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

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...

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

Officials have announced that they are cautiously optimistic after receiving a pleasant surprise. For a while now, the loon ...

What makes this discovery so remarkable, is that this species was considered extinct in South Australia. The closest known ...

The Endangered Species Act is no help yet.

Erecting the fence around the Western River Refuge, however, has seen the number of dunnarts increase between 90 and 100%, ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, the first wave of a worldwide tsunami now known as the “Sixth Extinction” swept across the ...