The accused, a middle-aged Chinese man dressed in a pale blue shirt and jeans, sat quietly on the bench in the defendant’s ...

This species is the first and only one to have gone extinct twice, highlighting that de-extinction isn't so simple.

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

The Indian python faces extinction. Habitat loss and illegal trading are major threats. These snakes are also desired as ...

But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant that represents the oldest hell ant specimen known to ...

Using innovative conservation techniques, scientists are restoring populations of the endangered Mexican wolf to the wild.

Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined ...

The leading reasons, according to the IUCN, are habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation from fishing and hunting ... extinct by the complex forces of a changing planet, not just by ...

Colossal Biosciences' claim to have achieved the 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf has been questioned by geneticists, but the ...

Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat ...