It’s not just about fewer animals: some species are gone entirely. While the word “extinct” might conjure images of dinosaurs, many creatures have disappeared just in the last few decades. These ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Birds are vanishing at an alarming rate. Since the Late Pleistocene, thousands of species have disappeared forever. Estimates suggest between 1,300 and 1,500 bird species are extinct.

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Recent animals extinctions are a warning that we need to change the way we live as if we don't me may loose some of the planets most iconic animals. We are currently in a mass extinction event as ...

Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences used genetic editing techniques to alter 20 genes of gray wolves (pictured above) to express certain characteristics of ancient dire wolves. The company says ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...