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

To save it, they undertook one of the largest captive snail breeding and reintroduction efforts in Australian, and perhaps ...

"We now have the opportunity to preserve this species in the wild." Scientists rediscover creature thought to be extinct for ...

The study author says that's important as having a good understanding of species on earth is critical to conservation efforts ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a century ago. The adult female tortoise was found on the island of ...

Not every extinct animal vanished in plain sight. Some disappeared into remote regions humans barely study. This list ranks ...

Researchers have found footprints of large, bone-crushing dogs in the 12 million-year-old Ashfall Fossil Beds in northeastern Nebraska, suggesting these large carnivores may have survived a ...