The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

Millions of years ago, catastrophic events wiped out most life on Earth—but some ancient animals managed to survive against ...

While we can’t say exactly how many animal species have gone extinct in the past 125 years, it’s estimated that between 200 and 500 species have faced extinction in the past century.

A species of grasshopper native to Appalachia, believed to be extinct, was spotted last year in Augusta County. It’s among several rare and never before seen plants and animals that were discovered in ...

With their pristine fur and dark almond eyes, arctic foxes are possibly one of the most beautiful mammals to have lived in ...

Last year, she took a trip with one of her ... Shapiro aims to use gene editing and other Colossal tech to help extinct animals’ living cousins. The company wants to fix “deleterious mutations ...

Red wolves once ranged far and wide across the U.S., helping them earn the nickname “America's wolf.” But there are now ...

All over the planet, many animals and plants are disappearing ... For example, the carp Squalius palaciosi, last observed in 1999, was declared extinct this year due to habitat loss caused by ...

Biodiversity is declining across the planet, but what about in Wisconsin, how do we measure it, and how can we stop it?

Let’s look at some artistic reconstructions of extinct animals and discuss what we know about their ... via Wikimedia Commons The last known sighting of this grey wolf subspecies was around 1911, and ...

Eagles have not thrived in Wales since the middle of the 19th Century but plans are now well advanced to re-introduce them ...