Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...

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 ...

The Earth officially lost at least six species this year, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The list — an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of ...

This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...