It’s been 17 years since the bright yellow Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki) hopped through its native habitat. But ...

A limestone quarry in Hunan province, China, has yielded more than 150 species dating back approximately 512 million years — ...

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

World’s only flightless parrot could be saved from extinction after unusual mating boom - New Zealand conservationists have ...

A new study suggests preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy disorder, may have contributed to Neanderthal extinction.

The proposal has not yet been finalized. Officials propose disturbing new measures that could drive the world's most ...

As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...

Whether it's redfin pickerel in the Kennebec River or sturgeon in the Great Lakes, nearly one-third of freshwater fish species are facing possible extinction, threatening food supplies, ecosystems and ...

After cautious introductions, the bioengineered animals are eating, playing and chasing prey together ...