The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

Somewhere on Earth, species are vanishing faster than ever. The 2025 IUCN Red List update revealed that nearly 49,000 species ...

Everyday, animals go extinct before our very eyes. Here are some species which are currently endangered and how you can help.

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

Erecting the fence around the Western River Refuge, however, has seen the number of dunnarts increase between 90 and 100%, ...

Migratory land animals encounter manmade barriers such as roads. A study reports negative impacts of an industrial road on ...