The fate of humanity might have looked radically different if Ice Age titans like the mammoth and saber-toothed cat had ...

But earlier this month, researchers announced something overwhelmingly positive: Green sea turtles, the iconic marine species ...

For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, but a new study suggests these fears may ...

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on ...

In science, we usually share our successes and ignore the less glamorous mishaps. We decided to follow a different approach. This is the story of how multiple generations of scientists collaborated to ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will remove 21 species from the nation's endangered species list because they are considered extinct, but the much-debated ivory-billed woodpecker won a temporary ...

A genetic engineering company stunned the world by bringing the ancient dire wolf back from extinction — but it won't stop there. The Texas-based Colossal Biosciences also plans to de-extinct the ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ...