Researchers identified an early mammal ancestor whose eggs may have helped it survive the Great Dying 250 million years ago.

Animal populations have fallen by 73% in some species over the past 50 years. Are we on a fast track to widespread species ...

Once common across the grasslands west of Melbourne, the Victorian grassland earless dragon was thought to be extinct for 54 ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

In the aftermath of Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event, one unlikely survivor rose to dominate a shattered world: ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A new study indicates that extinction rates for many plants and animals are slowing down. Researchers from the University of Arizona found that extinctions peaked about 100 ...

A rodent found in Laos has been determined to belong to a group thought to have gone extinct in the fossil records about 11 ...

"As humans we have a unique capacity and moral obligation to steward the earth for the benefit of ourselves and all living ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...