Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

Across the icy edges of Earth’s northern and southern reaches, life has adapted to thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments.

At a site known as Natural Trap Cave, a team of scientists are rappelling down to uncover the secrets of what the Earth was ...

A Texas road project unearthed remains of Ice Age era animals. Here's what they found, and what will happen to the remains.

Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the continental ice sheets expanded and contracted ...

Recent archaeological excavations at a highway construction site in West Texas have uncovered the fossilized remains of Ice ...

If Yellowstone is dangerous now, it’s a cakewalk compared to the Pleistocene age where humans had to contend with mammoths, ...

Researchers analyzed fossils and DNA to get a big-picture view of sloth evolution and determine what drove their immense size ...

ROCK HILL — A prequel more than 23 million years in the making is under construction at the Museum of York County. This isn't ...

Breakthrough study reveals how woolly mammoths and Arctic animals evolved their cold-weather superpowers over 3 million years ...