This week was an exciting one for any people with a love for Malta’s history. It’s rare that we get to see history be changed before our very eyes, but a discovery in Mellieha by a ...

A team of researchers from the University of Malta and the Max Planck Institute, led by archaeologist Eleonor Scerri made a ...

Scientists are reporting that they’ve discovered an ancestor of the Black Death in 4,000-year-old sheep remains. The ...

If there’s one scientist in the world who has the big overview on the health of planet Earth, it has to be Professor Johan Rockström ...

Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of ‘de-extinction ... Some animals on the endangered species list ...

These animal species overcame climate change ... Conservation efforts have helped boost its population. Declared extinct after rats invaded its habitat, this unique insect was rediscovered ...

Cloning has been used to briefly bring back the pyrenean ibex, which went extinct in 2000. In 2003, a Spanish team brought a cloned calf to term, but the animal died a few minutes after birth.

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The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

An in-depth assessment reveals that dozens of giant amphibians died on an ancient floodplain. Around 230 million years ago, ...