When a six-mile-wide asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it didn’t just wipe out the dinosaurs. New findings ...

Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also ...

A global study finds over 3,500 animal species already threatened by climate change, with invertebrates and marine life most ...

By simulating the movement of two continent-sized Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered ...

In the early 1960s, Ratcliffe participated in fieldwork with the British Trust for Ornithology, work that ultimately ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.

A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

Students and naturalists have been sneaking onto private land to extricate threatened native plants: “This is a war between ...

Rainy, damp weather along the eastern United States in summer 2025 has one upside: Fireflies love it.