What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Which creatures might inherit the throne?

These weird animals barely resembled life today ... the younger end of that timescale, solidifying after 565 million years ago and allowing Earth’s magnetic shield to bounce back.

They may not be the oldest animals on Earth, but they aren’t recent creations ... reflect an evolutionary history that began shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The tuatara of New ...

Other animals have looks or behaviours that wouldn't appear out of place in myths and legends. From the goblin shark to a tiny wasp named after a creature in Harry Potter, discover the animals that ...

The feathered creature thrived during the Cretaceous period, and continued to do so even after an Earth-shattering asteroid strike 66million years ago. Christopher Torres, former NSF Postdoctoral ...