The natural world is full of diversity, and among the billions of species, some stand out for their truly unusual and odd ...

In 1985 the duke’s great-grandson Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford, donated 39 Père David’s deer to the Chinese government ...

Most museums stick to the tried and true approach of displaying art, history, or science in ways that feel familiar and safe.

The natural world is full of wonders that often seem to defy belief. Some creatures are so extraordinary, they look as if they’ve leaped right out of ancient myths and legends. From bizarre deep-sea ...

MacPhee (Race to the End), a paleomammalogist with the American Museum of Natural History, critically examines theories on the extinction of many huge vertebrate species over the past 50,000 years in ...

For years, people assumed sharks were the silent type, but that’s not true, and they aren’t alone when it comes to creatures like sharks that make noises. Some of the world’s strangest creatures make ...

'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas is offspring of birds whose lineages split 7 million years ago Paralvinella ...

Preface : Lost in near time -- Big -- "This sudden dying out" -- The world before us -- The hominin diaspora -- Explaining near time extinctions : first attempts -- Paul Martin and the planet of doom ...