Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster "Jurassic Park" made dinosaurs hot again, tens of millions of years after they were wiped off the face of the planet. That popularity has never really waned, as new ...

Wildlife Prairie Park in Hanna City, IL is offering various events and activities through July, including free train rides ...

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: ...

As families gear up for the latest entry in the Jurassic franchise, we spoke to the guy behind the de-extinction of the Dire Wolf to get his thoughts on the science in the new film.

Water and air pose completely different challenges to animals on a number of levels.

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

This now-extinct animal stood about 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder and had notable long, curved horns. Sadly, the bluebuck disappeared around the year 1800, mainly because of overhunting and having ...

These recently extinct animals were part of our shared world until not so long ago. They had names, behaviors, and roles in their ecosystems. #7 Great Auk - Extinct 1852 ...

Although axolotls are common in zoos and pop culture, they are rarely found in the wild. Axolotls are considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN, with researchers estimating that only 50 to 1,000 ...

Anthropomorphism, or seeing animals as human-like, has long helped shape conservation efforts. From cartoons to fundraising campaigns, giving animals human emotions and faces makes them more relatable ...

Blue-eyed ground doves are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. Their rust-colored feathers and piercing ...

Jackson believes the real power is in the company’s potential impact on conservation. “It’s not just de-extinction, which is obviously exciting, but it’s also conservation,” says Jackson.