New species identified: Researchers confirmed WA's extinct koala was a distinct species, not a population of the modern koala. Unique skull features: Deep cheek grooves and robust skull structure set ...

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 ...

Discover the 25 rarest animals on Earth, from vaquitas to Amur leopards, fighting extinction. Learn about their struggles and ...

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 ...

Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by human activities. Five earlier mass extinctions, caused by dramatic but ...

Image of the frozen cave lion cub named Sparta, which has been radiocarbon dated to ca 32,000 years before present and genetically identified as a female. Sparta was found in 2018 in Belaya Gora, near ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient tree, a giant manta ray, a bright ...

This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

GEORGIA. (WALB) - Georgia’s list of protected animals is being updated for the first time in 20 years in 2026. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will make changes to the current list ...