In doing so, Rapp officially documented a rare Appalachian grasshopper not seen for nearly 80 years. “The day that I ended up finding it, it was just like, all right, I’m going to this location, I’m ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

While bald eagles are no longer endangered, conservationists remain vigilant. Ongoing monitoring, habitat preservation, and ...

THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

Colossal BioSciences has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth.

So getting an idea of what fungi the now-extinct moa ate helps the team figure ... birds playing the roles of big foragers. About nine species of ostrichlike moa of different sizes and food ...

The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of ...