Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

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 five-day expedition in Madagascar’s largest rainforest has rediscovered 21 of 30 targeted species, including a nearly ...

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 ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the ...

A dozen fish pulled from a South African river sparked years of debate before being confirmed as a new species.

A team of researchers set out to find a tiny minnow everyone assumed was gone forever. They trekked to a remote river in ...

This now-extinct animal stood about 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder and had notable long, curved horns. Sadly, the bluebuck disappeared around the year 1800, mainly because of overhunting and having to ...