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

A forensic technique more often used at modern crime scenes identified blood residue from large extinct animals on spearpoints and stone tools used by people who lived in the Carolinas millennia ago.

A puzzle over the identity of an extinct bird that laid eggs across Australia has been solved.

The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for the most recent one. In fact, we’re still in it.

Our research shows dire wolves lived in the tropics not the Arctic, and were not especially close relatives of the grey wolf.

The historical record is full of surprises – and it could encourage conservationists to think more creatively.