In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

Scientists have rediscovered two marsupial species in New Guinea that were believed to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago. The ...

Hawaiʻi's role in a recent discovery in the forests of New Guinea is rewriting a scientific story that seemed finished ...

The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, which were thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years, have been ...

To any celebs who’d like some tips on how to avoid the paparazzi, you might want to speak to the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider. Turns out these two critters are so good at ...

Two tiny animals believed to have been extinct thousands of years ago have been rediscovered alive in the remote forests of Indonesia.

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

Each year, species are going extinct at an accelerating rate that is alarming conservationists. This fear has increased ...

A five-day expedition in Madagascar's largest rainforest has rediscovered 21 of 30 targeted species, including a nearly 11-inch giant millipede that hadn't been documented by scientists since 1897.

A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was documented by scientists for the first and last time in 1882, ...

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...