The eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991 after the population dwindled to just 60 living in a ...

True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

The rapidity of animal species extinction is a grave concern, currently occurring at a rate 35 times faster than anticipated. This alarming increase is largely due to human intervention, a critical ...

Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of ...

Exclusive interview: Colossal Biosciences explains how its de-extinction tech is being used in conservation, from red wolves ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the fossil record is formed. They investigated how dinosaur and mammal bones are ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A new study indicates that extinction rates for many plants and animals are slowing down. Researchers from the University of Arizona found that extinctions peaked about 100 ...

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

Credit: pexels Fossil records show turtles not only survived the K–Pg extinction but actually expanded in diversity afterward. Their aquatic habits gave them shelter when land ecosystems collapsed, ...

Brandon Ballengée’s ‘Frameworks of Absence’ (2006–ongoing) in the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts booth at the 2015 Armory Show (photo by Jillian Steinhauer/Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) The animals have ...