Discover the groundbreaking achievement of scientists as they resurrect an extinct animal, marking a historic first! This incredible scientific feat raises questions about the future of biodiversity ...

Every year, species disappear forever. But sometimes, nature delivers an astonishing surprise. Across remote islands, deep oceans, mountain forests, and hidden valleys, scientists have rediscovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Critically endangered animals like the vaquita, Javan rhinoceros, saola, Amur leopard, Sumatran orangutan, and northern white ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

Brandon Ballengée’s ‘Frameworks of Absence’ (2006–ongoing) in the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts booth at the 2015 Armory Show (photo by Jillian Steinhauer/Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) The animals have ...

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 ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

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 ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Three pups born in a Dallas lab look like creatures that roamed the Earth more than 10,000 years ago. Their creator, a biotechnology company called Colossal Biosciences, says they are “de-extinct” ...