A scientific study says climate change could erase thousands of plant species as habitats vanish and warming reshapes ...

This technology can also help creatures that are on the verge of extinction while we still have time to save them.

Ahead of the conservationist's centennial, scientists have christened a parasitic wasp in his honor—and it’s just the latest ...

Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about ...

Dinosaurs are extinct but remain a staple of modern gaming. But there are plenty of ways we can still celebrate them as Dinosaur Day, celebrated on May 15 and June 1, comes closer.

Artistic reconstruction of a dire wolf. You may have seen them in Game of Thrones, but dire wolves aren’t fantasy beasts.

It's rare to identify a new genus of mammals. Currently, there are only an estimated 1,360 mammalian genera. Well, 1,361 now ...

After 225 years extinct, scientists have sequenced DNA and edited cells to move the bluebuck closer to a return.

Scientists with the BioRescue Consortium successfully created a northern white rhino embryo using eggs collected from one of ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote ...

Around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, the Earth lost many of its largest animals. These were not just slightly bigger versions of today’s wildlife, but true giants. There were saber-toothed cats with ...