The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

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

Somewhere on Earth, species are vanishing faster than ever. The 2025 IUCN Red List update revealed that nearly 49,000 species ...

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in ...

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One of California’s most iconic animals is in trouble. A preliminary tally of monarch butterflies that spend the winter along ...

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

The Trump administration wants to make economic impacts a factor in what was previously a science-based decision on what's ...