A March study shows that an apex predator thought to be extinct since the 1980s may still be prowling the Indonesian island of Java. The paper examined a single hair found following a potential ...

Hidden in Bolivia’s seasonal wetlands, a small fish that scientists had written off as extinct for more than two decades has surfaced alive, vivid, and unexpectedly resilient. Its return from presumed ...

As a critically endangered species, the manumea could be considered mostly dead, but there’s a big difference between that ...

A version of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) could make a return someday soon. Colossal Biosciences announced this week several milestones in its quest to bring the extinct species back to life. On ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow. More than 1,500 species, or 15% of the ...

Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong along with two new woylie subspecies—remarkable finds made bittersweet by ...

Researchers have observed a major uptick in black bears in recent years, with trail cameras documenting the animals in West Texas. Matt Hewitt, a researcher at the Borderlands Research Institute, told ...