Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

A remarkable discovery on a remote Swedish island is reshaping what scientists know about early human–wolf relationships and ...

A long-lost prehistoric bird species makes a triumphant comeback in its native land after being considered extinct.

The Christmas Island shrew is thought to be at least the third mammal species to go extinct on the island as a direct result ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

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 ...

A new pterosaur species was recently discovered in the vomit of a dino. But that's just the start of revelations from prehistoric excretions. Millions of years ago, a predator like spinosaurus (shown ...

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 ...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, ...

A tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat ...

Various video games feature extinct animals, predominantly dinosaurs, with creative interpretations mixing fact and fiction. Games like World of Warcraft and Horizon Zero Dawn depict dinosaurs and ...