Many species thought to be extinct have reappeared in recent years, proving that nature still holds many secrets. From elusive mammals in South America to deep-sea fish, these rediscoveries shed light ...

Scientists have analyzed ancient DNA and compared more than 400 fossils from 17 natural history museums to figure out how and why extinct sloths got so big.

The heath hen once fluttered across the eastern U.S. in huge numbers. By the late 1800s, however, it had retreated to ...

Australia has a remarkable reputation as a place where animals believed to be extinct – sometimes for more than a century – ...

Rejoice at 10 scariest extinct animals you’ll be glad are gone. U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano discusses the potential opportunities for fraud in the program, an ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the ...

National Endangered Species Day began in 2006 to raise awareness. The IUCN Red List includes over 41,000 endangered species.

Although some biologists have since poured cold water on the actual science behind the dire wolf’s revival, there’s now talk ...

In 2022, five animals escaped from Sydney's Taronga Zoo in Australia, but were the escaped animals: a) elephants, b) lions, ...

Some creatures made it from the prehistoric era to today. Discover 5 species that have survived since the age of dinosaurs.