Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...

You might think that bringing an animal back from extinction is a pipe dream, but one company is getting closer to bringing ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for ...

A new global study reveals that nearly one in four freshwater animal species is at high risk of extinction, scientists warn.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature no longer considers the marine creatures endangered and has instead ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

The IUCN warns that climate change is affecting more than half (52%) of Europe's fragile butterfly species, and the severely ...

After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...

For more than half a century, scientists have debated whether Paranthropus boisei, an extinct human relative known for its ...

Scientists debate whether current extinction rates mark a planet-wide crisis or reflect a more nuanced reality, highlighting ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...