The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was officially declared extinct in 1936, but its disappearance has never been fully understood. Despite its status, reported sightings have continued for decades, ...

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 ...

Many animal species were on the verge of extinction, but thanks to conservation programs, sanctuaries, and breeding efforts, ...

A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the fossil record is formed. They investigated how dinosaur and mammal bones are ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The effects of rapid industrialization are causing a lot of animal species to move closer to extinction. They are causing habitat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...