Animal populations have fallen by 73% in some species over the past 50 years. Are we on a fast track to widespread species ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...

WASHINGTON — Some polar bears and their cubs already in danger of extinction could be legally killed by private oil-drilling ...

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 ...

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 ...

The “ESA Amendments Act,” H.R. 1897, from Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), would amend the more than 50-year ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

One St. Johns County woman flew to D.C. to convince her representative to keep the law intact.

As lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives return this week from a spring recess, one decision they're expected to ...

As the NH State Wildlife Action Plan enters its second decade, the need to protect local species from climate change, pollution and habitat destruction continues. These eight species and others facing ...

The first species on Earth were far from humans, but somewhere along the line, animals have taken a backseat to mankind's development. Pushing creatures out of their homes, hunting them down, and ...