EXTINCTION

Chemical signatures from the Chicxulub asteroid’s impact—which caused a mass extinction on Earth 66 million years ago—match those of carbonaceous meteorites formed beyond Jupiter.

When dog breeds fall out of fashion, they risk disappearing all together.

As more Millennials have children, many of them are shying away from names that were popular in their own classrooms decades ago. 

A new exhibit coming to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City examines elephants’ past, present, and future.

A new study explains how T. rex's feathered ancestors may have survived the extinction event that wiped out nearly half of all quadrupeds.

How many ice ages have there been so far? The same number of ‘Ice Age’ movies that have been released. (Five.)

New research suggests that the real-life inspiration for Ghost from 'Game of Thrones' wasn’t a wolf species.

Massachusetts already has its fair share of state symbols (including Boston cream pie and Boston cream doughnuts), but you can never have too many.

Its been just over 60 years since we discovered the species—and now there may be less than 20 of them left in the world.

The Bramble Cay melomys was a tiny rodent that lived on a tiny Australian island. The now-extinct animal was killed off by climate change, scientists say.

When you express gratitude with your loved ones this Thanksgiving, don’t forget to be grateful for mammoth poop.

From Benjamin the thylacine to Lonesome George the Pinta Island Tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to fame.