Extinct Species
"It could have weighed as much as 10 tonnes, more than double the weight of an African elephant and possibly as much as 14.3 tonnes!"
Discover key facts about the different species of mammoth – where they lived, what they ate, and why they went extinct.
The thylacine became extinct in the 1960s... or did it?
Tantalising sightings of this enigmatic Australian marsupial continue to inspire the belief that it could still be out there.
What happened to the remains of the last known thylacine?
The remains of the last known thylacine were thought to be forever lost ...
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All you need to know about dodos
Learn more about the poster child of human-led extinction - the dodo.
How clever were dodos?
Dodos have a reputation for not being the cleverest of birds, but is that unfair? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the evidence
How to watch Jurassic World Dominion – and the science behind bringing back dinosaurs
With the release of Jurassic World Dominion, we examine whether it would be possible to bring dinosaurs back from extinction
Extinct ivory-billed woodpeckers spotted in Louisiana, claim scientists
A preprint of a paper suggests that ivory-billed woodpeckers still live on in Louisiana, USA.
Dinosaur mass extinction: what caused it, which dinosaurs went extinct, and how mammals survived
66 million years ago, a large asteroid crashed into Earth – causing the fifth mass extinction event and giving rise to the Age of Mammals.
How to watch Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard on BBC One
All you need to know about an exciting new documentary about mammoths, presented by Sir David Attenborough and Professor Ben Garrod.
Should we bring back mammoths from extinction?
Can you bring back a mammoth? Cutting-edge gene-editing technology might make science fiction a reality...
Royal Mint launches a commemorative 50p Dinosauria collection
New coin collection celebrates British scientist's role in creating the term 'dinosaur'.
Ancient proteins uncover secrets of the largest ever ape
Scientists have extracted and analysed molecular material from a 1.9-million-year-old Gigantopithecus – the largest ape that ever existed
Acidification behind last great marine mass extinction
A long-held theory about the marine mass-extinction during the dinosaur die-off has been confirmed.
New species of fossilised sea creature described
Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London have uncovered a new member of extinct echinoderms.
Ecosystem of the dodo uncovered
A rare treasure trove of animal bones has revealed the world of the extinct bird
Hundreds of plants wiped out in the last 250 years
A new study finds that almost 600 plants have become extinct in the wild, more than twice than the number of mammals, birds and amphibians.
Sea serpent sightings influenced by marine fossils
Sea monster sightings in the 1800s were influenced by the discovery of ancient reptile fossils.
New species of extinct Australian mammal
Researchers have described a new species of extinct Australian pig-footed bandicoot.
Fossilised bones reveal three new extinct mammals
Two new mammal species and a subspecies have been described from the fossilised bones.
Scientists discover new ancient otter species
Researchers have found a complete fossilised skull of an otter thought to have lived around 6.24 million years ago.
How Dippy the Diplodocus will be dismantled
The Natural History Museum's world famous dinosaur is being taken apart.
New Welsh dinosaur gets a name and goes on display with its foot
What could be the oldest Jurassic dinosaur in the world can now be seen in Cardiff, reunited with one of its feet that was found separately.
Turtle-munching croc uncovered in Tunisian desert
It was big, it was bad and it could crush a turtle's shell with its jaws - meet Machimosaurus rex, the largest-ever marine crocodile.
