More than 99% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct - and today, many scientists believe we are driving a sixth mass extinction. From the baiji dolphin of China’s Yangtze River to the ...

From Martha the passenger pigeon to Lonesome George the Pinta Island tortoise, these endlings had an unfortunate claim to fame.

A rare animal previously believed extinct has been captured on hidden cameras in California. According to a recent study by Oregon State University (OSU), coastal martens, also known as Humboldt ...

A US company made worldwide headlines by “de-extincting” the dire wolf. Now it wants to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Wildlife researchers in Thailand confirmed the sighting of a false gharial in the Tak Bai peat swamp forest.

Two marsupial species that were thought to have gone extinct at least 6,000 years ago have been found on the island of New Guinea. The discovery was far from swift, with the first clues of the ...

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 ...