Take a journey through time and discover extinct animals from ancient history, from giant mammals and terrifying sea creatures to lesser-known species that once ruled the Earth. This video explores ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

More than 35 species of falcons roam the Earth’s skies at present. But there used to be at least three others. Here’s the story of the confirmed falcon species lost to the world forever.

Fusulines thrived in cold seas but vanished twice when warming from volcanoes rapidly spiked ocean carbon levels.

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...

Kristen Miller, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at KU’s Biodiversity Institute, analyzed the Texan fossils to ...

South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix—move it. Three separate populations were shifted from the ...

In our “Endangered Animals Unit Study”, students will discover what it means to be at risk for extinction and various species that are currently endangered, such as the mountain gorilla, red ...

Endangered species are animals that are at risk of disappearing forever, typically animals with dangerously low population numbers, shrinking habitats and a loss of geographic range. There are animals ...

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025. Three ...