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

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

DNA found inside an Ice Age wolf challenges what we thought about how woolly rhinos died out.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...

Dire wolves were massive and highly intelligent animals nearly the size of a small horse, capable of ripping a man’s arm off as easily as a dog kills a rat. They lived in cold regions in a place ...

The released birds are the closest living relatives of the extinct Arabian ostrich. The flightless animals' return is part of ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in ...