The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

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

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

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 ...

De-extinction, as it’s been termed, hasn’t happened in over 3 billion years of life on Earth, so it will be an epic event if and when it happens. It can potentially be done using eggs and sperm that ...

A Barry Hartup, director of conservation medicine at the International Crane Foundation and a clinical instructor in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: A lot ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...

Wildlife agencies counted 232 squirrels on Mount Graham, about the same as a year ago, which is good news during a drought.

Galaxy frogs are endangered by flash photography, handling, and habitat disruption. Learn how tourism is harming this fragile ...