These recently extinct animals were part of our shared world until not so long ago. They had names, behaviors, and roles in their ecosystems.

The effects of rapid industrialization are causing a lot of animal species to move closer to extinction. They are causing habitat loss, overexploitation of resources, and environmental pollution that ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

A colour-corrected image showing the last-known Toolache-wallaby. Source: NFSA/FNSSA An extinct Australian animal can once again be seen bounding across a paddock after rare 16mm film was ...

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

The first known cases of accidental choking have been discovered, dating back 150 million years, when some opportunistic fish ...

The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...

The Earth’s historical past was home to some of the most massive and terrifying creatures that reigned as the topmost frightening predators of the land, some of which reached sizes and developed ...

The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they continue to fascinate as we peer back through tens of thousands ...

Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked ...

Bringing Them Back to Life The revival of an extinct species is no longer a fantasy. But is it a good idea?