Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...

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 ...

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...

There are many cute endangered species, and sadly their charm endangers them even more, like these 25 cutest animals that are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

Andean condors are the biggest raptors in the world — and are vital to their ecosystem ...