberton Greenstone Belt are similar to those subjected to earthquakes and landslides in New Zealand.

Amber containing a pair of termites pulled from a Russian mine reveals their mating behavior hasn't changed for tens of millions of years.

Researchers have re-estimated the weight of Perucetus colossus, and claim it's much lighter than a blue whale.

A shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.

Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.

Researchers have found that a fossil of the lizard-like Tridentinosaurus antiquus is mostly fake.

Researchers measured the temperature of the Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago, unlocking mysteries of the dinosaur-dooming mass extinction event.

Lake Rotorua, which sits at the heart of a dormant volcano and is the setting for one of New Zealand's most famous Māori love stories, has been mapped in detail for the 1st time.

Scientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."

A "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.

Bigfoot reports across North America have been linked to the presence of black bears, but the research can't account for sightings in Florida.

A newfound species of fungus gnat is behind Alaska's "snake worm" mystery, in which thousands of fly larvae moved together in the shape of a snake.

Scientists have identified three definitive supercontinents in Earth's history and predict the landmasses we live on today will come together again in the future.

A remotely operated submersible was deep in a never-before-studied part of the ocean when it extracted the megalodon tooth.