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

Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days ...

A total of 44 animal, fungal, and plant species were declared extinct in 2025, according to scientific assessments by experts ...

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

Somewhere on Earth, species are vanishing faster than ever. The 2025 IUCN Red List update revealed that nearly 49,000 species are at risk of extinction, including six animals and two plants officially ...

The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

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 ...

With only fragments of evidence and massive unexplored habitat, the saola may still exist despite a decade of silence.

Ancient DNA from the dire wolf, a species that has been extinct for at least 10,000 years, now lives on in three pups whose genes were edited by Colossal Biosciences to restore the “once-eradicated ...

Everyday, animals go extinct before our very eyes. Here are some species which are currently endangered and how you can help.

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct 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 ...