Quick Take Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died, underscoring extinction and the emotional toll on caretakers.

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

A tiny fish that was presumed extinct has reemerged as a sign of hope. After 20 years of no-show, the rediscovery of Moema ...

A tiny fish long feared lost has resurfaced in Bolivia, offering a rare conservation success story amid widespread habitat ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or a photo of “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin holding a puppy named after ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple ...

Analysis of 216 extinct species by biologists found birds endemic to islands, occupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely to ...