Extinction is supposed to be final, yet the natural world keeps producing plot twists. Around the globe, animals written off ...

Deep inside the world’s longest cave system, scientists have uncovered two terrifying extinct predators that once prowled a ...

With reports of 200 or more species going extinct each day, it can seem like an uphill battle to keep vulnerable populations ...

An extinct snail found in a Bermuda alleyway led to biologists breeding 100,000 and releasing them back into the wild—and they're thriving.

The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

Scientists and advocates say that mountain lions are running out of time: physical signs of inbreeding, including kinked tails, testicular defects and malformed sperm, have already cropped up in ...

Scientists are rethinking extinction risk as studies reveal how shrinking populations disrupt social connections that many animals depend on.

Researchers found that as many as 80% of island snail species have gone extinct.

John Woinarski has previously received Australian government funding through the National Environment Science Program and for contributions to the Threat Abatement Plans for feral cats and foxes. He ...

Three experts assess the mindset and morality of lethal control​ and human responsibilities toward nonhuman animals​, and in doing so, they expose the "con" in conservation.