Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

The bald eagle represents a significant conservation success story in the United States. They were on the brink of extinction ...

Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have announced the discovery and description of an extinct rhinoceros from 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 ...

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

Animals and plants aren't automatically taken off most national and state extinct species list in Australia if they are ...

For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, but a new study suggests these fears may ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

Importantly, the researchers caution against using past extinction data to predict future risks without factoring in how ...

A rare Ice Age fish is thriving in a Scottish loch where it was reintroduced after becoming extinct across the country, a new ...

Fossils paleontologists initially thought belonged to a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex actually belong to a new species of ...

A 6‑million‑year‑old fossil has revealed a new giant bear species in Russia, helping scientists better understand prehistoric ...