Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Andean condors were once considered pests and killed on sight. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, these birds are making ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

"She had been in the lab and recognized how to identify fishes, and said that's something valuable that we have to preserve.” ...

What makes this discovery so remarkable, is that this species was considered extinct in South Australia. The closest known ...

Camera traps in Myagdi, Nepal surveyed national forests to locate and count the red panda population, strengthening ...