Federal investigation launched as marine experts prepare necropsy to determine how the protected species died before being ...

For years, scientists feared the vaquita porpoise would quietly vanish from the planet — another species lost before most ...

While it is always a shame to see more animals go extinct, the report did include some good news. The IUCN noted that the ...

More than a dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being treated in Central Florida after a cold snap ...

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

More than a dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being treated in Central Florida after a cold snap ...

Most closely related to dugongs, it was discovered in 1741 by biologist Georg Wilhelm Steller, after the expedition to North ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

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 ...