A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Concerning findings about the world's freshwater fish population, 25% are in danger of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It's a ...

Emperor penguin populations are declining more rapidly than previously predicted, according to recent research published in Communications: Earth & Environmentand supported by satellite data. This ...

Studying how ancient animals lived and why they died out can offer important insight to protecting species today.

There are around 40 species of dolphins alive today. They are found all over the world and live in both freshwater and marine ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Cell Genomics, researchers, led by paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak of the University of Toulouse, have uncovered a previously unknown Neanderthal population.

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As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

The woolly rhino, Coelodonta antiquitatis, would have been an impressive sight to the ancient people who painted images of ...

Crucially, the cub also lived around the time the woolly rhino went extinct, giving researchers a rare genetic snapshot from ...